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Whether you have just found the Sound Off! message boards or have been a long-time member,
please consider our NEW website, Military Brats Online.
The new website has been getting rave reviews from everyone--it's a real online community and much closer to the
original vision I had for bringing Military Brats together.
Military Brats Online has discussion groups and personal blogs, your own photo gallery,
private messages, Chat room and MANY other exciting features,
including advanced searching so it's easy to find fellow Military Brats.
But what about Sound Off!--Will it remain available?
The Sound Off! message boards will remain active for a while, but will be archived later this year. We have not been able to integrate the
Sound Off! system into the new website as the two website systems are not compatible.
Once you join Military Brats Online, you can go to "groups" and copy over as many of your discussion messages as you would like and keep the
discussion threads going. Remember, your user ID and password for Sound Off! will NOT automatically work on the new website. You will need to sign up on Military Brats Online
and create a new profile.
While Sound Off! has been very popular with many Military Brats, it has been a very limited message board
system and the new website will offer far more features for re-connecting. I believe you will see that in the
long run, the new website is a huge improvement and it is highly interactive.
I am truly sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you and I thank you for your support of Military Brats Online.
--Vann Baker
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| 08-23-2002, 06:04 PM |
Mia
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Registered: 08-23-2002
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| 08-23-2002, 06:11 PM |
Mia
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Registered: 08-23-2002
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 Re: You might be a military brat if (Re: vann)
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The only question you can't answer is, "So -- Where are you from?"
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I struggled with this one for so many years...in college, I was so sick of it that I finally said,"From my mother's womb! You too? We must be 'womb-mates'" They left me alone after that. No place feels like home unless it's a base with uniforms on it...and I don't have a card anymore.
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| 08-25-2002, 03:03 PM |
raston
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Registered: 08-25-2002
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 Re: You Might be a Military Brat if . . . (Re: vann)
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...you meet someone - anyone - who's been in the military and they feel like "family" and you immediately feel safe. In fact, when you say to someone who's been in the military, you know, when you meet someone who's been in the military they feel like..." and they finish your sentence with, "family".
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| 09-04-2002, 10:38 PM |
kimpossible
Recruit
Registered: 09-04-2002
Total Posts: 2
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....if you have to pause for a few seconds when someone asks where you are from...
-Mike Aldrich
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When I say I'm from nowhere. And, they tell me I have to be from somewhere.
-David Locke
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That's my life, too! I used to say I'm from nowhere or I'd say I'm from America, to which I'd get funny looks because that's not the kind of answer people expect to hear while they're standing in America. I now tell people I'm from all over America, sharing how I never lived in one place longer than 3 years until after college (I moved twice during college - & my dad was retired!). My husband and I lived for 8 years in Arizona (in 2 places); people can't fathom that we moved there just because we wanted to. If I'm somewhere not near my home, I might add, "I live in Oregon now."
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| 09-04-2002, 11:25 PM |
kimpossible
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Registered: 09-04-2002
Total Posts: 2
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Re: You Might be a Military Brat if . . . (Re: vann)
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I had a great time reading through all of the posts on this board. Some comments brought tears to my eye, others conjured laughter. Now I'm compelled to add a few of my own.
...if when you see a military sticker on a parked car you have to take a closer look to see if it's for a base you've been to or at least know where it is
...if you watch military movies and are really critical of the way people act, their uniforms, attitudes, the way they hold their rifle, the way they salute, etc. (and have to remind yourself to cut them some slack because they are just actors)
...if you watch military movies that were shot in a place you lived and try to identify the landmarks you remember
...if you cannot imagine how a child made it to adulthood without learning how to play Kick the Can
...if you know what year something happened by where you lived and who was your best friend at the time
...if you don't know where more than 3 of your "best friends" are
...if your brother, sister, (or you) also joined the military
...if you know the difference between ports and forts
...if your dad's idea of learning about history is to go to the historical site, take the tours, listen to the lectures, walk on the battlefield, and actualy calls it a family vacation
...if you put your hand over your heart during the pledge (Why don't people do this? Even my husband doesn't do it!)
The accent thing totally holds true with me! After spending a few hours with someone, I start to adopt their accent. My husband even makes fun of this phenomenon. I almost have to fight the urge not to! This happened recently when I spent a day with my friend from Texas. I didn't realize this is normal for a brat; I'm so glad others are posting about this. My sisters have both lived in the south since 8th/9th grades, so they've got that accent and don't adapt like I do. I'm the oldest and have moved more times, maybe it's more ingrained. I can talk like my cousins from DC, or my sisters in the south, and picked up on the subtlties of Canadians during a week in Canada. After 5th grade in Hawaii I spent a week at a local summer camp and came home talking pidgeon; the rest of my family could not understand me! So glad I'm not alone in this!!
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