Quote: Quote: You might be a Military Brat if... - you go to an airshow and you actually DON'T have to wear earplugs because you are used to hearing the jets fly overhead. - you know the Blue Angels routine by heart and start laughing right before the 2 solo pilots come screaming overhead scaring people to death. - when somebody asks you what time it is and you respond by saying it is 1400 hours and they look at you strangly. - you get into an argument with the band director at your highschool on the proper way to raise the flag during the playing of the National Anthem. (He wanted it to go up VERY slowly and reach the top as the last note was being played) To prove that you are correct, you ask your dad for a manual showing the correct procedure. - you have ever corrected your teacher/professor about dates and places of battles or other military actions that occured while you were in the area. - no matter where you were stationed, you always knew you would soon have a lot of new aunts and uncles to watch over you. - you have ever been a lookout on the 4th of July, or any other holiday that fireworks are used, to keep an eye out for the MP's because you're not supposed to be shooting fireworks on the base overseas. - all the nice china in your house that everybody thinks is really expensive was actually bought VERY cheap while over seas. D You're in the Marine Airwing and the tail identifier "MZ" automatically translates to "MikeZulu" without any thought process.

Quote: you park your car by the side of the road to watch the jets take off at the nearby air base many years after you used to sneak as close to the flight line as possible to watch the jets take off when you were a kid living on the base.

Quote: Quote: . . . you rememember having K or C Rations around the house in case of emergencies, or WW III. ... when you see a child crying as they say good-bye to their daddy as they go off to combat ... and you can't help but get a tear in your eye, for you've been there... ...When they talk about different war sights in high school and you know where they mean, because you've stood there... ... when they talk about tanks and other military vehicles and you've know what it's like to sit in them... ... when there's a new kid in town, and you can't resist the opportunity to welcome them into the community for you know what it's like to be new... .. when the national anthem is played at a game and it means more to you than just time to play ball.... ... when someone has a p-38 on their key ring,they tell you that you have no idea what it is or how to use it. You get a can and open it in seconds flat. Of course you know how to use it, as a kid you had to practice in the bomb shelters at school, just in case....