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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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| 11-11-2002, 09:33 PM |
thoroughgood
Sergeant
Registered: 11-11-2002
Total Posts: 3
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 Re: You know you are a military brat if..... (Re: vann)
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...what troubled you most about graduating college wasn't becoming a real adult, it was that your ID card expired and you became a civilian.
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...when asked "Why in the world did you marry an airman?" you grin and reply, "Because I didn't want to give up my ID card."
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Every military brat I have ever known had pangs at giving up the ID card!!! And the lifestyle is why many of us dated/married military!!
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| 11-21-2002, 12:01 PM |
thunderspider
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Registered: 11-20-2002
Total Posts: 4
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 Re: You Might be a Military Brat if . . . (Re: vann)
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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.
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You're in the Marine Airwing and the tail identifier "MZ" automatically translates to "MikeZulu" without any thought process.
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THE CHEAP CHINA I RECEIVED WHEN I WAS 16, I KEPT PACKED IN A BOX FOR 30 YEARS AND NOW FINALLY DECIDED I BETTER USE IT. LOL
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I like that about the cheap china that was packed for 30 years. Reminds me of a few of my precious things. Also now when I buy something I use it right away. But that's only for the things I buy now. Yes, you guessed it. I still have some of those original precious objects made out of cheap China that are carefully stored.... and which I absolutely hope to use one day.
Thunderspider
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| 12-16-2002, 12:40 PM |
Pk
Recruit
Registered: 11-27-2002
Total Posts: 2
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| 12-16-2002, 01:07 PM |
xavier
Captain
Registered: 12-03-2002
Total Posts: 24
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| 01-18-2003, 07:06 AM |
Alyson
Recruit
Registered: 01-18-2003
Total Posts: 2
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memories (Re: vann)
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you can still pack a suitcase in 30 minutes and remember everything you need and some extras.
you know exactly what to say to the civilian that's son is being deployed.Write letters, send care packages, pray. He's been trained and he knows his job.(Then Pray they were paying attention during training.)
your kids use you as their study help for Georaphy Bee.
you have traveled around the world twice and hadn't seen the inside of a commerical jet.
know how to entertain yourself for 8 hours and not get into trouble.
Know about the bunkers and plyed in them at Ramstien.
Been to Fausching.(sp?) Been to Oktoberfest in Germany at age 7 and have the coasters to prove it.
Have childhood memories in collectables of dolls, china and crystal.And know the difference from the real and the mass produced.
think its normal to move all every 9 months to 4 years.
been to 14 schools before you hit 9th grade.
live off base and go with your mom to the ecomony stores get cool treats ans have mom steal a bite then go get more as she practices her German.
drive 4 hours from Germany and board the ferry in Holland before your parents look at you to see if you have the mumps,( because they want to go visit relatives in England for Christmas and your brothers have just got over the mumps.)because it will be late to turn back.
know have been to all the Hospitals in Germany that are on the news.
have pictures of Athens and all the statues of the gods for your child's Greek Mythology project.
know that when Dad gets back from TDY from Turkey that he is bring pistachos!!
you have rode the train from West Germany to Berlin. And remember the East German Guards coming on the train to check Passports.
Going to Check Point Charlie.
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