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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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| 01-22-2003, 01:15 PM |
Chipster
Sergeant
Registered: 07-22-2002
Total Posts: 5
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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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That brings back fond memories. I've done most of these things too!
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| 01-26-2003, 05:50 PM |
Terra
Colonel
Registered: 01-26-2003
Total Posts: 41
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Re: You Might be a Military Brat if . . . (Re: vann)
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. . . you rememember having K or C Rations around the house in case of emergencies, or WW III.
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....you go home after school one day and there is another family living there.?
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You send your dad a change of address card because your quarters were ready and he was deployed.
You still call your house quarters.
You thought your swingset was for PT and practicing PLF's.
You learned to "Stand in the door" when your dad was going through Jump master school.
You know the difference between Jump boots and Jungle boots.
You listened to cadence tapes on long trips.
The streets you lived were named after battles in stead of trees.
Your good luggage consists of several A Bags.
You have a hard time watching military movies because they are so wrong.
You can pick your dads ranger grut out in a crowd but you can't pick your dad out. Hey they all look a like!!
That's all from the Army Brat turned Army wife.
Airborne!!
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| 01-26-2003, 06:00 PM |
Terra
Colonel
Registered: 01-26-2003
Total Posts: 41
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Re: You Might be a Military Brat if . . . (Re: vann)
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... on September 11, 2001, you desperately wanted to enlist for infantry -- even if you're a female, nearly 40, and couldn't possibly finish one PT.
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Hallelujah!
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AMEN, SISTER!!
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I'm 24 and have 2 kids and they are the only thing that kept me from enlisting and only because no one could watch them while I went to basic. I would have been the first in line.
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| 01-27-2003, 00:22 AM |
MikeZulu
Subscriber - 5 Star General
Registered: 04-20-2002
Total Posts: 228
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| 01-28-2003, 09:59 PM |
Short
Recruit
Registered: 01-23-2003
Total Posts: 2
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. . . you rememember having K or C Rations around the house in case of emergencies, or WW III.
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....you go home after school one day and there is another family living there.?
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You send your dad a change of address card because your quarters were ready and he was deployed.
You still call your house quarters.
You thought your swingset was for PT and practicing PLF's.
You learned to "Stand in the door" when your dad was going through Jump master school.
You know the difference between Jump boots and Jungle boots.
You listened to cadence tapes on long trips.
The streets you lived were named after battles in stead of trees.
Your good luggage consists of several A Bags.
You have a hard time watching military movies because they are so wrong.
You can pick your dads ranger grut out in a crowd but you can't pick your dad out. Hey they all look a like!!
That's all from the Army Brat turned Army wife.
Airborne!!
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Jumped off the refrigerator into yur Dad's arms shouting "Geronimo!!!"
Learned that only the "good guys wear red hats."
Reported for your weekly allowance (50 cents--enough for a Saturfay matinee, popcorn, soda, and a candy bar) at attention.
Could perform the Airborne salute by age 4.
Know what it means to be "short."
Can still miss it after 30+years
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