# Army Brats **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 11, 2000, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-brats/44987 "2000-12-11T07:47:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NothingMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-brats/44987/1 "2000-12-11T07:47:24Z")
As an AB I lived in many towns when I was young. We were never settled. I am thinking this may have some impact on the fact that I do not like - or even want - to move around. I have been in the town I am in for almost 10 years. I will have to relocate soon to continue my career. I am procrastinating. I hate the whole process of moving. Am I the only one who feels this due to being an AB ? Got any cool Brat stories ? ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-brats/44987/2 "2000-12-11T07:53:17Z")
I was an army brat all my life, and I _love_ moving. I get itchy if I stay in one place for too long. Oooh, just looked at the time, I’ll continue this later, okay? ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-brats/44987/3 "2000-12-11T08:55:17Z")
Now that I think of it, I really don’t have any cool brat stories. Oooh, no wait, once I was in a terrorist attack! They bombed the building next to the building I was in, and we thought it was an earthquake. Goodness, _that_ was a little traumatic. And I remember waking up one morning at the start of the whole Gulf War thing and finding that our entire building was surrounded by a barbed wire fence and MPs were patroling around with their M16s. That was a little traumatic, too. All in all, I’d say I’ve enjoyed my life. I’ve been able to travel extensively, and I’m definately not shy at all. The only problem is that I get bored really easily, probably because I’m used to going so many places and meeting so many new people. ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-brats/44987/4 "2000-12-11T09:00:24Z")
I looked up the bomb thing, and it was in November of 1985. Wow, I feel very old now. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-brats/44987/5 "2000-12-11T13:56:50Z")
I was a brat, and I feel like tatertot does–I can’t **stand** being in one place too long. My parents divorced in 1984, and so after that we were in the same place until I graduated from high school. Since my wife and I were married in 1991, we lived in six different apartments in the greater Cleveland area, and moved to Virginia this past June. It does give you (or at least me) this weird feeling of rootlessness. Most people have a place they consider their hometown–I don’t. I have a place I grew up once my parents were divorced, but I don’t consider it home. ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-brats/44987/6 "2000-12-11T14:03:19Z")
Me, too, PL. Gosh, the only people I have known my entire life are my parents & sister (I don’t count my brother because he mostly grew up after I left home). You know, my husband says it’s scary the way I can just cut people out of my life…I’m not a _ruthless_ person, but it is very easy for me to end relationships. On the flip side, I make friends very, very quickly, but most of my friendships are rather shallow. Um, I sound just a wee bit neurotic, don’t I? Oh well, at least I’m full of ruth. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-brats/44987/7 "2000-12-11T16:22:22Z")
AB here. Moved on average every 18 months until after I graduated college. I still love the idea of going new places, but my wife really likes to set down roots. We compromise by travelling places whenever possible, thus ensuring that our childrren will have no inheritance to squabble over. ---
**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-brats/44987/8 "2000-12-11T18:01:42Z")
I was a brat from another service. We only moved 4 times growing up but I disliked every move and hate to move now. I have thought about moving but the whole process is something I can’t stand. I hate the thought of leaving friends behind and never seeing them again.