Being a military kid is different. We military brats live in a diverse subculture where we experience the military life as well as the civilian life which involves going on road trips, shifting and moving from place to place, meeting new people, adapting to the new surroundings, interacting with people from all age groups and so much more.
The military life shapes the entire personality and the life of military brats. Being born and brought up in the military one is for sure, you won’t be the ordinary child, your life experiences will be different than your civil counterparts, your family dynamics will be different, your definition of normal will be different, your perspective in life will be different, pretty much everything about you will be different.
While there are these differences in lifestyle, there are also certain values and lessons that military brats learn way too early in life. Lessons, which help us understand life better and make us the way we are.
- Nothing substitutes hard work.
Be it keeping our rooms organized, helping the parents with the home chores or doing the school projects and assignments in time, if there’s one thing military brats learn quite early in their childhood then it’s the value of hard work. We understand that though we may not be getting much fruitful results for our dedication and hard work now, we will someday. While many others struggle to keep up with the stress and chaos in their adult life, military kids are so accustomed to systematic work that no task seems too big or chaotic. Dedication does pay off. Sooner or later. - No task/work is too small or below you.
The sense of humility comes early in military kids. The military parents always nudge and encourage their children to do their work on their own. The feeling of being independent and to be able to do any task with the thought that it’ll help you learn and grow and it’s good for your development is common to every military brat. Each task is done to empower oneself and no task is adjudged to be something that we ought not to do. - History is important.
Us military kids get to go places along with our parents to different stations on postings and we get to visit different areas and cities and learn new things. With a rich history and culture like ours, one can’t help but be proud and if you happen to be a military brat then it’s all the more reason for you to be familiar with possibly all the places in the country and know the achievements of the Armed Forces and the history of our country. - Diversity is enriching.
With moving from place to place every two- three years, there’s not just a change in the city/state but also the food, the sports, the culture and getting to see and know all these differences from an early age is something that really makes the military brats able to see thing from a different, (holistic rather) viewpoint. Different ideologies and different viewpoints enable the military kids to see things in a manner which is quite different from others. The interaction with people from different backgrounds enriches the overall personality of military brats. - Importance of relationships.
With their father/ mother being posted somewhere and they themselves living elsewhere, and changing schools every two- three years and becoming the new kid everywhere they go, it’s possible that a child may end up having adjustment problems. However, the military brats look at this as a challenging to overcome and in time they realise that relationships are invaluable. Making friends in every station that they go to and remaining friends after several years, ability to start a small talk with anyone and to be in a long distance relationship are all examples of how the military brats can manage their relationships well from an early age.
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