air force brat
Base-hopping child
An air force brat is the child of someone serving in the air force, typically one who grew up moving frequently between military bases.
The term extends to army brat, navy brat, and military brat generally.
Brat here carries no negative connotation—it's an identity marker, often used proudly by those who lived the transient military childhood: As an air force brat, I attended six different schools before high school.
- commissaryMilitary base store
- separation anxietyDistress from being apart
- base housingMilitary installation residences
- dependentRequiring outside support
- moving truckVehicle for transporting household goods
change of station · saying goodbye · flag ceremonies · deployment · housing allowance · rank structure · jet lag · flight line · leadership traits · military spouse · overseas assignment · ID card · chain of command