navy brat
Military child, seafaring
A navy brat is someone who grew up in a military family, specifically with a parent serving in the navy.
The term extends to children of other service branches—army brat, military brat.
Despite its sound, brat here carries no negative connotation; it's an affectionate in-group label acknowledging the distinctive experience of frequent relocations, base housing, and overseas postings: As a navy brat, I attended six different schools before high school.
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- uniformIdentical throughout
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- military communityPersonnel and families serving
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
resilience · saying goodbye · nomadic lifestyle · international schools · making friends · adaptability · base · base housing · belonging · deployment · overseas posting · change of station · sailor · shared experiences · camaraderie · support groups · rank · orders