Are You a Military Brat? Tell Us Your Story for a Social Media Post!
According to Human Resources records, 1,865 Exchange associates are children of active, Veteran or retired service members. If you’re one of them, the Exchange social media team would like to hear your story for the Month of the Military Child.
If you’re a military brat who would like to be featured on Exchange social media, email your photo to socialmedia@aafes.com, accompanied by two or three sentences of your memories of growing up in a military family.
Stories will be posted on Exchange Associate social media throughout the month of April.
Also, if your store is doing a Month of the Military Child celebration, please send photos to exchangepost@aafes.com and socialmedia@aafes.com. We’ll add them to a special Flickr album. You can view what we’ve already received here.
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So proud to be a Navy Brat! 3-generations have served in my family.
I did 21 years with my father. He got out of boot camp the day I was born. I loved traveling the world and meeting new people along the way.
I had the extraordinary experience of being a military child in the 60’s and 70’s. I was born 10 yrs after my dad entered the military. My 1st experience was on a ship on the way to Germany as a newborn. I was born in Leslie County Ky during my Dads’ DEROS to Germany from Ft Campbell, KY.
I returned to Ft. Campbell with my family at the age of 4. Dad went to Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne on the John C Pope,when I was 6 he left on 06/06/1966.
In Sept. 1967 a man was standing beside my mothers car. I could’nt believe my eyes it was my dad. I ran so hard I lost my shoe and Mrs. Spikes my teacher came running after me with my shoe.
In Jan. 1968 we went to Taiwan where we drank water from a big upside down jug, went bowling where men would jump down from atop s ledge above the bowling pins and set them up. Rice paddys, people carrying honey buckets, (no honey), many rickshaws and honey buckets.
Dad was a MAAG advisor to the Chinese Army we lived in a Navy Compound. Went to Shang Kei Sheks place where there was a red carpet and what looked like school desk on each side of the rug. Canister on each tabel with green liquid that looked like what barbers used to soak their brushes, it tea. Back to Germany 1970 where dad was CSM to the 509th infantry where the sign going onto post said Robert E Lee Barracks. 1971 Dad was reassigned to Ft. Campbell, then to Ft. Benning (Moore) where he retired in 1973. Many schools, many friends, many great adults came with me in my memories. It was hard to adjust to civillian kids but, I am proud of being an Army brat.
proud to be an AirForce brat. father retired at McCord afb in 1983 after 27 years of service. he was a CMS loadmaster senior enlisted advisor for the 62nd air wing.
Proud to be a CSM’s Daughter. Father retired 1988 Fort Bliss, Texas. What a privilege it was to be a Military Brat! Enjoyed the journey my father took us on, seeing numerous tours to Germany, Washington DC, Kentucky, Alabama, and Texas. All the wonderful sites and adventures!
Mom & Dad both served in the Navy before I was born, then my mom re-enlisted into the Air Force when I was a teenager. I never joined myself, but having moved to a country I fell in love with, Japan, I gladly joined those who are proud to serve those who serve, The Exchange.