Essay On Military Brat

From the moment I was born, I was considered a military brat, I had been born in Hawaii at Tripler hospital because my mother was in the Army and stationed there, my biological father was in the Marines. When my mother remarried, she married a man who was in the Navy. Most believe being a Military brat just means you know more than other people because you have been more places and seen more. This makes people think you get everything you want; however, this is not true at all. Coming from a military background means you never have stability, you are held to a higher standard than all the other kids, and for military kids (myself included) it means you want to follow in your parents footsteps because that is the only kind of life you have

Being the daughter of a Navy chief meant more expectations because my father was a mentor for many young sailors. This meant being expected to be on my best behavior 24/7 because if my father could not control me how were his bosses supposed to believe he could control grown men. Everything you do that is acceptable and unacceptable reflects on your parent in the military, so when you did something unacceptable, you were in trouble with your parents and the military and your parents also get in trouble. While this was frustrating as a kid because sometimes I just wanted to act like a kid and have unacceptable behavior because kids find that fun. As I have gotten older I have learned to use it as my advantage. My generation thinks they deserve everything and it should be done for them. When you are from a military family you understand that to get what you want, you must do it yourself and work hard for it and if you give up you don’t get to pick back up where you left off, you start all over. This helps me more and more the older I get because it has taught me how to be a respectful person in society. This is a great attribute because many of people my age are not yet this