When is National Military Brats Day?
Sunday April 30thDuring the Month of the Military Child, the children of military personnel are commemorated on April 30th. National Military Brats Day takes place on April 30th.
About 1 out of every 25 Americans is a Military Brat. No one knows the exact number since the Department of Defense did not maintain accurate statistics of military personnel's children, but no one knows the exact number. Those children make up a cultural group whose members live in all 50 states, in the majority American Territories, and numerable foreign countries. Although they choose a variety of careers and passions, they also have a common culture.
Military Brats, once a nomadic band that struggled to stay in touch, are using Social Media to pick up and restore the disjointed pieces of their childhood's disjointed pieces. Brats attend 4, 6, even 12 different schools, unlike many children who shared the same classmates K-12. They seldom stay in the same place for more than a year or two.' Many children who were in military service facilities aren't allowed to "go home again" unless adults enroll in the services.
Brats are finding lost friends on several websites, including the Military Brats Registry, Operation Foot Locker, American Overseas Schools Historical Society, and others. They're posting stories and experiences. Brats are now organising around causes that are important to them.
