military brat

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As a military brat, I moved with my family to a different state or country every three years.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022

A military brat born in Japan as Joseph Glenn Herbert to an American serviceman father and a Filipino-born mother, Koy was raised by his single mom in Tacoma.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2022

A military brat raised around the country — San Antonio, Kentucky, San Francisco, Alaska — he trained to be a petrochemical engineer.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022

"It was surreal to be with him again and it was so special to find someone who was also raised as a military brat," Arnold said.

From Fox News • Feb. 14, 2022

“I first arrived in California in the early ’50s, a military brat returning from one of Dad’s overseas assignments.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2018