‘Operation Military Brat’ Launches September in Washington DC
Jul 21 2009
In the United States of America, an estimated 5% of its citizens are military “brats”:
- 15 million adult military brats with at least one career parent
- 1.5 million current military brats with at least one parent serving in the uniformed services
- 4.5 million adult brats whose parents served overseas in a capacity other than the uniformed services
“Brats” is an historic and time-honored reference to military children based on the acronym, “British Regimental Attached Troops.” Brats are every age, race, religion, and class, but most Americans don’t even know they exist, except peripherally, as silent appendages to their parents. Operation Military Brat hopes to change all that. Operation Military Brat is an educational outreach program sponsored by the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Brats Without Borders. Its mission is to:
- Raise the awareness of the challenges facing military brats of all ages;
- Acknowledge and celebrate their existence, sacrifices, and contributions; and
- Improve the quality of their lives.
Brats Without Borders will launch Operation Military Brat in September 2009 in Washington DC. It will include a series of free screenings across the country of the award-winning film, “BRATS: Our Journey Home,” the first documentary about growing up military, narrated by Air Force brat Kris Kristofferson. After the screenings, Writer-Director and Army brat Donna Musil will host a town-hall meeting with the audience and other brat writers, artists, musicians, and celebrities who join them along the way.
Operation Military Brat will also donate Military Brat Libraries to public libraries that serve large populations of military brats. This one-of-a-kind collection of books and films celebrates and explores the life of a military child.
Within the context of schhol activiities, baseball, etc. his son has earned a reputation for being “strange”. Another word which could be used is “unstable”.
I’m afraid one day he’s going to “snap”.
Dad has been told in no uncertain terms to “keep your son away from my child”.
They tell me some of these concerned parents have called Child Protective Services regarding this issue.
Dad has showed his 7 year old son hard pornography in an attempt to ensure he doesn’t become gay.
Parenting classes would be in order.