...you don't ground your kids you "CB" them (Confine to Barracks).
...you're at the theatre and when the lights go down you get ready to stand
up for O'Canada.
...every house looks the same as the one you just moved out of.
...people you meet ask you where you're from and you're stuck for an answer.
...you change your life, your job, your car, your relationships and your furniture
every three years, just because it's been... well, ...three years!
...someone says that they know you and the first thing you ask is what province
they are from.
...people hear you say "been there, done that, got the T-shirt" and
can prove it.
...someone says to you, "Ah, your mother wears army boots," and you
answer with, "Yeah, so?"
...returning to a place where you lived 5 years ago, you don't expect to see
anyone you know. ...you start school in French, then go to an English school
(because you moved to a place without French schools), then to a French school,
then to an English school...
...being called a brat makes you feel connected.
...airshows make you feel at home.
...you want to go home, and you're not sure where that is.
...you feel more connected to other military brats than to the culture of your
parents.
...the sound of gunshots makes you nostalgic (if you used to live near an artillery
range)
...you keep referring to parking lots as parade squares.
...you know your Dad's SIN number by heart.
FOR SALE: Iraqi rifle. Never fired. Dropped once.