For Military Brats, uniforms and military hardware just go together.

Most of us grew up on military installations where rows and rows of vehicles, jets, helicopters are an everyday sight or where ships and submarines coming and going is a normal part of life.

Many Military Brats spent some time on training bases, where the sounds of rifles and machine guns become background noise.

For many of us, Armed Forces Day was "our" day, when we were able to climb inside of tanks, helicopters, jeeps, ships and see demonstrations of all manner of military hardware.

While other kids went to see their favorite baseball team play and learned all the stats of their favorite ball players, Military Brats memorized military vehicle specifications such as range and speed of tanks, WWII airplances and jets that came after.