Pat Conroy draws upon his Military Brat world to create an unforgettable portrait of a fighter pilot father and the pressures of growing up "military".

Listen to Caylea Ingram's amazing song which all Military Brats can relate to!

It was called, "living on the economy", and depending on your viewpoint, it was either a great experience—or not. For our family, and from my Military Brat viewpoint, our second trip to Germany in 1973 was a great experience.

It's hard to imagine giving up precious summer mornings to sit in a classroom and learn to use a typewriter, but many of us did suffer through "aaa", "fff", "ggg" and more as we took our typing "basic training."

Where there is a military post or base, you will find a military town. Sometimes there is a love-hate relationship between the "townies" and the military, but one thing is for sure: military towns are where many career military men and women retire, and paydays guarantee towns ongoing economic prosperity. And, for many Military Brats, military towns become "home", even if you are not born there.