You know you're a military brat when...

(This list has been snarfed from here. Those that resonate most closely to my experience growing up are bold.)

School
...you graduated from a high school you only attended for a year.
...you can call up actual memories of a country while you're in Geography class.
...you went on week-long field trips to England, France and Italy.
...you graduate from 12th grade and it's your 13th school .
...everywhere you go, you think you see someone you went to school with.
...you left school frequently for bomb scares.
...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, etc.
...you never went a full year of school with the same kids.

Language
...you have forgotten how to speak more languages than most people ever learn
...talk to someone with an accent and pick it up yourself.
...you can ask for a beer in most European languages.
...you are asked "where did you learn to speak English so well".
...you are amazed at people who think Frankfurt is a some kind of hotdog.
...you keep referring to parking lots as parade squares.
...you don't ground your kids you "CB" them (Confine to Barracks).
...out of bounds meant if you went there you could get run over by a half track.

PMQs & Bases
...you actually like the clothes at the CANEX and don't mind that 100 other people are wearing the same thing.
...every room you've ever had was stark white and you couldn't put nail holes in the walls.
...thought that the Quartermaster was the real Santa Claus.
...every house looks the same as the one you just moved out of.
...the street you lived on also told your father's rank.
...airshows make you feel at home.
...the sound of gunshots makes you nostalgic (if you used to live near an artillery range)

Moving
...you move back to Canada and you think the toilet is plugged and flooded.
...you go into culture shock upon returning to Canada
...you have to explain that being born in Germany does not make you German.
...the oldest friend you have is from your senior year of high school.
...all your former very best friends are as long gone as your last move.
...you always wish you were back at the last place you were stationed even 20 years later.
...you are amazed at people who have lived somewhere more than three years.
...you don't believe it when someone tells you they never left their hometown.
...you are amazed at people who have who have never seen foreign currency.
...you are asked is it hard always moving around when you don't know anything different.
...you didn't save things so you wouldn't go over the weight allowance of the next move.
...you get frustrated when other talk about going to their hometown to see old friends, teachers, etc.
...everyone complains about your name being the most scratched out in their address book.
...you feel like you should be visiting Canada rather than living there
...you know posting meant pack your toys and say see ya later.
...returning to a place where you lived 5 years ago, you don't expect to see anyone you know.
...you change your life, job, car, relationships & furniture every 3 years, just because it's been... well, ...three years!
...you figure out how old you were at some time in your past by first remembering the place you lived in when it happened. ** I do this ALL the time! **

Pure Bratness (uncategorized)
...you ask what they mean when someone asks where you are from.
...don't really know how to answer the question "what is your home town".
...tell everyone you are from a town that you haven't lived in since you were 4 years old.
...people you meet ask you where you're from and you're stuck for an answer.
...you want to go home, and you're not sure where that is.
...you can talk to anyone and everyone from anywhere and everywhere.
...got dressed up and played pranks at Fasching.
...you didn’t see a TV till you were almost a teenager.
...when you come to Canada and turn on the T.V. and notice that the shows are in english.
...you don't feel quite right seeing military personnel younger than you.
..you were in your late teens before you realized flashlight batteries came in any colour but OD.
...you ever got sick eating chocolate field rations.
...you're at the theatre and when the lights go down you get ready to stand up for O'Canada.
...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?"
...being called a brat makes you feel connected.
...you feel more connected to other military brats than to the culture of your parents.
...you know your Dad's SIN number by heart.