Army Brat, Army Bride, Civilian: a Life

By Darlene Gravett

Army Brat, Army Bride, Civilian: A Life reveals the ups and downs of military living through the experiences of one who was both a sergeants daughter and an officers wife. The military teaches many lessons but not how to transition to civilian life after more than thirty years of moving around in the Army, including attending five different high schools as a teenager.

While in the Army, families learn to adapt to renting or buying an apartment or house in town or to being assigned a set of Army quarters on a military post. If in quarters, they must not paint walls or install carpet or leave holes in walls where pictures used to hang. Although the Army is a highly structured organization, flexibility is a key word for its families.

Dealing with snafus, making decisions which seem right at the time but turn out to be trumped by the demands of the military, adjusting to new places, and making new friends every two to three years are all part of living the military life. Yet the adventure and excitement of this life are evident throughout.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
• Release date: Nov 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781489700650

Darlene Gravett

Darlene Johnson Gravett was born in Roanoke, Virginia, and lived there for only ten years before spending the rest of her life moving from place to place with her Army dad and then with her Army husband before settling down as a civilian in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. Retired from Gardner-Webb University in 2007 as a faculty member and administrator, she spends her time reading, writing, editing, enjoying her grandson, and hacking around on the golf course.

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