Posted on Mar 31, 2018
Do you think military children carry the rank of their fathers?
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In the twenty-plus years in the military, I have seen and observed a lot. Just like military wives, do you think military children carry the rank of their fathers or mothers when they interact with their peers? As children grow up, they observe and realize where their parents are on the rank structure because they’ve been told by other adults or by other children, who haven’t learned tact when interacting with people. It hasn’t happened to me because I’ve never had children in the military.
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While I was in Security Forces, I have ran across a few kids who say things like "Do you know who my dad is" Or "may dad is a (insert rank)". A few times my response was "No I do not know who your dad is. But I'll find out when he comes to pick you up from the Security Forces building." (while I'm putting handcuffs on them). Or, "Oh, so your dad is a (insert rank). That's nice. Should I call him and explain to him why your getting this ticket or would you like to tell him?"
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No. No. And no. No one has rank except the service member. Not the spouse. Not the kids. I could not care any less about who your husband or daddy/mommy is.
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The only time I heard about it happening was a CSMs daughter who was 19 or 20, however that was more of a warning to guys to stay away than an issue of pulling rank.
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Abe Dean
Probably a good idea. Girls have it rough enough at that age with how guys are at the same age.
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