short for "born raised and transferred" applies to kids whose parent(
s) are / were in one of the armed services (army, navy, air force). Due to the fact that servicemen/servicewomen rarely stayed at
one base for more than two or three years at a
time before being re-assigned to another... sort of like a peace
time "tour of duty" kids referred to themsleves as brats. also known as a service brat