<p>It happens to everyone. One of my favorites is “where are you stationed now?” I seem to get that every time I go home, and it’s usually asked by someone I went to HS with.</p>
<p>I actually said, “It’s like West Point, for the Air Force” several times. (The “light bulb” went off about 50% of the time, when I said that, lol.)</p>
<p>If they are seriously interested, I will explain pretty well. If they don’t really care, I either won’t bother or will give a 1-3 sentence explanation.</p>
<p>Military life is rather different than what most people know. Your son WILL have difficuties explaining things to people who haven’t served in the military. It’s a fact of life we all get used to, eventually.
(Just make sure he knows you support him completely. That’s ususally plenty.)</p>