Reddit mentions of Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress

>I think I'm relatively well-liked, but I find that I can add/drop friendships on a days notice and not be particularly affected.

This. A thousand times this. By making and breaking social connections so frequently I've gotten really good at the likable and social 'me' I present to people, but I've had so much pain as a result of breaking deep connections that I just don't make them anymore. I feel like I could move today, away from all the friends I've made over the past several years and be just fine starting over. It's refreshing, actually. You get to perfect your persona and meet friends more akin to who you are or are trying to be.

There's a really good book about the psychology of military children which covers this phenomenon and more.

I feel relatively detached from the traditional sub-culture oriented society around where I live. If I like a particular trait of a certain group I pluck it and add it to my own collection, but I feel being a part of a particular group comes with particular stigmas. In high school I wasn't in a particular clique, but migrated freely between them. I try to make friends based on the merit of their character, not because we like the same __.

Sidenote: That book claims we would be happiest in a profession in which we help people on a day to day basis, but don't see the same people repeatedly.

And a face to go with the thoughts.