Forum, a Facebook app vs goBrats

Facebook is great for keeping up with friends, watching videos, and staying connected. Forum is where you go deeper in groups. It's a space designed for real discussions, shared interests, and the people who’ve been there. Dedicated space for your groups Sign in with your Facebook account and your groups, profile and activity carry over. You have the option to post with a nickname. Your groups still exist on Facebook and anything you share on Forum will be visible in your groups on Facebook. This is just a space built around them. Stay in the loop on conversations you care about Your feed is built around conversations from groups. See what real people are saying, not just what’s trending, and easily jump back in where you left off. Ask and get answers from real people Looking for opinions, advice or recommendations? Ask pulls together responses from across groups, so you can get answers right away from people who've been there and join the conversation. Built for the people who run groups Admins still have access to all their tools on Facebook, and now they also have an admin AI assistant on Forum to help manage their groups, moderate content, and keep their communities healthy — all while maintaining control. Dive into topics that interest you Forum brings people together around the things they care about, from niche hobbies to local recommendations to support groups. Share your take, join the conversation and connect with your communities. Some features may not be available in your country or region.

goBrats is the community app for people who grew up in military-connected communities: people who moved from place to place, made friends fast, said goodbye often, and carry a story few others fully understand. Some of us grew up in active-duty military families. Others followed parents serving as DoD civilians, government employees, contractors, or members of allied armed forces. Our paths may have been different, but many of us shared the same schools, bases, neighborhoods, friendships, moves, and experiences. goBrats does not define who is or is not a “Brat.” We define the community we are building: a place for people whose upbringing was shaped by military-connected life. Whether you grew up on base, overseas, stateside, attended DoDEA schools, moved because of military or government assignments, or simply spent your childhood within these communities, goBrats helps you reconnect with the people, schools, places, and memories that shaped your journey. Find your crew. Meet people by school, location, community, and shared history; and discover who crossed paths with you in the same places during the same years. Build your journey. Capture the schools, bases, towns, countries, years, and chapters that made you who you are. Your story did not happen in one place. goBrats gives it a home. Reconnect through shared history. Discover familiar names, overlapping places, reunion connections, and moments that bring your shared upbringing back to life. Share moments and memories. Post updates, photos, check-ins, stories, questions, and polls with people who understand the moves, the friendships, the goodbyes, and the unusual feeling of having more than one place you call home. Make reunions easier. Follow reunion activity, find attendees, coordinate plans, and stay connected before, during, and after the event. Support community-owned businesses. Discover and support businesses run by people from the goBrats community. The community takes care of its own. You are in control. Choose what other members can see on your profile, report or block anyone, and delete your account at any time. Your journey is yours to share. Built for belonging. goBrats is more than a social app. It is a place for people shaped by military-connected communities to find each other again, remember where they have been, build new connections, and feel at home with people who understand. Different paths. Shared upbringing. Go anywhere. Belong everywhere.