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weird day, kinda bad, still smiling.
Oakie
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Started with my son telling me that he might, MIGHT, not finish college and join the Marines. He is leaning towards it very heavily. I told him I would support his decision 110%, even though I don't agree with it.
Donna just came into the house to tell me that someone just smashed the windows in on our expedition, so i guess I am taking the car to the cabin, without my quad. Oh well. No sense in getting upset, it won't do any good. We just had a group home open up about three doors down from us. It is a home for Black teenage girls, from Camden, so we know how the windows got broken. No one really lives close to us out here in the woods and we never had trouble before they opened. This one is a freebie, since I cannot prove it. The next one wont have such a good outcome from me. I have chased them off the property twice and I think this is retaliation for that. I can get real vindictive, if you catch my drift. Oh well, getting it fixed Monday because no one can come till Saturday and we will be away. Oakie
Donna just came into the house to tell me that someone just smashed the windows in on our expedition, so i guess I am taking the car to the cabin, without my quad. Oh well. No sense in getting upset, it won't do any good. We just had a group home open up about three doors down from us. It is a home for Black teenage girls, from Camden, so we know how the windows got broken. No one really lives close to us out here in the woods and we never had trouble before they opened. This one is a freebie, since I cannot prove it. The next one wont have such a good outcome from me. I have chased them off the property twice and I think this is retaliation for that. I can get real vindictive, if you catch my drift. Oh well, getting it fixed Monday because no one can come till Saturday and we will be away. Oakie
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Enjoy your time away and hope nothing else gets busted.
Tell your son good luck if he joins. Work on your chin ups and running[;)]
He should be able to do 10-15 chin ups(Palms away from body) from a dead hand and run 3 miles in 20 min. He will get plenty of practice on his push ups but it would be good if he could do 85 in say 2 min then do the same in sit ups.
I was a Ranger but I went to a few jar head schools during my 25 years in[:D]
Every time we have ended a war, the US military has forced out many of the servicemen who were no longer needed. We just ended most of our involvement in Iraq & Afghanistan, so.....wouldn't that make this a good time to stay in college?
Neal
Started with my son telling me that he might, MIGHT, not finish college and join the Marines. He is leaning towards it very heavily. I told him I would support his decision 110%, even though I don't agree with it.
Donna just came into the house to tell me that someone just smashed the windows in on our expedition, so i guess I am taking the car to the cabin, without my quad. Oh well. No sense in getting upset, it won't do any good. We just had a group home open up about three doors down from us. It is a home for Black teenage girls, from Camden, so we know how the windows got broken. No one really lives close to us out here in the woods and we never had trouble before they opened. This one is a freebie, since I cannot prove it. The next one wont have such a good outcome from me. I have chased them off the property twice and I think this is retaliation for that. I can get real vindictive, if you catch my drift. Oh well, getting it fixed Monday because no one can come till Saturday and we will be away. Oakie
He's bored.....tell him to try ROTC if they have such a thing today...
How's that going to work?
Every time we have ended a war, the US military has forced out many of the servicemen who were no longer needed. We just ended most of our involvement in Iraq & Afghanistan, so.....wouldn't that make this a good time to stay in college?
Neal
Maybe the young man just wants to serve his country?
I don't know your boy's specific circumstances, but I can say that if he's heard the call, he'll never be happy until he's answered it.
From the earliest I can remember, I wanted to be in the military. By high school, I had decided it was going to be Marine Corps Infantry or bust. You wouldn't believe the hell that caused in my family. I was "too smart" to go into the military.....and my chosen service was my families worst nightmare.
Finally, after much arguing I convinced mom to sign the papers that would allow me to enlist at 17. I went for my physical......and failed. Heart murmur. I wasn't just unfit for the Marines, I was unfit for ANY service.
I came home....locked myself in my bedroom and cried for 2 days. Words cannot describe how I felt. For mom, it must have been the answer to her prayers......but she told me later it was the saddest thing she had ever seen.
I think it's likely that most people who hear that story don't get it.....but some will. Its something I HAD to do.
In my case, I went to a heart specialist for a second opinion. Turns out, the murmur wasn't nearly as bad as they originally thought. I was back at MEPS a couple months later and signed my papers.
There is a reason everyone fights tooth and nail to keep rehab houses group homes . half way houses out of there area . sorry to hear , your area has been invaded .
As a college student, it has been my experience that it is very normal to have the itch to change.
Because I was an EMT to pay the bills in school I almost walked away from my education to become an engineer.
I wouldn't knock anyone for one minute for enlisting, but there are more opportunities and maybe more options if he stays the course and goes in as an officer.
I'll put it this way, Noone ever does 10-15 years as an officer then decides to cross over into the enlisted ranks.
As far as the Windows, sorry to hear that, probably sound to mount some game cameras.
Your son? My father served in WW2 as did my mother. Both shared that while their service was not always pleasant, it was a worthwhile endeavor and of benefit to them for the rest of their life.
If your son has the desire, then support his decision. The Marines will build upon an already good character. At the end of his military career (or during) he'll be able to take advantage of further education. No matter what, he'll emerge a stronger individual and probably a better one than should he stay in school against his wishes and then join the everyday herd constituting the general population of this nation.
Chris is a very smart, caring, thoughtful person that will do very well for himself. His only drawback is, he is very disrespectful toward myself. I never treated him like a son, rather a friend. I raised him wrong because I had such a hard upbringing. My father was way to strict and very tough on me. I never had a summer off, ever. I worked from the time I was 10, every single summer for him. I was not allowed to play or enjoy my youth to some extent. I allowed Chris to always do nothing and handed him almost everything, instead of making him work for it. I asked him the other day why he hated me so much. I got no response, just a dirty look. I am hoping the marines make him grow up and appreciate all that I have sacrificed for him and his mother. I think this might be what he needs to make him well rounded. Hopefully he will finish school one way or another, but at this point, I just want him to grow up and become a man. I screwed up and cannot do it over, but sometimes I wish I could. Being kidnapped and sexually assaulted has done him no justice either. Time will tell. Oakie
..Kind of late posting on this but it seems important. I was in H.S. when there was still a draft. I hadn't given it much of any thought, until my sister told me recently that my folks argued endlessly about it. My Mom insisted that she'd send me to Canada. Dad said No, he'll serve if he's called.
..I gave too much to my boys without asking much of them. For that, I was crapped on and stolen from. That's why when my younger boy decided on the Air Force, I was happy and proud. It lasted 1.5 years and his behavior got him a general discharge. Years have spun by and he's paying off a house and working his tail off with two adopted daughters. Give everything time. It will either turn out great or terribly bad. Hope for the best, my friend.