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Marrah_G

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15. My son is in the AF Nat guard

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:56 PM

Jun 2012

He enlisted for two reasons
A) They are paying all his tuition, bonuses
B) He wants to be an aerospace engineer

He knows that the trade off for the benefits he is receiving means that someday he might have to deploy into a hostile situation. He accepts this, he trains for this, he is amazingly good at this, especially for a 19 year old. We all hope that his talents only have to be used in local relief efforts or if the President is in town, but who knows what the future holds.

Your post is right on the money. Once you make that commitment, you no longer get to choose the when and wheres.

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Hell no, we won't go to Afghanistan! Vets & active duty military - new campaign (pic heavy) [View all] tpsbmam Jun 2012 OP

rec. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2012 #1

K&R'd and bookmarked! snot Jun 2012 #2

right on! Love this!!! Ghost of Huey Long Jun 2012 #3

That first photo, where the AF Staff Sgt. says he enlisted for educational and financial reasons-- TwilightGardener Jun 2012 #4

It's the reason a lot of people enlist.....what's wrong with the guy's enlightenment tpsbmam Jun 2012 #6

When my husband enlisted, it was during a time of peace (post-first-Gulf War). TwilightGardener Jun 2012 #7

Understood.....but you're still not addressing my initial response to you.... tpsbmam Jun 2012 #9

I have no problem with that, as long as they take themselves out of active duty before TwilightGardener Jun 2012 #17

One reason why they like to get them so young. raouldukelives Jun 2012 #8

Well said. nt tpsbmam Jun 2012 #10

May I ask what your familiarity level with military life is? PavePusher Jun 2012 #12

Well I am bit pessimistic with regards to the military these days. raouldukelives Jun 2012 #24

How old are you? Did you see those WWII and Korea vets immediately after they came home? PavePusher Jun 2012 #25

That is very true. It had been decades between my knowing raouldukelives Jun 2012 #26

Not all military jobs are such as you describe. Marrah_G Jun 2012 #16

Actually, that's a Master Sergeant, E-7... PavePusher Jun 2012 #11

Ooops, didn't look at the stripes. Yes, he knows why they pay him, then--not a kid anymore. TwilightGardener Jun 2012 #18

My son is in the AF Nat guard Marrah_G Jun 2012 #15

I hope he has a good experience and stays safe! TwilightGardener Jun 2012 #20

He loves it Marrah_G Jun 2012 #23

K&R Eyerish Jun 2012 #5

THIS, my friends, is Bravery. . . . . .n/t annabanana Jun 2012 #13

Good for them. I have a lot more respect for them than those that go and kill without questions. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jun 2012 #14

Yeah, we're just a bunch of baby-killers, right? PavePusher Jun 2012 #19

Bravo to them. And, to hell with the politicians who send them to fight. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #21

K&R EFerrari Jun 2012 #22