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woodsprite

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8. No. My son is a Sr this year

Reply to Jim Dandy (Original post)

Sun Nov 12, 2017, 09:04 AM

Nov 2017

The plan is that only if the reinstitute the draft. Then he’ll try to get in the Coast Guard, like his grandfather. His cousin leaves tomorrow to head to Ft Dix and Cape May to begin CG basic.

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Would You Allow Your Kids To Join The Military Knowing There Is A Traitor In The White House? [View all] Jim Dandy Nov 2017 OP

it's their choice . you can give them advice but in the end you just support whatever JI7 Nov 2017 #1

Exactly. NickB79 Nov 2017 #9

I would say no sarah FAILIN Nov 2017 #2

Not only no, fuck no. Hes a joke and has no inclination of the gravity of that kind of decision. onecaliberal Nov 2017 #3

If I lived in Nazi Germany I wouldn't let my kids join. BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #4

No. I was in in the 80s. Very different. rusty quoin Nov 2017 #5

Encourage them to do so? Hell no. Hekate Nov 2017 #6

No, to die for a Trump dictatorship? UCmeNdc Nov 2017 #7

No. My son is a Sr this year woodsprite Nov 2017 #8

At 18, they are adults. They can make their own decisions. MineralMan Nov 2017 #10

No. I've been discouraging my grandkids from joining for the last few years. Aristus Nov 2017 #11