Posted by Bob Huntress on October 26, 2011 at 21:27:33 from (74.177.56.107):
As most of you know, I've been a military mechanic until I retired the first of this month. My son, whom I do love, has been less than impressive with his decisions. He may be on track, finally. Even though I have been a sea service man(first 9.5 with the Navy and since 2000 in the USCG), I can respect those who serve in the Army. This week my wife and I had enough. Her brother is 57 and still lives off his mommy. My wife's first marriage ended because her ex husband could never understand the idea that as an adult there were responsibilities, so you know she has to be concerned that doing nothing and living off us could actually be his long term plan. Today I took him to the National Guard recruiter. He goes to Memphis on Tuesday for the MEPS. I was a little surprised when he told the recruiter that he wanted to be infantry, and I talked him out of that. I told him that with all the fields that the Army uses, he had to want something more like a regular skill, afterall if you're in the Army, everyone is a rifleman. It looks like he will be taking Wheel & Track. I say congrats on the first decision that hasn't been stupid on his part, which is to say that if this works out for him, I'll be very proud of him. He knows that his unit is slated to deploy in 2013 for Afghanistan, and the recruiter had to tell him that until he completes Boot Camp & AIT he can't request a deployment with a unit going sooner. I remember after the Gulf War when I wanted to get right back on another float, but that was Navy and I was single(Overseas girls loved American sailors), but that will change after he's done a bunch of deployments. I'm pretty glad about how this.
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