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Originally Posted by mascot

I am a military wife, and I also have two sons. Middle and High school. I love the military lifestyle as does my husband. We have been in 15 years and will be in another 15. My husband has been to Iraq 3 times, has been to many other deployments as well. He is Special Forces. I can empathize with your situation because I really don't want my boys to join either. Neither does their Dad. It is a very proud, yet very draining lifestyle. My husband never went nor never wanted to go to college. He joined the military 2 days after highschool. I know several people who have lost their lives in Iraq and several families who lost their loved ones. I hope your son joins the military with the understanding that when he signs the dotted line his new job will be to go to war. Even if there is not a war, that is what he is being trained to do. Alot of young men get in for the college money, and I hate that the recruiters can use that to get them in. I pray you will be able to really get to the core of why he wants to join. If he is joining becasue it is really what he wants.. ok, but don't do it for the college money. If you are going to fight and die for your country you need to do it whole heartedly with your eyes open, not for the college money. And mark my words, he has a great chance of deploying. If you need any advice or need to talk, please feel free to write me anytime. I pray it all works out for your son. PS the only suggestion I could make for a back up is the coast guard, he can get college money and they havent went to war since world war 2. Maybe check into that. Dot

Dot, you gave a great post. I agree with you about the Coast Guard. I honestly forgot about them being military.