USMC - Ooh Rah!

I am proud to be married to a United States Marine.  My husband's family did not place a premium on higher education. In fact, he was met with attitude from his family when he told them he wanted to go to college, and it was made very clear that he was going to be on his own regarding getting the loans.

He decided to join the Marine Corps. He got his four-year degree and served his country honorably as an M1A1 tanker. He's been to Iraq and Kuwait as well as Japan and good ol' California, where he was stationed at 29 Palms.

I don't know how to encourage your child to join the armed forces, but please ignore the political rantings. We deposed a vicious despot, and our armed forces continues to do great work and get a great education and training at the same time. I am proud of my husband and his service. His military service not only got him an education, it got us a VA loan for our first home. However, if you child does not want to join, you should not push him. I can only speak for the Marine Corps experience of my husband, but he says there were two kinds of Marines... Those who loved it (like my hubby) and those who hated it.  It is no walk in the park, and there is a lot of danger involved, especially in this day and age. In fact, my husband would not want our son to join the service because of this, which is why we have made sure we have planned for providing for our children's college education.  But if your son WANTS to join... please ignore the other poster. Yes, your son will get an education, valuable training, and a serious dose of maturity. (Something my husband sorely needed... He was kind of a wild high schooler. He credits the USMC with making him the AWESOME example of a man that he is today!)

The only thing I will tell you is that if your son decides to enlist in the USMC ... Start running NOW!  Get used to it!  Ha ha!

Semper Fidelis!

• If you have been successful at encouraging your child - to joint the Armed Forces...sm
  • Unfortunately if he goes in, he may never get out again.. - Sad MT
  • I this day and time and - sm
  • Here is another way of going about it. My son who is 19 - Spice
  • SM.. - AF wife (retired)
  • Should have proof read, stretching over one keyboard - anon
  • Don't be delusional - - CARDIACMT
    • delusional, excuse me? - OP
      • it is somewhat delusional..he has to want to go in, they pay into the free education the first sm - mom of former serviceman now police officer
      • Don't get your shorts in a bunch - - CARDIACMT
      • you state.... - for cardiac MT
        • Ahem, it was God who told David to wage war on - the enemies of the COI.
          • Are you really that uninformed? That IS scary. nm - kl
        • Amen! - nm - CARDIACMT
      • You go OP! Thank goodness those kinds of people... - SM
  • armed services - anon
    • USMC - Ooh Rah! - Momma of 2
      • My son just finished is enlistment..best thing that every happened to him..I sent them my son..they - Semper Fi!!
      • USCM - Gunny's Mom
    • and grammar (nm) - son, nuclear
      • get over it - grammarcops
        • That is exactly why I pointed out her errors . . . - because she could not resist doing that with "a

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