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Posted By: nn on 2005-08-27
In Reply to: It's the Corps, not the core. And, oh my, he DID desert. sm - r

I agree...I have a son that is a Marine and a good one. He has been in since 1991. He is loyal, well trained and knows what he has to do. To just walk away is something that has to be punished. My son was overseas, didn't see his daughter until she was nearly two months old. You sign on for this, you pledge you're loyalty and take pride in that. No excuse on this one, in my book.

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OSI - Pam
- Office of Special Investigation - Passing thru
- Camp Pendleton is where they - Sorry to hear that
- Pretty bad punishment... - KYradMT
  - LMAO! - sm
  - your not funny - kristy
    - Egg on Face... - KYradMT
      - no worries - kristy
        It's the Corps, not the core. And, oh my, he DID desert. sm - r
        usmc - nn
        perfect - kristy
        That people such as yourself - You know what I wish?
        The point is that HE screwed up, and he will have to pay for his actions. nm - r
        duh - kb
        Have you ever been educated? - Hey
        Not in the service but hubby is...sm - km
        thanks - k
        An MT is a Medical Transcriptionist...sm - anon
        Military - What did he expect?
        whatever - kb
        If your not a MT, then you don't need - Well then
        son-in-law - Pam
        It's "you're" and "an MT"... Maybe YOU don't need - LOL
        Thank you for the critique. - My bad!
        hubby who went ua from marines - cindeeB
        Military - What did he expect?
        what did he expect? - marine mom
        oh well - k

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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!