Posted on Oct 21, 2014
Knowing what you know now, would you let your child serve in the Army?
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It took some heart to let my son enlist but after months of haggling with his recruiter we finally settled on a MOS and he's currently on his own at 18 serving overseas. Recently I saw a post on Facebook of a video of Montell Williams who stated that he told his kid no, not to enlist after what he's seen happen in the military lately ... what are your thoughts??
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SFC (Join to see),
Knowing what I know now, I would be happy to have a child who serves in the Army or any other branch. However, if he thinks that he needs my permission to "let" him do anything after he turns 18, he's probably not ready to serve. Either way, it'd be his prerogative and he'd have my unwavering support.
Knowing what I know now, I would be happy to have a child who serves in the Army or any other branch. However, if he thinks that he needs my permission to "let" him do anything after he turns 18, he's probably not ready to serve. Either way, it'd be his prerogative and he'd have my unwavering support.
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SGT (Join to see) SGT Richard H. I do hear you my daughter was in at 19 and I supported that. She worked in computers.
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1LT Scot Hanley
I am concerned that no one has the military's back these days. Benghazi, Ebola service etc. Not until we have a commander in chief with military experience.
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You can't NOT let your child pursue his or her desires. I mean, come on, your (in general yours, not picking on anyone) parents didn't stop you. And if they tried, they still didn't. You have your glory story, let your kid have his. My parents were on a brink of separation right around the time I was getting shipped out to boot camp, definitely not because of my choice. It was EXTREMELY heartbreaking to get sent off seeing the two separate.
I have a 13 year old daughter. Should she start showing interest in the military upon her Junior and Senior years in high school, I'll brief her to my best ability on what to expect. Should she choose the scholastic route, I'll brief her accordingly because I dealt with both routes.
Support our troop wannabees! Great pic by the way. Here's a random pic that I found on the web a few months ago that got me so proud about my service...
I have a 13 year old daughter. Should she start showing interest in the military upon her Junior and Senior years in high school, I'll brief her to my best ability on what to expect. Should she choose the scholastic route, I'll brief her accordingly because I dealt with both routes.
Support our troop wannabees! Great pic by the way. Here's a random pic that I found on the web a few months ago that got me so proud about my service...
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I totally agree with all of you. Let me clarify a little bit ... my son graduated high school at 17 and need my permission. He was accepted to a few colleges and made the decision that he wanted to enlist. At 19 years of service with 5 deployments I fear for him .... guess I'm just an overly concerned father.
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SGT Richard H.
A concerned father is a good father. Still, as a man, he is going to do what he feels called to do. Your only choice is to support him our not. It sounds to me like you've made the right choice.
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SFC (Join to see) - Will be praying for him and it is good that you have that kind of love and trust. Really awesome!!!
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MSG Wade Huffman
That does change the dynamics a bit. It would be hard to sign FOR my son, but IF I believed he was making a mature, informed, decision, I would still support his decision. If this is really what he wants to do, he will do it, if not now, then later. I don't envy you having to make that decision.
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