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When I joined the army my daughter was only 2 and my son was 1. While I was in we had two more daughters, so essentially all go my children grew up during my time in the Army. I wish I had wrote down everything the ever commented on because there was some very funny stuff. The one thought they had that stuck with me, still makes me laugh. A few years in, my son asked another soldier if he worked with Mr. Army. My other children chimed in, asking if he was a nice boss, why did he make us all dress the same, if everyone that worked for Mr. Army were friends. It was very funny. They thought I worked for a man named army. The other soldier was very nice, and they still bug me about it. I don't know, maybe it's just funny too me. Anyone else have any funny stories to share?
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Posted 11 y ago
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Very early I knew that dad had fought in Vietnam and Papa had fought in WWII Europe and I was drawn to the Army and wanted to follow them. Not very many regrets at retirement, bro. Good post and question!
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SSG Buddy Kemper
PS....tellin' my brood to finish college and Commission, if they serve!!!!! AIRBORNE!!!!
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My daughter was 5 months old when I retired. All she'll know about the Navy is that I was once in it!
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Whenever I leave for training my daughter always tells me to be safe and only kill the bad guys only. And not to kill any back guys. So she thinks I run off and kill bad guys. I tried telling her that isn't want I do. She has figured out what Infantry is and what I do. The pictures is at my IBOLC graduation. It was my second time getting the blue cord.
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She also will tell anyone complaining of sore muscle to drink water and stretch.
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My daughter is five and since she was three she has been convinced that all my army friends kill bad guys and zombies and I am there to fix big boo boos, so its cute to hear her explain it to other kids.
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Definitely not interested although they have nothing against the Military and my Daughter Married a Fire Control Technician that was getting out.
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My son was 18 mo old when I deployed to Iraq the second time, and nearly 3 yo when I came home. He was very cautious of me for quite a while. I then continued to serve four more years until I transferred to the Retired Reserves. About once a month I put on ACUs for drill with my state defense force, so he still sees me in uniform. He asks how my Army training is going, so I tell him about my drill. He often forgets that I also worked for the same utility company for the past 17 years, and still do. For him, I am still a Soldier first. I don't bother correcting him. Odd how kids perceive things.
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My son is a Field Artillery CPT just finishing up his third year of command and getting ready to become a Battalion Staff Officer. As you can imagine I am pretty proud of him. His wife is also an Army CPT currently working as the OIC for a Medical Detachment.
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