I recommended serving in the US Navy to all three of my children.
"I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is."
~Albert Camus
I would neither encourage nor discourage my daughters from enlisting. Were any of them to come to me and express an interest in serving, I would give them what advice I could, my opinion if asked, and I would encourage them to do as much research as they could and some serious soul searching before signing on the proverbial dotted line. It is not a decision to be taken lightly and requires a level of commitment that some folks are not prepared to give.
To serve our country and to make a career of serving our country, are both noble callings.
Last edited by hjmick; 12-18-2007 at 04:41 PM.
"I am allergic to piety, it makes me break out in rash judgements." - Penn Jillette
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"The man who invented the telescope found out more about heaven than the closed eyes of prayer ever discovered." - Robert G. Ingersoll
"I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is."
~Albert Camus
If my statement doesn't meet your pc standards then I'm sorry. I don't think it was an unrealistic statement though. I assume that this thread isn't just about listing the virtues of joining up. You can't ignore that fact that joining the military exposes you to the very real danger of getting your face melted off.
I asked a VERY SIMPLE question -- would you encourage your kids to enlist. I was not seeking editorial comments. I stated that in my first post.
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"I am allergic to piety, it makes me break out in rash judgements." - Penn Jillette
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"The man who invented the telescope found out more about heaven than the closed eyes of prayer ever discovered." - Robert G. Ingersoll