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Congrats proud pappa @Mygrainman!! 
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Proud and Terrified... My Daughter is enlisting tomorrow!
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OK boys, lets stop crapping in Mygrainman's thread, this thread is about his daughter and a proud poppa, ( Rightly so) if you wanna discuss military conspiracy or other crap, go make your own thread! If you guys can't play nice, we gonna go visit the wood shed, Dig!
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Thank you.
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Me too...but now , like a leaf in the breeze.....they are gone with the wind...Aww man. I was kinda proud of my responses.
Andy
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THANK YOU! Why do people have to be like that????Me too...but now , like a leaf in the breeze.....they are gone with the wind...
Andy
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Me too...but now , like a leaf in the breeze.....they are gone with the wind...
Andy
Leaf in a breeze? I kinda think it went out more like this:
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Because they can be anonymous and throw crap. The old days of the Usenet boards some were amazing at it. <shrug>
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LOL! That takes me back.
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You are welcome...I do hope my first post here , provides some wisdom for your daughter.
Folks are who they are....
I'm sure many here and in the world are all : "Why does Andy have to be like that...? "
One can state a dissenting or different view...It pays however when doing so to , do this without :
Broad general statements...
Assuming that one knows just what other people think or have experienced...
And maybe most important to know the time and place to do so....
Yeah I'm Da Bomb....
Andy
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It's why I appreciate this group so much. The old days of those boards they were great but damn, the trolls often would make it so many would no longer participate at all. There was one for guns that was moderated to keep the trolls at bay but that meant nothing posted until the poor guy running it let them through. Which meant responses often took a VERY long time.
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Good Ol' Slim Pickens, man, what a character! Classic!
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To have a child , or a young adult that you care for , go off and join the service is cause for both pride and worry.
I have no doubt that my mom and dad were proud when I enlisted and I'm sure , that they were worried when I was deployed to less than friendly places...
Having a love of history and reading ...was both a blessing and a curse while on deployment...and yes I did at times wonder just what the point of it all was....
That said...
I wouldn't change where or how I served.
To be a young person and see beyond one's immediate needs ...to put something or someone before yourself and your wants and desires...is very noble , mature and indeed something to be proud of.
To be a dad and have your child go into the world is always cause for concern...You love them and hope that you have taught them the best you could have.
At the end of the day...
One can only work what you can , as well as hope , support and pray that things will work out.
Andy
I have no doubt that my mom and dad were proud when I enlisted and I'm sure , that they were worried when I was deployed to less than friendly places...
Having a love of history and reading ...was both a blessing and a curse while on deployment...and yes I did at times wonder just what the point of it all was....
That said...
I wouldn't change where or how I served.
To be a young person and see beyond one's immediate needs ...to put something or someone before yourself and your wants and desires...is very noble , mature and indeed something to be proud of.
To be a dad and have your child go into the world is always cause for concern...You love them and hope that you have taught them the best you could have.
At the end of the day...
One can only work what you can , as well as hope , support and pray that things will work out.
Andy
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Congratulations! Sounds like you did a fantastic job raising her. Sending good thoughts her way!
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When she is getting ready to leave for basic, give her the advice Steve Martin's father gave him in The Jerk. : )
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Congratulations @Mygrainman it is an honor to serve this great nation. Tell her thank you on behalf of all us!!
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Congrats Mygrainman, what a awesome thing, your Daughter is doing something very honorable and worthy of great pride. I know well your angst, my two sons enlisted and went off to serve knowing full well the risks of doing so, especially as they both understood the world we live in and the U.S. Military's "Mission" as well as knowing what their Father and Grand Fathers faced, and yet they both joined up full of pride, doing their part and maintaining not only our families legacy but that of this great nation! I know the feelings of a father letting go and letting his young ones go out into an unsure world! It's letting go that's the hardest part! You will get through, and your pride will swell as your Little Girl achieves each accomplishment! You did your Job up to this point, and a Fine job at that, so now it's time to let her go out into this great big world and make her own mark! God Bless!
First and foremost, Congratulations! By all accounts, you did your job well and raised an intelligent and motivated daughter. And without getting too far off into the negative, she certainly represents better than what we typically see from our youth today!
I understand your concerns, however, as you already know - everything in life is a trade-off, and so yes, there is some risk to her decision and the path it will lead her down. At the same time, she will not be strangled in Student Loan Debt after she completes College!
On a more personal note, your daughter's choice is not so different from my own; back in 1969. Although I had already enlisted, I really wanted to go to college and my family certainly didn't have the money to pay for me. However, the Navy had a scientific education program, in general terms somewhat similar to the program your daughter is signing up for. I didn't get that program, but I DID get into a different 4 year college degree program; courtesy of the Navy and have never looked back. There was, of course, a service obligation attached; still a very small price to pay. And, I enjoyed my time in the military as well as the people with whom I served.
Neither a College Education NOR the discipline of serving in the US Military are bad things. Both will stand you daughter in good stead in her future. Heaven forbid, she might even decide to make the military a career; many very good people do; think Jimmy Stewart, a full Bird Colonel in the USAF as well as full-time actor!
Quite simply, I think you should feel very proud, I understand you concerns, but still I bet you stand at least an inch taller every time you think about the positive choices your daughter has made! Semper Fi!
