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Your child is extremely patriotic and wanted to join the military ever since they were able to talk. Now that theyre 18, they decide to sign up and join to serve. What are your thoughts?

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Proud, not particularly. Id probably accept it. Id probably try to encourage them to take classes due to military benefits. Even if I had to say it could further your career in the military.

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Very disappointed.

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one of the few personal choices they could make that would strain our relationship

I might be proud of the ideals he holds himself or the position to, though not the reality of it. Not going to be proud of someone killing for oil.

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Neutral. I would be constantly worried for them. If not on the battlefield, than by their fellow peers. As bullying, hazing, etc also exist there.

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Absolutely. That is one of the highest honors.

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The vast majority of people in the military aren't in combat roles, so as long as he's not out there shooting brown folks I'd consider it a positive thing. He'd likely be learning a trade that could carry him throughout his life

I'm neutral, and I was in the military for 9 years.

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neutral.

I might be worried, depending on what their role was, or if they're a woman, but besides that, I'd mostly care about what they'd do in the military/how it'd affect them.

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Just so y'all know, only about 10% of the military is made of frontline fighters, so this idea that your child is going to run off and start killing people just because they joined the military is...flawed, at best.

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Wouldn't really be proud, just hope they don't get themselves killed or psychologically scarred.

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I'd prefer they go the officer route, but either way, sure. They could being doing far worse in life

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Proud that they would sacrifice x amount of years to serve their country, but wary about their service being abused by shit head politicians.

gamer167 posted...

Proud that they would sacrifice x amount of years to serve their country, but wary about their service being abused by shit head politicians.

"serve their country"

"serve narrow elite interests within their country at the expense of their own and those of the people of the world generally"

same thing i guess

End of the day, war is about killing so even if he isn't a grunt fighting on the front lines, he is still supporting the killing machine by joining up so I would be pretty disappointed. It's only because of morons like my son that wars are even fought.

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idk what's more irrational, CE's dislike of the military or their hate of the police

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ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted...

End of the day, war is about killing

Killing is a byproduct of war. War is about a lot more than just death. People die in war, yes, but people are also rescued by it. Combat isn't pretty, but it's far from the only thing a military member does.

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Neutral.

Wouldn't want them to join, but I wouldn't stop them either if they really wanted to join.

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BobanMarjanovic posted...

idk what's more irrational, CE's dislike of the military or their hate of the police

"irrational"

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