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Monkey Boy
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I would do anything possible to shield my children from chickenhawk neocon warmongers. Of course I would still love my child if they enlisted but I would definitely feel like a failure if they did. I'm glad you made the point about stripping. It would shame me if my daughter had to strip or enlist. |
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Sean
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No, I'd say they have learned to think for themselves. Children shouldn't lead the life their parents wish for them. |
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#1 "Abuela"
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HELL NO !!!
It would be their CHOICE, and whatever they decided to do, I would SUPPORT them 100% and NEVER "shame" them like Cindy Sheehan has shamed her son !!! |
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Mike
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No you raised them with a sense of duty and patriotism |
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joe
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No, it shows you taught him or her to be true to their country. |
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mr_peepers810
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Not at all. Since when is serving their country and bettering themselves a bad thing? You sound like military service should be pitied, not honored.
I understand our polititicans are up to no good now and involved in a lot of things we as a country shouldn't be, but it's not to the discredit of our armed forces. |
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Excuse me? What the heck are you talking about? My 11 year old son has told me since he was 7 that he wants to attend West Point. My husband and I were both in the Army. My brother is serving in Iraq right now. He is a Major in the Army. I am proud to be a Veteran. You have issues!
btw....not everyone in the military is poor or from a bad home. Geezzzzz! |
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If I had kids and they wanted to join the military I would be proud. Not embarrassed. Proud that I brought up children with a sense of honor, dignity, and doing what is right and good. |
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Enchanted
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And who are YOU to judge good parenting? Joining the armed forces is a choice that our children, as adults can make. We live in AMERICA where we are allowed those choices.
I sincerely hope you did not come from a family that served in World War I or II, Korea or Vietnam. For your family would be ashamed of YOU. |
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So you would prefer no military, or one that is manned by someone other than your child? |
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smartypants909
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Absolutely NOT. It means they have thought about their future and have taken responsibility for it by finding a way to train for the future. My neices lived in a horrible little town with no jobs or opportunity and they both enlisted in the Air Force to find training. One is now a firefighter, trained by the Air Force, one is a heavy equipment operator, also trained by the Air Force. They have careers and opportunity and will probably be able to find work no matter where they go. It was a smart thing to do. |
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oldsalt6585
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Aren't you glad that MANY men and women have enlisted in the military. I guess you think the parents of those men and women who have enlisted, fought, been wounded/maimed and killed to keep this country safe are FAILURES. You're able to sit there and bad mouth the parents of all military because they DID join! My father, uncles (all 7), my son and I all were in the military and I dare you to stand up to any military person and tell THEM their parents are failures because they were in the military. Just because you're too cowardly to join, don't go putting down the parents of those who are willing to sacrifice all just so YOU PEOPLE can sit there and show your ignorance.
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Kerry
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If a "child" is old enough to enlist, I would consider them old enough to make decisions on their own. I would support my child in any decision they make, whether I actually agree with the decision or not. However, representing our country in the military and defending our country is viewed as a very honorable undertaking as far as I am concerned. Regardless of what certain politicians think. |
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tom l
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My daughter is making a career of the Air Force (flies medical evacuation). She plans to have her Law Degree by the time she retires @ 20 years. Her long term goal is to become Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. ,,,, Ya I'm Just so ashamed I don't know what to do,,,,,,, NOT |
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PROUD TO BE A LIBERAL TEEN!
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that is a very good question. Im in college, and soon i want to enlist in the air force, and my parents are dead against it, i wonder if they think the same thing. now the question is am i a failure as a son for wanting to enlist as an officer against there decision? |
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Sick Puppy
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I would love to have either my son or daughter join the military! |
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I am sure your dope smoking folks would think so. |
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misty blue
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NO , IF THAT IS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, THEN THEY SHOULD. IT HAS NO BEARING ON HOW A PARENT RAISES THEIR CHILDREN. |
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turboweegie
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Exactly the opposite. If my child didn't join, I would consider myself to have failed to teach them a deep abiding love for their country, a deep knowledge of how we won our freedom and how it is our duty and honor to protect our fellow Americans and any other person who needs our help.
"A man who has nothing which he cares about more than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the existing of better men than himself.
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse … A war to protect other human beings against tyrannical injustice; a war to give victory to their own ideas of right and good, and which is their own war, carried on for an honest purpose by their own free choice – is often the means of their regeneration." -- John Stuart Mill |
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`*amber*`
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No! It's a choice they make themselves. Lots and lots of teens/adults enlist for many good reasons, like, serving their country for one, having the experience, becoming a stronger person; mentally and physically. I don't see enlisting a bad thing at all. People have their points of view about the military and stuff, but in my opinion, I think it's one of the best choices you'll make in life. |
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proud_army_wife0523
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wow. I can't believe anyone would ever feel this low if their child would want to protect their country, freedom, family and millions of people around the world. Sad sad sad............. |
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James M
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You know what? I keep coming on here and leave pissed off all the time. I was raised well, i went to college and received a bachelors and a masters degree, worked for a few years and paid off my debt, than i enlisted. Does that make my parents faulty because i wanted to do something for my country. I could be in the private sector making 6 figures, but am happier serving my country. Perhaps you should just say thanks to the parents of these soldiers that you seem to pity. And you think that the military does not live by morals and provide great environments for young minds of this country. I pity you my friend. |
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Karen
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I cannot believe that you really think that being a stripper is better than being in the military.
I come from a strong family history of military service. When my brother told me he wasn't going to enlist, I decided I would. I am a veteran of Operation Desert Shielf/Storm. No one told us we had to or anything else. We both had good opportunities to go to college. My father was in Korea, wounded in action and from that wound he was 100% disabled for the rest of his life. Yes, he was taken care of by the US Govt as were we as his children, for the rest of his lifetime. That was not the point. His friend was on the other side of the battlefield and was hit.. someone yelled MEDIC and he went running. That was his job. He gave up a promising career as a Dentist to do that. I can't say if he would have been better off doing his duty to his country.. or saving his own skin.
My grandfather was in France in WW1 and 2. He didn't ever talk about what he saw, at least to me. His father was in the Army.
I truely pity you that you have such a low of an opinion of our military. I hope that you never get your stupid self in a postion of needing rescued or defended by YOUR government. You might be better served to just say... No thanks. But your type will sit and criticize everything they do, but omg then you dang sure need their help don't ya? You would be happy for an honorable young person to put their lives on the line and you can sit home and watch TV or something even less important. At least they are trying to do something good with their lives and their time. |
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mike b
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hell no |
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frenchy62
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That should not be considered a failure at all. Joining the military means having the willingness to serve their country, perhaps at the risk of their own life. It shows an ability to not think only of self, but to somewhat sacrifice self for the greater good of our nation and our society.
A parent who taught his/her child those values did very, very well. |
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cupid6980
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no. i feel that enlisting should be mandatory. everyone, after high school graduation, should be required to serve a minimum of two years in the service. perhaps then our nations moral would go up and losers like you would die off! |
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