Why to parents encourage their kids to join the Military?

joker_32605

I'm with you totally. I think some parents are selfish and would rather gamble with their kid's lives than pay for them to have an education. So the encourage them to join and the kids are too young and ignorant to understand how high their chances for death in am illegal and immoral war are. Shame on these parents.

Lisa E

First of all... saying 'military = losers' is wrong. You wouldn't have the freedoms you have right now if it weren't for the military. I disagree with this 'war' but the people in the Armed Forces deserve more respect than that.

Having said that...parents generally encourage their kids to go in because the kid is aimless and needs some lucrative way to get their life in order, OR because in that family, it's tradition. Right now military enlistment is WAY down. It always is around graduation time, but moreso now...because parents don't want their kids to die. Figure it out! Not all enlisted people go in because their parents suggest it. If you want to know why they do that...check the cost of a college education in this country and you'll know.

Shannon R

Parents encourage thier kids to join for the fact that there is so much positive that comes from it ,there are to many good things about the military to list them all ,most parents do not have the money to send their kids to collage,There is also the fact that the military teaches you alot about self respect somthing alot of kids do not know about.I do not think any parent would send their child in to the military to die thats just wrong.I am guessing you have never served in the military so..... if not please do not judge the men and women that serve our Country not a single one of these men and women are losers.They are heroes if you dont stand behind them feel free to stand in front of them.I would be very proud if my kids joined when they grow up!!!Does this mean that I want my kids to die?NO It means that I hope and pray my kids are loving caring people who are willing to stand and fight for there Country.My husband is fighting for you freedom to talk this stupid ****!!!Show some respect!!!

TMinus10

Why don't we get rid of the cops too? There are so many abuses of the power, they have to go. And when somebody shows up to kick your cr@p you can call... Well I don't know who you're going to call.

Shamus Omalley

This kind of question, along with some of the answers.... this pisses me off. I am active duty military and I really don't understand how easily people can blurt out things they have no idea about. Adensaa, you said people join the military because they want to shoot guns and kill people. This will probably come as a huge shock to you, but their are whole branches of the military that have little contact with weapons, if any.

You really think that military men and women are all rep/con? Do you really believe that the men and women in our armed forces a just a gun toting group of hillbilly warmongers? Another shocker - not all military people support the war, we understand, we are on the front lines. What have you lost in this war? What have you sacrificed? You act angry about this war but you have lost nothing, nothing but the time you spent sitting on the internet vomiting your uninformed, unintelligent babble.

We have made the sacrifice, we have sacrificed our families for years, our bodies as we take shrapnel while covering you, we have sacrificed our friends. Not people we knew a little, but men that we have bunked next to for a whole year, sharing our entire lives with. Yet you have the nerve to sit there, distant from everything, with no possible consequences of your actions and attack those who cover you.

To all you who think you are better than us, the next time you think about how much you despise us, think about what you have lost from this war. Not some idea of how the world viewed you as a human, but what have you physically lost?

Disagree with the war, thats fine, I understand, but until you have been over their and seen it with your own eyes don't think that you have any opinion on the subject. You have no idea.

To answer your question. People do it because they are proud. Proud, and willing to believe that change can come but it does not come by sitting on your couch complaining about the war. Change comes from strong men and women who are willing to act. Perhaps our children will die if they go to war, but by the time they are 18 they will have lived long with responsible adults who thought of others before themselves, and hopefully, without our prodding, or encouraging they will have the goodness in them to choose a job that benefits others. Be it military, law enforcement, doctor, etc. I hope that when you have children, you show them more than a bitter, hateful individual who thinks that you can live your whole life without risk and change anything.

What good is a long life lived if you did nothing with it.

erehwon

Because it provides many opportunites for their children. Not everyone in the military dies.

People who post questions like this = something far worse than a loser that I can not post on here. (But I would like to).

EDIT:
"I would never let my children join the military. I love them too much."

You love your children so much that you would not let them make their own decisions as adults? Or are you just an overbearing mother who likes to control her children like robots?

gib000

My mom hates that I am in the military but it is my life not hers.

Q-burt

LMAO

It is so funny that someone like you is calling me a loser.

Lets review....

Which of the two of us has served the people of the United States? Hmmmm...not you...

Which of us has mentored, trained, taught and encouraged hundreds of young Americans in the last 15 years? Definitely not you.

Which of us is protecting YOUR right to speak out? Well, I can definitely say NOT YOU.

Which of us has been a volunteer fire fighter, middle school assistant, boy scout assistant, helped habitat for humanity, run fund raisers for orphaned children, helped raise funds for disabled veterans, etc. and Still served their country, mentored their Soldiers and succeeded in life?

Um...NOT YOU.

Do yourself a favor and don't talk...you embarrass yourself.

Tapestry6

Oh pleeease! The military teaches you to be diciplined, it teaches you skills that last a lifetime and to be proud of those job skills continue into civilian life, it teaches you to work with others and not be some lone wolf.
Not every guy in the military is going to die.. and death comes to us all one way or another.

Mama boys, learn they can get what they want if they howl enough for it they usually die in a gang fight, become drunk drivers, overweight, addicted to video games or druggies.. oh they are safe until they do that one last step that puts them in a graveyard.
If my son is going to die I would want him to die for his country, not at the hand of some pusher he couldn't pay, or behind the wheel of his car wiping out a family of 4.
You watch too much media garbage.. the media hates the military and does everything in its power to make them look bad. Brainwashing is pretty bad in the U.S. lately.. I guess all those guys who write that garbage were mama boys too.

LargePen15SwangLow

They are not "probably" going to die. That's just your uninformed view point. We've only lost 3500 soldiers in 3 years. It's sad, but we've had over 400,000 (different) troops there, at different time tables throughout the last few years.

Officers in the military start at above $40,000 a year, and at 20 years old, they are ALL responsible for MILLIONS of Dollars in equipment, and at least 30 soldiers even as a young 2nd Lieutenant. I don't think when you were in your early 20's you made $40,000k and lead a team of 30 highly trained soldiers, and were incharge of millions upon millions of dollars of equipment.

You were probably some medium income, clock puncher working to make somebody else rich. While the brave kids lead our country, unselfishly for YOUR freedom. Way to respect them and call Militar=Losers. I'd say most of our soldiers are probably going to go on to bigger and better things than you'll ever know Original Poster.

Anthony S

The military has been a place through out history, in all nations, where someone from the lower class can rise into great positions. Through the use of discipline, and hard work.

Dj_Ez

So, here is my "uneducated, toothless, hillbilly, redneck looser" opinion.

Everyone dies. Get used to the thought. Some of us "Losers" prefer to think that maybe we did some good in our lives before we pass into the great unknown. So what if the only thing I did was join a force so intimidating it kept pirates from sinking the cargo ship your computer was shipped on. So what if those shipping lanes are still open delivering food and materials to third world countries, keeping little children fed. So, who cares that we also helped get rid of a genocidal creep? I do, my parents do, also my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and relatives to numerous to list. If you really care to know how parents can encourage their kids, Ill give you some background on me.

Age 18- I was dumb and had a newborn baby. Got kicked out of college, and had no future prospects. I couldnt see working at a fast food joint, barely making enough to live on, and not being able to support my boy. I joined the Navy. Spent 2 years going to schools, and being PAID!!! for it.

Age 28- Im now making $50k a year on a job I just started in Jan. The guy who is 3 weeks younger than me, who went to college, is making $30k, and if he doesnt get his act together will be fired for the 7th time. Yea, you read that right. In the last year alone he has been fired 6 times.

Am I special? No, I was a United States Sailor. I would PROUDLY encourage all 5 of my boys to explore EVERY option available to them. When they come and tell me that they want to join, I will sit down with them and TALK to them about what they are wanting to accomplish, how the military is going to help them get there, and what benifits they are going to recieve that a "real job" WONT offer them. And BECAUSE I love them, I will support their decisions.

In my "uneducated" opinion, any parent who cant support their 18 y/o kids decision has failed as a parent.

Kristin

You have no right to call the military or people in the military losers. The reason you're able to sit there and type that bull today is because they fought for your freedom for you not to appreciate it. Why don't you just go somewhere that they're constantly fighting and have censors on everything. Maybe you'll appreciate what they did and continue to do for our country.

The military is a real job. They do more in a day than you'll ever do in your pathetic life. I'd be proud of my children if they decided to join the military. It's their choice and I'd love them no matter what. Just like I'm proud of my brother for fighting for this country in Iraq, and my boyfriend for having the guts to join the Air Force or Marines..which ever one he chooses.

I can not believe how disrespectful and ungrateful some of you people are. Get out of my country. THANKS.

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS â™¥

Shamus Omalley - can I like, come give you a hug? *standing ovation*

mustangsally76

It's called PRIDE. Pride in your family and in your country. It's called LOVE..love of your family and love of your country
It's called LOYALTY..loyalty to your family and loyalty to your country.

No one is FORCED to join the military. A person must be 18 or older to join the military. Mommy and Daddy can't sign on the dotted line. My father is military, my bother is military, my husband is military and I can only pray that my son has enough love for his country to join as well. If my husband were to die on Active Duty, I would be proud to hold the folded flag handed to me at his funeral. If my son were to die on Active duty I would stand tall knowing that he made me proud and served his country well.

ssgtjbwife

military = losers = you need to grow a brain.

do you realize that all of the freedoms you have came from all of the men (and women) WILLING to fight for the freedom you are not willing to even give them credit for. WAKE UP! These military losers (as you call them - heroes to me) spend their lives (and sometimes they give up their lives) ensuring that I keep my freedom. They ensure that evil people like you can voice the ignorant opinion you just gave. You may not agree with the concept that your child could potentially die at war but you should never ever in your life call our freedom supporters losers. They do not choose war - they choose to step up to war if the call comes.

Now I can not really imagine that you are dumb enough to acctually beleive that people would "allow" their kids to join the military for the reasons you mentioned above. Parents CHOICE to support what makes their children happy. If joining the military would make your children happy and you discourage it, that makes you a loser.

Just out of curiousity, do you think police officers, fire fighters, EMS, the dog catcher, coast guard, etc are losers too??? They all deserve your respect. Show it!

Maybe we should put your children in a bubble. They might not get hurt in there.

You do not have to agree with war, but you need to remember who provides you your freedom.

celtic_saltire

First, I love my children more than life itself, second,
How dare you disrespect the very people who are protecting you, you and stupid ignorant people like you could never even begin to imagine what the word "PATRIOT" means, you are a disrespectful waste of bloody space, yeh sometimes I must admit I wonder why when retards ( and I picked the word retard deliberately because that's what you are ) like you cross my path.

"GOD BLESS OUR TROOP'S"

Megan W

Oh naive Lisa.
Things are seldom as easy as you're trying to make them sound. I grew up in a military family and for as long as I can remember, I was encouraged to go into the military. Why? Because it was a way to a better life. Also, my mother was an immigrant and I had a desire to serve the country that had given us so many opportunities. Although Bush and the War in Iraq have taken away some of fervor to serve, I still think the US is one of the best nations in the world. Now, just ten years after getting an ROTC scholarship and then an HPSP scholarship for medical school, I have less than 30k in debt and I'm now a MD about to start residency. Not bad for the daughter of an NCO with tons more dreams than money.

Don't be hard on those in the military, there are so many reasons why people go into the military and some of the best people I've ever known have been servicemembers.

Chybabi

Why do you have to make an accusation like that? My mom loves me dearly and she pushed me to go to the military to better myself. Not b/c she wanted me to die. It was an honor to preform my duty for my country. Get off your high house and realize how many people sacrificed their lives for your punk @$$ to say this. If it wasn't for the people in the military, you'd probably be speaking Arabic or have your head cut off by now!!!

Zach K

i myself am current Air Force and I decided to do this to fight and because when I made the decision my parents did not urge me to go in but only supported my decision and me. I went in to get out and some some of the world and have fun. Oh and by the way good luck with your kids not seeing or hearing about the news.

(P.S.-those soldiers are fighting to keep you and everyone else free so why don't you cheer up and try supporting someone for a change including your kids not making all the decisions for them.)

Curtis B

People die crossing the street to get milk. I don't have kids, but assuming I did, I would rather they died fighting for our country, than living without the values I learned in the military. I've always felt that the best way to tell the kind of person someone is, is to see what they are willing to fight and ultimately die for. I, for instance, have served in the military for 15 years, and I would give my life to protect the men I serve with and lead as readily today as I would have when I joined up in 1991.

But, ultimately, they have the final say. All I can do is tell them when they get to junior high that mommy and daddy are spending your college money on a boat, so unless you work really hard and get a scholarship, I'd start working on my pushups.

treehugger_17

Honor... that's why I'd want my kids to join.

Jessica

The military offers a lot.

People can be killed no matter where you go or what you do. Do you think people are wrong to be encouraged to become a police officer or a fireman?

The military is a real job!

Amy S

Jack Nicholson said it best in "A Few Good Men"...

I have little patience for those who eat, sleep, and live under the very protection that I provide, and then question the manner in which I provide it. I would rather they just say "Thank You" or stand to post...

Do you have any idea how many young men died in order for you to have the freedom to denounce your military servicemen and servicewomen... How many have died to assure that ALL Americans are treated equally under the law... and how many have died saving the WORLD from monsters like Hitler?

The military is an honorable profession. How dare you suggest that parents who support their children's decisions to serve their country love their children less than those who somehow still control their adult children's decisions.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

gunplumber_462

Are you trolling or...

...no, you HAVE to be trolling. Nobody's that stupid.

1235

It is not advisable to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listeners.

lilinnocentkitten

All the parents I've known have been against their children joining the military.

But, in cases where the family does encourages their childrens I could see a few reasons. Maybe the family doesn't have the money to pay for their childs education after high school, the military provides benefits, plus some schools with discount their tuition, for military members. The military also provides healthcare to soldiers and job security. If they're going to replace you for one reason or another they will retrain you so you can keep your military job.

I know right now in Michigan the economy is very poor, people are moving out of the state to find jobs. Being in the military the have job openings only available to military personal. This makes job hunting easier in some cases.

Also, there is the case of an unruly child which they can send to boot camp for training, but not quite military service, to help give discipline to the child. Preferably before getting in trouble with the law.

And I take offense to the military being losers because I am a Guardsmen myself.

gcbtrading

ingest defecation and perish

regerugged

Most parents, as far as I know, discourage their children from joining the military.
When your children reach the age of 18, they can enlist. You cannot stop them.
Chew on that fact for awhile.
There is some suspicion that Cindy Sheehan's son reenlisted in the military largely to keep away from his mother. People enlist for lots of reasons.

mister

because they are tooth less junkies of the midwest. people with any money or brains dont join

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