How Do You Feel About Your Child Joining The Military?
By mcjustin
@mcjustin (82)
United States
3 responses
@sizzle3000 (3036)
• United States
1 Jan 08
I would be very proud of my daughter if she joined the military. She would be following in her fathers foot steps as well as other members of the family. I have family over in Iraq now fighting to free those people and keep us safe here at home. I would never try to talk anyone out of doing what they think is right, any more than I would try to convince someone to join. Being a part of the military is an honor and it has to be a choice given freely. You have to want to protect the people of your country. You have to want to stant up for freedom and what is right. I am very proud of all my family who served in the military in one way or another. I would ask that they be safe and keep their heads down. I would ask that they are sure this is what they wanted to do. I would worry yes but I would not want to stop my child from doing what she felt is right for her. God Bless all the soldiers.
@mcjustin (82)
• United States
1 Jan 08
KUDOS to you sizzle. It's an honorable profession if one chooses to make a career out of it as I did. But even a couple of years in the military will teach young adults to be responsible, mature adults.
My hat is off to your family members who are serving their country so proudly.
@mcjeannie (703)
• Philippines
26 Dec 07
Just for the thought of it,my sons joining the military? I am already broken hearted.It is like having them offered as sacrificial "lamb". Can be butchered anytime.Well, I cannot help myself thinking this way because of how it was sensationalized how the soldiers fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.Not to mention too about their way of living in that area. But if my sons would truly want to serve the country for the sake of FREEDOM, I would support them to carry on.But if just to decide for them, I will still strongly oppose not to join. What would happen to my grandchildren if they join the military, they might not even see the light of the day.But my greatest reason for them not to join is that because I still wanted to see them grow and see them happy, but not in these heroic acts that shorten their lives.They can have other ways and means to be heroes in their ordinary life...like being good citizens, a good taxpayer as well as a good husband to their wife and father to their family!
