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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:08 PM Original message |
Basic Training... My son joined the Army reserves, how can he get out? Advice needed... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. AWOL.... if he does that |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Or he could become President some day |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Bush comes from a multimillionaire family |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. True |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. I thought AIT was advanced infantry training |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. If he is that hell-bent.... |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. If he does, be prepared to have him living at home forever |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. Reality probably set in. |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
45. I don't think he realized what he was getting into |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. This might be way out of date. |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
46. Thanks.but not married, no kids.. no excused other than he changed his mind |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:43 AM Response to Reply #46 |
64. My brother went in thinking that they would train him |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. He really needs to take a step back and think about this... |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. Stop trying to talk him out of it and let the MAN do his service. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. You didn't read the post or just don't comprehend it? n/t |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. "he has now finished basic and wants out asap" Why? because he wants out and mommy has been filling |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. He said He advised his son to see it through but |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. After the damage was done. She should now CONVINCE him to stay. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. It is a HE, the father, that is posting. And he has advised his |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Sorry about the gender blindness. No offense meant. My advice stands. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. I most definately agree with you and the father that the son |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Unanimous agreement on a political forum.....I see Drudge Breaking News spinning spotlight here. |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:39 AM Response to Reply #33 |
48. LOL, thank you both |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #28 |
72. A dishonorable discharge is way better than |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #72 |
81. Not really |
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vanlassie (826 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
77. Gender blindness is not all I see here...Do your friends and family |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Or... he had a hell of a DI... just saying |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Then this should be a learning opportunity. And a pleasant one at that. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. It should, and as a former Training Officer (somewhere else) |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Agreed, not optimistic about it working..but, agreed. CO or then suck it up and serve. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
36. Nice- as helpful as you are relevant. nm |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Deleted message |
Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:24 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I missed nothing. And that insult was OLD halfway through second grade. Are you in 2nd grade? |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Sorry Dick, I didn't realize you were that young. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:14 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. SNARK does little to bolster your credence. Quite the opposite, in point of fact. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:41 AM Response to Reply #41 |
50. I just read the entire exchange |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:55 AM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Given the number of servicemembers who made me who I am today, I look at his posts like "WTF"? |
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JANdad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 04:13 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. "Psyche Profile"? |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 05:03 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I was shooting high, trying for one of the "enlisted-career-fast-track" programs they advertised... |
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JANdad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 05:16 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. So you tried to enlist |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:07 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. I was 5 months out of high school, and six weeks from turning 17... |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. Try these. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. Well I wan't going to say the obvious |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. website with information on military discharges inside. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
21. If he wants out bad enough, and talks to his commanders and anyone else who |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Not that easy these days. Bodies are not as plentiful as before. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:44 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. No, but commanders and doctors have a lot of leeway to make or influence decisions |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
24. This is an interesting thread. nt |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
26. He's done the worst of it. |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:47 AM Response to Reply #26 |
51. Thanks for a very informative post! |
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aasleka (465 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. A good lesson in responsibility he might not get out |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. My husband had a troop get drummed out for not practicing "personal hygiene". |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. He would be tested. If he drugs up in order to fail, he would ruin his life with the discharge spec. |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
35. Say that he's gay. |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
39. Tell'em he is a Gay Atheist.... |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #39 |
68. I was an Atheist in the military |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:01 AM Response to Reply #68 |
83. That's great... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
40. Did he ever say why he wanted out? n/t |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:57 AM Response to Reply #40 |
52. Our dialogue has been limited by circumstances but... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:45 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Well, the Army could always use someone... |
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phillysuse (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
42. Time to explore his sexuality |
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GoldenOldie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #42 |
49. Hey Guys! This isn't your father's Army! |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
44. He's 22 it's his problem now n/t |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
47. Cripes, he either bucks up and toes the line or... |
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eFriendly (260 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
53. If he has any medical condition(s) that may have been missed |
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Jack_DeLeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
54. No one can make you do anything you dont want to... |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
61. Here's a few web sites that may be useful: |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
62. Declaring "CO" status won't help |
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czechpat (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
63. dont go awol! |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
65. I think AWOL is a very bad idea |
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czechpat (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
66. Yeah, AWOL bad, unless you're a bush |
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czechpat (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
67. once more |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
69. It won't result in a dishonorable discharge, so relax |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
70. I wanted to thank all who helped me out here |
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Release The Hounds (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
71. I had a buddy get out during AIT |
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czechpat (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
73. right |
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czechpat (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
74. yeah |
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czechpat (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
75. and yeah |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
76. I'm sorry he had to learn the hard way. |
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DarbyUSMC (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
78. I wish my right arm wasn't broken so I could type a more |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
79. He can always say he's gay. nt |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
80. It gets a whole lot easier after Basic |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
82. Maybe if he acts crazy as hell. |
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