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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:01 PM Original message |
Need advice re: teenage son and the military |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. My advice is to take him at his word. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. As the parent of a 13 yo who has toyed with--and so far rejected the idea of joining-- |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Well, except that he assured me he would NEVER try drugs or alcohol, either |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Teens are far more likely to try those as they're routine in many circles |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. Explain to him that the US is a terrifyingly huge bully whose military doesn't "protect" ... |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. What a crock of shit |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Take it up with Smedley Butler. |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:50 PM Original message |
Who the hell is Smedly Butler? |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
33. Smedley Butler is one of America's finest heroes |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Quite a man and soldier |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #41 |
71. Cowman, |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Sorry about that |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
37. Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
54. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
57. Butler also left the Marine Crops very pissed off that he did not become CMC |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #24 |
92. Explain ... |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
58. Agreed. This post is a crock of sh*t. |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Semper Fi, love the Marines |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #59 |
72. So how come you don't know enough not to call them 'soldiers'? |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:27 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. I already explained |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #58 |
88. Hyperbolic, perhaps... but not so full of shit... |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
63. +10000000000000000 |
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SargeUNN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. I served in 2 Branches and tell young people not to join |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Even Growing Up As An Army Brat... I VOWED NEVER To Marry Anyone |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
45. It is an incredible insult how we treat our veterans |
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tmyers09 (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm weird. I am vehemently anti-war... |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Thank you for the input. That's what he tells me, but I worry that |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 08:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
86. Good.... always remember that shit ain't real.... |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. If he's determined to join, try to encourage him to one of the |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Navy would be the branch I would choose, but he's deathly afraid of boats |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Oh dear. Well, there is my old stomping grounds, the Balloon Corps. |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. If he does change his mind |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. Let your adult son do what he wants when he turns 18 |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Hehe, word. Next two years? Try past 10 years! |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
40. the worry never stops |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
11. I told my son that if he really wanted to join |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
39. +10000 |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
82. Not a bad idea. For anyone. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
87. 1 - 2 penis amputations/day. Body armor keeps you alive with horrific extremity injuries. |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. My son is joining the Air national guard |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. But that's the thing, I don't think any parents expect their child to |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I know, but people here on DU probably talk about these things with their kids more |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
36. You're not thinking rationally. |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
43. yes, they are too young to know what they are doing |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. Be there to talk to him when he needs it. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. What about the Coast Guard? |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
47. Doesn't the Coast Guard |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Coast Guard is extremely hard to join right now |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. That's such a shame |
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Corgigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #53 |
84. My daughter is going into the Coast Guard |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
17. My sone is 23 now, but a few years ago, I had the same worries |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Ski bum in CO, lol. Awesome! |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
18. I love those games too, and I would never dream of joining the military. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. +1. You don't magically heal heath by hiding in the corner in real life. |
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biermeister (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
22. He may want to check out this site to get a little insight |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
25. Let him do what he wants. |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
28. If he's not going to college...... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
31. The video can backfire |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #31 |
51. I've already put him on the CIA mailing list |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
32. I worry about this too, which is why I started telling him the truth early |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
34. respect your son, |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:56 PM Original message |
+1000 |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
35. Why are you projecting onto him? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
38. Talk to him, explain the reality of the world |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. wise advice |
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kgnu_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
42. I would allow him to watch it - He needs to know |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
46. During the Vietnam era when my sons were young, the boy's |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Your choice |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
48. Best thing I ever did |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
50. The Coast Guard, after training he can request a posting on the west coast |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Sorry, most of that is incorrect |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
52. I was in the army very long ago, but many things about it have not changed, |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
55. Thank you to everyone who posted to this thread |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. he should consider law enforcement |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. Or |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:26 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. i used to be a firefighter |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:29 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Boys... |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #67 |
77. You know |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:54 PM Response to Reply #67 |
89. Reno 911 summed it up... |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:58 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. yea, i only get to do that stuff |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #55 |
64. You are very |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
62. Tell him to join the Air Force or the Navy if he begins thinking about it. |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
66. Maybe talk to him about future career possibilities. |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
69. while me may have no "college aspirations" - |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
70. Take him to the local VA hospital |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:39 PM Response to Reply #70 |
79. This one. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
73. Its not the end of the world. |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
74. All you can do is pray and wish him well. It isn't all bad. I come from a |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
78. Have him talk to some f'd up vets who have had to do some f'd up sh*t. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
80. No advice. Just hope and pray. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
81. Line up training for a trade after he graduates so that he doesn't sit idle as recruiter bait. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
83. Don't fixate on it. |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
85. Most of you posters are forgetting the most important thing.... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
91. My daughter and I spent some time with the IVAW folks. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
93. Are you against him joining? |
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