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Posted By: cat on 2007-08-30
In Reply to: Army does not always equal - combat (sm)

You don't get to pick your assignments....you just get told what to do!....Spend a little time in the VA hospitals and speak with the older vets....it may widen your perspective and open your eyes.

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My 19-year-old daughter wants to join the Army. I'm very scared at the thought. Any advice out th - Scared mom
- Scared mom --sorry for the long post - Jestme
  - Thank you so much for your wonderful post. - Scared mom
- Thanks to all who responded. I never expected such a response. - Scared mom
  - Your daughter is lucky to have you as - mom.
    - Thanks so much.. Can I have my daughter call you?? LOL - Scared mom
  - response - cat
- hope - cat
- I understand your fear! I have three sons between - sm
- Why the Army? She'd be much safer in Navy - sm
  - Navy? On a boat with thousands of hor*y men? I don't think so. nm - me
    - Is there an age limit on being able to sign up?? I might have missed my chance. LOL - And that's a problem because.....
    - Just because you're in the Navy.... - sm
      - COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!! - ditto
  - other forces - Jan
- during non-combat sure - but the last 3 wars - were all bogus.....like THIS one!!!...sm
  - I agree this war is a joke, and I would not be proud of my kid being a part of it. - nm
- If no war, I would say sure. Not now. Would like to say more, - but can't. Just NO.
- Not to sound harsh here BUT - - missy
  - And if recruited, would send my child to - Maggie
    - And Canada would send him back. Can't do that anymore! - nm
    - I am totally - trose
- re: joining up - Jan
- iraq/daughter - cat
  - Cat - regarding your email to me...sm - were all bogus.....like THIS one!!!...sm
    - e-mail - cat
      - hey cat!! Ya didn't really ruffle...LOL - were all bogus.....like THIS one!!!...sm
- I would just make sure she fully understands - sm
- Army does not always equal - combat (sm)
  - No such thing as non-combat right now. - nm
    - but... - combat (sm)
  - combat - cat
  - Yes, I think it's the most mature decision she has ever made. When she dropped out of school, we - Scared mom
- I'm glad there are people to defend us (sm) - Just me

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No such thing as non-combat right now.
nm

during non-combat sure - but the last 3 wars

Please suggest she think 50 times on this subject before making this decision.....

I, for one, am tired of wars for oil and all this other nonsense!!! Last real wars for the US in my mind were WWII and Korea, and very sad that 58,000 died in the B.S. Vietnam War.....I just saw/heard an American solider (one WITH rank) say in Iraq the other day - *this one is turning out to be our vietnam* -

how sad was that to hear?! And I mean no disrespect to those who did fight in Vietnam - my disrespect comes from D.C. and the fiascos and the lies to the people of the USA perpetuated for GENERATIONS!!