Just thought i would share my own "coming out" of the military closet story
My dad was an army brat and when i told him that i wanted to join the military he understood, and then promptly went and bought me a bunch of military-themed books in which everyone dies... but hey he's my dad. My mom on the other hand cried for a whole day and called in her super liberal hippie sister to come take me to her house for a week for some re-education with auntie... it sucked. Then my mom got into a huge fight with my boyfriend's former marine dad and she cried for another two days. but although she was super apposed to it in the beginning she has come around in light of the recent violence in the koreas. we live in shanghai and it was a very near miss. (many of my classmates evacuated as soon as the tension started) ... while i dont suggest that one should provoke an unstable dictator inorder to sway your parents opinions, it was very beneficial for my whole family to see what very real threats are out there. as much as anyone hates war it is a part of the human experience and as long as there are people there will need to be a military to protect them.
To your own personal situation, if you give it time im sure your parents will come to understand your desire to serve.
elds
My dad was an army brat and when i told him that i wanted to join the military he understood, and then promptly went and bought me a bunch of military-themed books in which everyone dies... but hey he's my dad. My mom on the other hand cried for a whole day and called in her super liberal hippie sister to come take me to her house for a week for some re-education with auntie... it sucked. Then my mom got into a huge fight with my boyfriend's former marine dad and she cried for another two days. but although she was super apposed to it in the beginning she has come around in light of the recent violence in the koreas. we live in shanghai and it was a very near miss. (many of my classmates evacuated as soon as the tension started) ... while i dont suggest that one should provoke an unstable dictator inorder to sway your parents opinions, it was very beneficial for my whole family to see what very real threats are out there. as much as anyone hates war it is a part of the human experience and as long as there are people there will need to be a military to protect them.
To your own personal situation, if you give it time im sure your parents will come to understand your desire to serve.
elds