I should have added how we were very impressed about how they educated others in a very low-key, amiable and humorous way without going into tedious detail, especially when people were truly interested and had no background or exposure.
but I knew better…
ear to ear to ask about my Naval Academy bag and how I knew about the Academy. When I told him our DS was at the USNA he was SO excited for him and us! Then he pointed to his name tag and it said from Annapolis, MD…what a small world! 
The nice young man is a Freshman at TAMU…
Where? Is that in Tennessee?Traveled to TAMU today as DD got to order her Aggie Ring
DH suggested I wear my NAVY gear to see how she would react
Before heading back home we stopped to buy some more Aggie gear and while in the store an employee approached me grinning
I would have had words with her.My DS,2025, was a senior in high school last year and knee deep in the admission process. He was discussing his future plans with his friends. His teacher jumped into the conversation and told my son that he was going to hell if he killed someone while fighting for this country. She told him that God did not distinguish between reasons for killing. I wanted to personally track her down and say my peace. However, I tried to take the high road, I told my son that he will always encounter people who are lucky enough to live in a country where they can say whatever they want, even though they will never appreciate the men and women who ensure that they have the right to their voice. He decided to speak to our priest who was wonderful. In some ways I think it helped him to clarify some important issues in his own mind but, I still think she is an evil wind bag
You have aged like a fine wine my friend.
There was a reason James Bond is RN.In the same vein. NROTC DS and civilian GF break up. I tell family member. Family member: “DS is too low class for GF I think”. Me: “Are you saying DS is not good enough for GF?”. Family member “Oh you know what I mean! HE IS GOING INTO THE NAVY!”. Ouch. Sad that people don’t recognize the exceptional caliber of our midshipmen.
Surely associated "going into the navy" with enlisting and not a future member of the ward room.In the same vein. NROTC DS and civilian GF break up. I tell family member. Family member: “DS is too low class for GF I think”. Me: “Are you saying DS is not good enough for GF?”. Family member “Oh you know what I mean! HE IS GOING INTO THE NAVY!”. Ouch. Sad that people don’t recognize the exceptional caliber of our midshipmen.
Ha, I have a similar story. My son had orders to TBS for instructor duty for his first B billet, shore duty, but instead went on a run of three operational billets before the first B billet. He's in the last few months of it now and has spent as much or more time in the field than his three previous commands.
So many folks don't understand the difference
There are some Judeo-Christian theologians who believe that killing is never justified, even in self defense. I certainly think they are in the minority. But I remember my DS telling me about discussions they had along those lines in his religious school (not in public school.) The different points of view were presented to him and discussed, but no one "right" answer was suggested or foist upon him.
“DS is too low class for GF I think”. Yes, that's what I read in this comment.
Judaism doe not have an issue with personal and national self-defense. Judaism reads the 10 Commandments as "Do not Murder" and not "do not kill." There has always been a distinction between the two. Obviously, you can someone or some subset of the group that believes all killing is wrong, but Judaism, in general, has always seen the distinction.
