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And furthermore, I am thinking that you should definitely NOT decide to go Army or Navy or AF. Frankly, I feel that at 22, you are not a leader. You cannot stand up to the objections of your parents, I cannot imagine how you will lead my children in the Sandbox.
Military service is so much more than just "I want a job after college." And while you may be afraid of your parents' response, and while you may want the glory of wearing the uniform and the medals, really, an army , navy, air force officer is there to lead.
Yes, TO LEAD. To lead people into battle, to lead them into harms way, to lead them through situations they cannot imagine, to lead them when every fiber of their bodies says DO NOT GO THERE.
Yes, there are support jobs but even there, an officer is called to be a leader, not to be that guy who at age 22 is afraid to tell his parents he's following his dreams.
Military service is so much more than just "I want a job after college." And while you may be afraid of your parents' response, and while you may want the glory of wearing the uniform and the medals, really, an army , navy, air force officer is there to lead.
Yes, TO LEAD. To lead people into battle, to lead them into harms way, to lead them through situations they cannot imagine, to lead them when every fiber of their bodies says DO NOT GO THERE.
Yes, there are support jobs but even there, an officer is called to be a leader, not to be that guy who at age 22 is afraid to tell his parents he's following his dreams.