Your son/daughter goes where???

KLCman said:
Why aren't you going to university, you're smart enough to go?

The worst question: So you're enlisting in the military?

So you want to kill people?

Why would you join the Air Force, won't you have to give up like 20 years of your life?
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And they're especially bothersome when they come from family.... and continue through commissioning. :(
 
Met a woman at church yesterday whom I had not seen in five or six years. So, we're chatting after Mass, and she asks how my kids are all doing. So, I give her the basic low-down for all my children. She shakes her head when I finish and says: "I always felt badly that your twins didn't go to college."
 
fencersmother said:
Met a woman at church yesterday whom I had not seen in five or six years. So, we're chatting after Mass, and she asks how my kids are all doing. So, I give her the basic low-down for all my children. She shakes her head when I finish and says: "I always felt badly that your twins didn't go to college."
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Ack!
 
fencersmother said:
Met a woman at church yesterday whom I had not seen in five or six years. So, we're chatting after Mass, and she asks how my kids are all doing. So, I give her the basic low-down for all my children. She shakes her head when I finish and says: "I always felt badly that your twins didn't go to college."
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So we have to know..... what in the world was your reply ?!?
 
It's true, I'm a bit out of practice in this regard. I assured her they did indeed "go to college" and that one is now in a PhD program, while a C130 pilot being deployed a few times, and the other happily flying to all the continents, seeing the world, and somehow, he'd managed to earn a degree in Physics and that he "drives" a C5. Well, I should never have called him the C5 "driver" because she then asked, "How big is his tank?"

Literally, I left speechless.
 
fencersmother said:
It's true, I'm a bit out of practice in this regard. I assured her they did indeed "go to college" and that one is now in a PhD program, while a C130 pilot being deployed a few times, and the other happily flying to all the continents, seeing the world, and somehow, he'd managed to earn a degree in Physics and that he "drives" a C5. Well, I should never have called him the C5 "driver" because she then asked, "How big is his tank?"

Literally, I left speechless.
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Hey, both of these are Galaxies!

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My first car was a 1968 Ford Galaxy 500 with a 427 engine, two-tone blue. I bought it while in high school with my huge savings from working the at the Dairy Queen. I think it got gallons to the mile, but, oh! I did love that car.
 
fencersmother said:
My first car was a 1968 Ford Galaxy 500 with a 427 engine, two-tone blue. I bought it while in high school with my huge savings from working the at the Dairy Queen. I think it got gallons to the mile, but, oh! I did love that car.
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Wow! 427! Soooo... both the '68 Ford and the C-5 presumably had "big tanks."

Also, I only wish the DQ we all discuss here on the SA Forum was about the Dairy Queen! ;)
 
fencersmother said:
My first car was a 1968 Ford Galaxy 500 with a 427 engine, two-tone blue. I bought it while in high school with my huge savings from working the at the Dairy Queen. I think it got gallons to the mile, but, oh! I did love that car.
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Ha! Drove one of those but it was my parents. My first car was a '56 Chevy. I measured my mileage by the quart of oil.
 
Hey! My dad had a '57 Bel Air.
I learned to drive in a '66 Impala with the 283 V8.

Not quite the 427, but still quite the guzzler.
 
That car could really MOVE, and for a girl, it was (I'm told) an unusual choice of vehicle. But, I'd been driving since I was 13, first the small tractor, then the combine (before they had tv, a/c, and their own toilets).

Learned to drive a manual transmission on my dad's '67 Shelby Cobra, red w/ black stripe. Did donuts in the Baptist Church parking lot.

But, if we are to discuss cars, I suppose we should start another thread.
 
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Oscar Whiskey said:
I wish I had a dollar for everytime I've had to swallow my pride and say; "It's like West Point for the Air Force."
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Sure but most people have heard of West Point, a lot less know the USAFA or Naval Academy even exists. I find the stupid comments and questions funny. You have to realize, they don thave a clue. I tell my people my son will be flying for the Air Force and they all think it is cool. They also all think he will fly a fighter but I dont go into how he may fly a heavy or something else. Most people at least in Los Angeles where I live, have no connectiont to the military. I have no connection and neither does my father. My father in law fought in the Arab Israeli wars (Israeli side) including Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War in the 70s but he was a mechanic and while he was in the front lines working on the equipment, he wasnt actually firing on anyone My son went to an elite high school in LA. As far as I know he is the only kid who did Rotc in college from his class. A friend of his from the school but graduated a year later, got into West Point. Those are the only two know from that school in the last 4 years that did anything related to the military.
 
Me personally; I don't mind ignorance. Simply means they "Don't know". It's ok when they say things like; Too bad s/he didn't get accepted into college or Too bad s/he didn't get into a "Good" college.

I can deal with that. My son however, had a math teacher who knew very well what the air force academy was. He told my son he was disappointed that my son chose the academy. He thought he'd have better opportunities if he went to a "Real" college and not a military school. He thought my son would be limiting himself. We blew it off. A couple years later, I ran into him and other teachers at the high school. They asked how my son was doing. (Most teachers were very excited for my son's decision. He was a school favorite among teachers, principal and football/soccer coaches). I told them he finished his Bachelor's at the air force academy in 4 years; 1 1/2 years later finished his Masters; and another 1 1/2 years later he finished his PhD. So, at 25 years old, he had all 3 degrees; a great paying job; seeing the world; and NO STUDENT DEBT. The teachers were all happy.

The math teacher however had that look on his face. He knew that I remembered the previous conversation and how he thought my son was wasting his talent and abilities. So now, this 35 year old teacher who had just finished his Master's after about 10 years of part time school while working; has to deal with his 25 year old prior student who has a PhD as well as his Masters. (And making a lot more money than him). The look was PRICELESS!!!

FWIW: I normally am not the type that rubs people's noses into anything. We all have our lives, our choices, our talents, skills, etc. that we live our lives around. What's best for one person isn't necessarily best for someone else. But when someone has to take a position beyond their opinion; and try and make it a "Point of fact" without knowing anything of which they speak; I can't help calling them out for being an idiot.
 
Christcorp said:
Me personally; I don't mind ignorance. Simply means they "Don't know". It's ok when they say things like; Too bad s/he didn't get accepted into college or Too bad s/he didn't get into a "Good" college.

I can deal with that. My son however, had a math teacher who knew very well what the air force academy was. He told my son he was disappointed that my son chose the academy. He thought he'd have better opportunities if he went to a "Real" college and not a military school. He thought my son would be limiting himself. We blew it off. A couple years later, I ran into him and other teachers at the high school. They asked how my son was doing. (Most teachers were very excited for my son's decision. He was a school favorite among teachers, principal and football/soccer coaches). I told them he finished his Bachelor's at the air force academy in 4 years; 1 1/2 years later finished his Masters; and another 1 1/2 years later he finished his PhD. So, at 25 years old, he had all 3 degrees; a great paying job; seeing the world; and NO STUDENT DEBT. The teachers were all happy.

The math teacher however had that look on his face. He knew that I remembered the previous conversation and how he thought my son was wasting his talent and abilities. So now, this 35 year old teacher who had just finished his Master's after about 10 years of part time school while working; has to deal with his 25 year old prior student who has a PhD as well as his Masters. (And making a lot more money than him). The look was PRICELESS!!!

FWIW: I normally am not the type that rubs people's noses into anything. We all have our lives, our choices, our talents, skills, etc. that we live our lives around. What's best for one person isn't necessarily best for someone else. But when someone has to take a position beyond their opinion; and try and make it a "Point of fact" without knowing anything of which they speak; I can't help calling them out for being an idiot.
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If you don’t mind me asking, did your son recieve a scholarship upon graduation from USAFA, or did he jump straight into active duty?
 
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JohnPHosss said:
If you don’t mind me asking, did your son recieve a scholarship upon graduation from USAFA, or did he jump straight into active duty?
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Not meaning to put words in his mouth but Christcorp stated that his son received a RAND Scholarship and entered a PhD program immediately out of the Academy in this Grad School after USAFA thread. You may want to check out his first post as well as others throughout that thread.
 
I gave up a lot of opportunities I’ve been working at for a long time to apply For the academies this year. Most of my teachers, faculty, and family were supportive of my decision; however, I had one teacher who constantly questioned why I wanted to do that. I finally asked him why he thought it wasn’t best for me and his response was that the army is for people who don’t have anything going for them and i had a lot of potential to do great things. I responded with yes and those great things are with the military.
It stung at first but I understand that some people truly don’t understand the will to serve. I come From a military family and my teacher had came from a different background. He simply didn’t understand.
 
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