My brother was in the Air Force for 22 years, and my husband for 10, and that's just in my generation. (I was only a civil servant :-).
If Anoreth thinks the military is the right choice for her, we'll support it 110% (in public) and worry ourselves half to death (in private)!
BTW, The picture above is my kid sister, who spent 8 months pounding sand in the Gulf War.
I don't know if she realizes the irony of the fact she can join the VFW, and I can't. We were both active duty, but I never deployed from TX.