[PhiKapMom]

I know several parents that wouldn't sign off on student loans for their kids so they kids joined the National Guard to pay for college. I heard one Mom really complaining that her son had to serve all summer in the Guard and had to drop out of some college activities. What do they expect when the won't help with college by signing off on the student loans or help with expenses? These kids and parents were used to getting a free ride through Guard paid college and now reality is hitting home IMHO.

Anybody that would listen to a recruiter needs a reality check. There isn't a recruiter around that could guarantee that someone wouldn't be sent into combat.

[newsworthy]

Good point. To say explicitly that he "didn't join for patriotism" is to seriously question his motives. The purpose of the military isn't to subsidize education, despite what the liberals would have us believe.

[forward]

It's interesting that some parents and some enlistees seem so naive. Don't we all know that signing up for any branch of the military may put them in harms way?

Do some parents really think that enlisting in the military means that their son or daughter will receive free goodies from their government?,-- and then are shocked that these precious children are subject to going into a war situation?

Enlisting in the military is a very serious decision--one that should not be taken lightly, even if it is conceived that the world is trouble free at their time of enlistment.

This all seems to me to be such a basic unterstanding, but with some reactions , like with Sue Niederer, you have to wonder.

Guess I just said the same thing PhiKapMom!

[UltraKonservativen]

..Anybody that would listen to a recruiter needs a reality check. There isn't a recruiter around that could guarantee that someone wouldn't be sent into combat...

WHOAA! Wait a minute there. Recruiters explain the advantages and opportunities available through service to your country. Recruiters never guarantee that you will not see combat. You're signing for the military, what do you expect? An all expense paid vacation.

They also appeal to young man's sense of patriotism and duty. They usually have a chest full of medals that you can ask about their meaning. What makes you think they are liars. You're making it sound like they are some kind of group that "SHANGAI'S" a crew for uncle Sam.