Posted on 07/10/2006 9:56:57 AM PDT by MplsSteve
At 17, Leo Valle was dazzled by the money and other perks that came with service in the National Guard. So in March, the South St. Paul resident signed up to join.
He soon had second thoughts.
Valle's parents, who had given their written consent, didn't want him to go. His girlfriend was against it, too. When Valle saw a video about the rigors of basic training, he decided he had made the wrong decision. "I didn't want to do it anymore," he said recently. "They yell in your face and you take orders."
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
It's sort of a shame that those who have sacrificed in past wars now have to grow old with such Pieces of SHIITE to carry on and protect them.
We're doomed.
Wait 'til he gets married. /sarc
Better off not having this POS in our Armed Forces. Would you want him "watching your six?"
sounds like a little democrat in training to me.
That's a great story about your Dad...The rules and rights of trainees have changed over they years. This kid would be a time draining cancer on the NCOs. It's better to just tear up the contract.
3706 BMTS 1983 Flt 209, SST McIntyre and Tsgt Euriegas - Best time of my life :) /s
He should be classified as a deserter. They should drag his butt off to basic, and after recycling him 3 or 4 times, he should receive a less than honorable discharge.
I signed up at 17, parents signed off the paper work and my dad inducted me in on 25 MAR 03 (He was an Army Officer)
Headlines read in the daily paper, Army loses, Air Force gains - My dad was retiring right after I solemnly swore :)
one of the toughest soldiers I ever met while I was in service had to get parental permission to enlist, because SHE joined at 17 also.
basic training was a fun experience for me. this little wuss woould have been the center of attention in my basic training. Everyone would be lined up waiting for their turn to kick the crap out of him.
They were in boot camp together? Co-ed boot camp? Things sure have changed.
I ran raw recruits through basic training at Ft. Knox Kentucky during the Viet Nam era. All draftees, and nobody wanted to be there, including yours truly. All we had to say was that we were going to teach them how to save their collective a**es when they went to war, and we always had 100% participation. In fact, I cannot recall one slacker in basic, and they were all eyes and ears from day 1. It always amazed me how that worked.
Nat'l Guard basic.
NG recruits go through basic at Army bases, the same as reg Army....
>>"They yell in your face and you take orders."<<
Just like working at a fast food place.
Yep, C-206, 1990, Orlando FL. And yes, it sucked. But I had made a commitment that I wasn't ready to back out of just because I had to exercise on two hours of sleep every day. This little pussy should look before he leaps.
I'm in the Guard... You have to be pretty hard up for the money to dazzle you.
" But father, I don't want to join the Guard; I just want to siiiiing!!
Wow. Interesting story. Leo and his parents bear the full responsibility here. But from what is written in the article, the military will probably let him out.
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