[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I joined the Army 3 days after I turned 17, my father signed for me.
It was the best thing for me at that time.
Basic training was a breeze and much easier than the jobs I had done.

[mystery-ak]

There were several factors why I would not sign for my son.

1...I refused to let him serve under Clinton...and in 99 it was uncertain who would win in 2000....I told the recruiter to call back after the election, he had a real good chuckle out of that!...

2...I wanted my son to get a college education first and go to OCS.....

3...We fought over this (screaming matches) for several days..my hubby agreed with my son, I held firm and won out.

4...It was bad enough my hubby was serving under Clinton and didn't want the same for my son and possibly even algore.

5..my son stayed in school and got an associates degree in criminology before 911...then all bets were off...