Son is thinking of joining the Coast Guard (VANITY)

n/a ^ | 5/23/05 | Mom

[jjames001]

One thing I forgot to put in my original post that says much about the kind of boy we raised is this. He came home from school on 9/11/2001, and one of the first questions he asked me was how old did he have to be to join to fight those bas###ds (first time I ever heard him swear).

If he wants to fight, I recommend going into the infantry for Marines...Sounds like you have a great kid, I bet he'd make a good officer in whatever branch he decides to join.

[coder2]

He has been checking into the Marines --- that's why I was surprised when the Coast Guard came up because he had made no mention of it at all.

He is a good kid -- sometimes I swear I don't know how that happened !!!

[RinaseaofDs]

Send him to Europe maybe and let him see how the rest of the world lives. Eye opener big time.

[coder2]

Now that, I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy !!!

[goldfinch]

He went in as enlisted then ??

Sorry to be so slow getting back to you. Yes. My nephew's friend went in as enlisted. He is not from a military family and he had not spent much time on the ocean. As I said, he does not know if he will make a career of it, but he likes it and feels he is doing something important.