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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
Nope, although I would encourage them to become an officer, whether through ROTC or a service academy, if they show an interest.
The reasons why are self-evident. I would, however, be proud of either of my children for making that choice and sticking with it (if I was unable to talk them out of it).
S_A_M
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Absent pressing national concern (on the scale of WWII), I would greatly discourage any child from enlisting as a grunt, but if they wanted to do ROTC or West Point, that would be fine. My general view of life as a grunt is that it sucks as badly as just about anything else imaginable.
My suspicion is the little hellions might be more likely, however, to take up with whatever the current equivalent of the Sandinistas is. And I'd be proud of them if they did that as well.
