OT: He's in the Army now!!

Oh WOW!! I am very proud of him for wanting to volunteer to proudly serve our great country. Going in as a MP will have lots of leads to gettig a good job after he gets out, if he does!! Oh, I guess that is if you want or have no reervations for loved ones being police.

His trining will more than likely be up at Lost in the Woods, Misery - LOL! so will notbe all that far from home you can make weekend visits when he can have passes!! That is where the MP school is anyhow.

((BIG HUGS for all!!))

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Give my congrats to DS#1... that is very exciting news for him. Of course, it is understandably worrying for you, but you are right, he would've signed up anyway if it's what he's always wanted to do, I wish you all, all the best :o)

Wow Kenda that is a big step. I'm so glad he got to take it in a direction that he really wanted to go. Watching our babies grow up can be so hard and so exciting all at the same time.

Lynne

You should be very proud of him. He's really thought this through, which is something most teens don't do...think things through. I know the past several weeks have been trying, but he'll come through all this and for the better. My brother went in the Army National Gaurd shortly after high school, and says it was the best thing that ever happened to him. I know you guys will treasure all the special moments over the next year!

Thank your son for taking that huge step! (I can't imagine MP jobs filling up and being gone had he waited til he was 18 BUT, who knows)

My DH has been in the AF for 14+ years now. There are times I wish we weren't but other times I am so blessed for the life we have had. I'd not be where I am, Germany, if he'd not been in. (Granted it took 13 years of begging to get here LOL)

This is a huge choice and one to be proud of him for. You'll be busting when boot camp is over :)

Susan Germany

I am very proud of him too Dave! More so with all the termoil in the world. He has always wanted to go into the military, ever since he could talk! LOL He has recently decided on the MP. And yes training will be in MO. DH doesn't realize that I plan to go and visit him on a regular basis! Guess that means we will need to get a more econimical vehicle....but that's okay too. DS is now ready for school to start so he can get it over with.....

Thankyou Cec. Heck if I'm to be completely honest I would worry almost as much if he were going off to college instead of boot camp. He's my first after all.

Hard is such an understatement! I find it scary, not sure if the scary is for them or me......I am happy they are growing up but sad that they are no longer babies. But DH reminded me that there will be grandbabies in the years to come. That helps perk things up! LOL

Kenda...glad to hear that things are beginning to look up for DS#1. As a Mum of two boys I can empathise with you on their making wrong choices in the transitional phases in their lives. Hope everything goes smoothly now that he has been accepted for what he wants to do! I know that he has had a couple of things contribute to his minor "hiccups" and I am sure that those shook his confidence a bit...... but I am so pleased that he has obviously gained in maturity from those situations and is coming through the other side :o)

He has thought about this for a very loooong time. He did alot of research carefully checked out the job descriptions, talked to former military personnel before deciding which branch he wanted.

I will do that Susan. His biggest concern was being able to get started as soon as high school was done. He didn't want to have to wait until the end of the year to go to boot camp and then on to ATI, since they schedule when they go to BC around the ATI. I hope he gets to go somewhere like Germany, will give me a great excuse to go and visit! LOL

Grandma Kenda - - - BAWAHA BAWAHA!!!!!!

(cringing)

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Just remember the sign I made for my parents..."Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your kids." LOL My parents swear that sign is true. Mom says it's one of the best things I ever gave her, besides 2 of her 3 grandkids. LOL

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I think you're right Marilyn, the "hiccups" seemed to shake his confidence and that lead him to make some poor choices. We'll now wait and see over the next few months how things go. (crossing fingers for smooth!)

I like the sound of it, though not for a FEW more years at least!

I have to say that I was very pleased that he took the time to research and ask questions of former military to decided where he wanted to go. I does take maturity and I must say that he has always been very mature for his age.

LOL on the volunteer fire dept. It will be okay!!