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My little brother

Signed his papers yesterday and is now officially enlisted in the Marines.  He is only 18 so I have mixed feelings about this.  He will leave for boot camp in March. 

Re: My little brother

  • Oh wow. Both my brothers are in the military. Oldest one joined at 22 to Air Force. Other one joined Army at 23. It is really hard to deal with at first and not sure what their situation is but both my brothers, especially the oldest were in kind of a rut and not sure what to do with life. This was really good for them to do and definetly matured them. Even after basic they will seem to have a completely different attitude. Hopefully he gets stationed somewhere close! Does he know what he wants to do?
  • My cousin recently enlisted in the Navy and is doing so fantastic, her life has direction and meaning now and she just got married in Pensacola where she is stationed.  She is loving FL and loving Navy life and couldn't be happier.

    Like the PP said, if someone is stuck in a rut or not sure where they want to go and school is not for them, this helps set them a path for a long-term future and career.  It's a great move.  DH was a Marine, he's very proud of it!

  • My cousin is in the Army. He spent 2 consecutive years in Iraq as a logistics contractor, so I new this was likely the direction he would go. He seems to like it, like everything else there are some days that are better than others :) He thought he would get orders overseas shortly after basic, but it hasn't happened yet. 

    My husband is ex-marines, too. Ooh-rah!

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  • My oldest SS joined the Marines as well a couple months back.  He leaves in January.  I'm sure my next one will be right behind him.  He's already working out/training with them weekly.
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