[Publib] Military thought thread

[Fred Beisser]

Great post, Liz. Thanks. And tell your son "hoo - rah!!!" from me.

Fred

Liz McClain wrote:
> Mainly I just read the posts and digest the material.  But I have to weigh
> in on this military thread.  I do not come from a military family.  My son
> joined the marines after he graduated from college.  He went to Purdue so
> there are some brains there.  he just wanted to join.  He did enlisted
> boot camp before he switched to OCS (Officer Candidate School).  he is now
> gong to law school and will be a JAG officer.  That's the background.
> It was the best thing that could have happened to him.  yes he went to
> college, but the Marines opened his eyes to the kids coming out of
> highschool who couldn't read, or even add well.  He started a book drive
> (through me and the library I worked at).  We sent approximately 300
> paperbacks to Camp Pendleton.
> What I'm trying to get at is, the military is actually a good fit form a
> lot of people.  Not everyone goes into combat zones.  They will learn a
> marketable skill (How many of us would like to do without an electrician?)
> And they give these kids life skills to succeed.  So maybe you don't want
> the recruiters at your local highschool, but just because it isn't right
> for your kid, doesn't mean it isn't right for another one.
>