What would you say if your son wanted to become a Green Beret?
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That was a perfecly answered extremely intense question. I have nothing but the utmost respect for both of them.
Well said
The military has a funny way of you wording your intentions in a not so normal way that is straight to the point but also not trying to hurt them, until they want to. I will love and support my family member's decisions but try to convince them why something isn't the best thing to do. That's a good man.
that's how I feel as a vet and ex-cop with a 15-year-old son, no to police and no to enlisted, maybe Officer as my dad was but I was not enlisted or a cop...
@@vecistus thank you.
Lame
My father was a green beret in the 80s.... I became a scout.... He was not happy.
I'm sending my son to military school next year and hope it gets it out of his system.
How can I not want to light' em up for it
I was denied the same poition for being an adrenaline junky.. hmm maybe it saved my life
Fair answer.
Team never quit
I have been asked this same question by my closest friends.I am a former SF officer and now a State Police Investigator-I have tried to steer my son away from what I do,but to no avail.He just graduated the Q course and when I talk to him,he tells me when he’s done with his service,he’s going to be a Trooper.I feel proud as hell,and also like I failed him.
You're a good father. Good luck to your son.
75th Ranger Regiment
You didn't fail him in the slightest, What a Great Young Man and You Must Be A Great Dad, I tried to talk mine into at least waiting, til after college to No Avail , I Was Told(& it still chokes me up) that He was Following in the Footsteps of His Hero and How Could Anything Be More Satisfying Than To Live You Life in The Service of Helping and Saving Others , Thank You Guys
@@justinbaker6755 thank you for saying this.
@@CaughtCrazy I feel a sense of pride in what I’ve done with my life,I just fear for his safety and that I can’t protect him.I never worried about myself-I was born without a fear of dying-but that has been my life-when my boy says he wants to do what I do,I feel pride,but also a sense of dread-like my wife and I will get that call..
You didn't fail him! You made a young man who is prepared to give his life in defense of our nation! That in it's self something to be extremely proud of. In addition he will be entering a group of men unlike any others in our country for life! He will learn how special his father really was. The value system he will learn and the integrity it demands will be a part of him forever and he will learn the true meaning of love for fellow man. I personally want to thank you for continuing to take those values you learned in SF into becoming a Trooper. He has one hell of a father!
Hell no. 3 Afghan deployments and several more as a contractor, my son is joining the Air Force if he’s feeling froggy 😂
If he's feeling "froggy" then he'll Join the navy a become a "frog man" lol.
@@ethankc2864 😂
IDK he may not enjoy the life of a 15W either lol Gotta get him that nice comfort job patrolling the 704th and see da LAZER BEAMS :)
Joins Air Force, becomes CCT
@@briankisner5035 Air Force special operations is no joke that’s for sure
I would tell my son to join the Coast Guard and become a puddle pirate
Yeah: Coasties are cool
After being a grunt for 21 years and retiring in 2009 my son told me that after I bought him a PS3 and the damn war game I fucked up and said welcome to murder Inc . My son joined the US Army deployed to Afghanistan in 2018 from ft Carson as a E-5 and I will tell you as a father that deeply bothered me to no end knowing my son was in harms way . Luckily he came home . I have always regretted saying that.
I would say that for the military overall. My dad did 21 years as a TACP, and he did the same thing to me. I still did it and realized he was right, you sacrifice a lot of your personal life and a lot of of things.
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My son was born two weeks after I came home from my first deployment. June 17, 2002, and from talking age, he kept saying he was going into the Army.
I spent the next 18 years trying to convince him to attend college first, then the military. I thought he would never join if he went to college first. Then I started saying, “well, don't pick combat arms.” I knew he would do it anyway...he’s CAV Scout and just came home from his first deployment. All we can do is support them, acknowledge and call them out on their fuck ups along the way, don't spoil them, guide, love, and help them learn from their mistakes.
Quotes from my dad that I've thought about so many times throughout my life, marriage, and raising kids. Just to share...
1) “if you think the grass is greener somewhere else, you'd be trading one set of problems for another set of problems, and who knows which is crazier. You could be doubling up your problems.”
2) “at the moment, a couple is talking about divorce or separation. If they had just stuck it out, they probably would have found their relationship more vital than ever.”
3) (most important to me) “Your kids didn't choose to come into this world. You two dumbshits thought this was the perfect time to bring them into this. The least you can do is try your hardest to give them their mother and father under the same roof.“
4) “3-day rule. If you want to purchase anything, have a hard decision, always give yourself three days to decide.”
5) Whenever I fucked up, “Did you learn anything.”
6) (when I was a skater teenager, wondering why cops harassed us all the time ) “Son, you can hide a lot of sins behind a suit and tie.”
7) “I wake up every morning and simply ask god to help me do better today than I did yesterday.”
Same exact shit with my lil brother my dad air bourn desert storm vet it skipped me.. but my brother wanted to be soldier since he was young was in school but just enlisted 🤦🏾♂️ we talked him into the national guard so now he’s goin to basic n April I believe..
Your story is exactly like ours. In alot of Military families, our sons or daughters usually end up serving our country as their Parents/Grandparents did. That 1% or .5% as they say today, I'm grateful and so very appreciative for.
Appreciate your perspective and you taking the time to write the set of quotes. I thoroughly enjoyed reading them.
that's very deep and I am from a military family too, my dad was in the military after the 2nd ww, my late cousin was scouts to a 4 star general in the Denish military..
to both I miss them RIP..
Same story with me. My dad was in the USMC and he knew my bro and I were going to join eventually but wanted me to become an officer. I went to college for a year, dropped out became a Ranger, just got out and now I’m back in college. My dad was against me going into a combat mos at first but then just supported and there were times when I would tell my dad “I wish I listened to you” and he would say “ I told you so. “
I'm from a military family that has a tradition going back generations. These men are role models and these experiences made them the men worthy of being role models. Hard not to want to follow in their footsteps.
My dad was a green beret and I wanted to follow his footsteps and serve in the army. It's the last thing he ever wanted because of the things he saw and had to do. It was tough on us growing up........he was glad when I ended up being cycled out because of health issues
Kicked out*
@@curtissmallwood6997 everyone knows your wood is small you don’t need to tell RUclips 🤡
@@curtissmallwood6997 honorable discharge!!!!!!!!!
@@Adubs917 everyone knows you’re nonoriginal. You don’t have to tell RUclips!
@@hughjunit2503 people get kicked out honorably all the time
Mike Glover is a real one. Knowing what I know I would be honest with my son, but I would not try to dissuade him.
He literally said he would try to dissuade him though.
@@weirdmood8102 talking my personal experiences.
@@joshhardy5646 well I can believe that. We get all kinds of information on the internet, But it's impossible to tell what's truth.
@@joshhardy5646 sorry wrong comment! 😄
Not a day goes by that I dont regret letting my dad talk me out of trying to follow his footsteps and join special operations. He was in the 7th Special Forces group during the war and I have the utmost respect for his service. I'm still young and can still join but I already have a career and a relationship so its just no longer a wise decision unfortunately. At this point it would probably be a big step backwards.
Children should live the life their PARENTS want them to so you did the right thing
I wanted to enlist in the marines and be a RAIDER SOOO bad as a teenager was at one point my only reason to graduate high school my dad made it his job to convince me otherwise he was successful. Later I fell in LOVE with boxing b cus of my brother (the relationship with my brother is a CRAZY one BTW) ended up dropping out in the 9th grade LITERALLY skipped every day of school to go home and work out, study footage of legend boxer’s and do all the training they did I went from 265lbs of solid fat to 175lbs in 5 months . Eventually from bud luck, I ended up tearing both my laybrums on both shoulder’s and pretty much gave myself chronic shoulder dislocation disorder(the words of my doctor) I was 15 going on sixteen wen I was told this my parents didn’t speak much English as they came to America from Guatemala in the 70’s or 60’s one of those two years soo they didn’t know what was actually wrong with me until I broke it down word for word in Spanish at home. I was heart broken and cried like a little church boy bitch at that fact that the doctor said that boxing is NOT ur CALLING. I ended up falling heavy in to just lifting weights and always keeping up on my boxing skills actually sparring with legit amature boxers even thought my shoulders would literally pop out of socket just by blocking a hard punch I eventually ended up fixing my left shoulder and still to this day have not fixed my right shoulder at 29 witch will dislocate just by putting on a T shirt or opening my car door to quick I recently got it checked out by another shoulder specialist and he said that at this point I have nothing holding my shoulder bone in place and every time it dislocates it’s literally bone on bone rubbing together and slowly eroding away 😅….long story short I think I shouldn’t have listened to my father I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have been this messed up if I had gone to the marines but who knows LIFE IS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE AND THE ONLY WAY OFF SOMETIMES IS A BULLET TO THE HEAD…..lol no I’m not suicidal but I do have a SICK SENSE of humor. To end this FOLLOW YOUR GUT INSTINCT and live life to the fullest while ur young
Mike's answer is the exact same answer my dad would give to me about joining the Marine Corps infantry like he did.
Yep 100% my man. But unfortunately words aren’t enough. A father that’s Served in the Marine infantry, needs to teach his soon how win as a civilian first and show him his options and what he can achieve/progress towards.
Looking back at my childhood I always looked up to my father because he was a Marine but he never instilled in me the habits or knowledge too want to pursue a life as a civilian.
When i asked my Dad about college, his response was thats your problem with no advice at all besides “just don’t join the Marines” so naturally I felt that college was too expensive and potentially a waste of time. So I just decided to stay home and work full time but the jobs were very scarce for a 17 year old boy with no experience, but when I finally got a job I could at least save money, unfortunately me being over the age of 18 at this point and not going to college and living at home with my parents my Father only saw me as a deadbeat freeloading loser and made sure he reminded me about. Naturally by 19 I had more questions then answers and I thought the Marine could answer them, while moving out of house. Thankfully the Marines fixed my shit and I grew up very quick though out that experience. I just got out of the Corps and am learning mostly the hard way how to get through civilian life but I’ll get there I think.
Lol now I just realized I just spent an unjustified amount of time on this one commen and am slowly regretting it😂
These two guys are American hero’s and awesome roll models!!!
#Fact
A hero's what?
Are they heros? Certainly brave.
And what kind of roll model are they? Ham and cheese, salad, pulled pork, roast beef, spring, or maybe something in a baguette?
@@interestedobserver587 lmfao
Role. 🤦
@@MrBullet888
I know I know
It's a hard thing to see your offspring trying to follow your footsteps because they see what made you, you. Ultimately they have to make their own path through life. We all say don't go in, it's not worth it, because you fight so hard, sacrifice so much, for kings that don't fight their own wars. It's a hard thing to see it repeat with warriors, especially if it is your child.
I would give my son the best advice… if you think you can handle it… then pursue it with all you have after all it’s your life… Live it the way you want, your story, your book, your experiences… it’s all about trying dont live a life full of regret but prepare for what such a life entails, be mature about it and get fit … understand the implications
Real talk!! 🇺🇸🦅
I don't even want my kid anywhere near a recruiting office. I told him that I didn't fuck myself up for him to go make the same mistake. I sacrificed so much, volunteered for my third and final 18 month deployment that ended with his mother cheating on me, all to not be allowed to re-enlist at 12 years because of Obama's crucial military wide personnel draw down that unfortunately began les than six months before my eligibility date. I told him I selfishly missed the first year of his life for that deployment and gave the most exemplary performance of my military career in the most demanding test of myself as a soldier, a man, and a father I had ever had to endure and I still lost everything I told myself I was volunteering to deploy again for.
My dad was a spec ops heli pilot in Vietnam, 101st black angels. I wanted to join but he said he went though all the shit he did specifically so his kids WOULDN’T have to. Sometimes I still wish I had signed up, but my dad had a ton of demons.
My son (19 yrs old) just shipped out this past Tuesday. Sure he's enjoying his time right now at 30th AG. Couldn't be prouder of him!
30th was probably the worst part of all
I’m a vet and have two sons serving right now, one in the Marines following my footsteps and one in the Army. My youngest son graduates high school this year and I told him yesterday I don’t want him to join but it’s not my choice and I would support any decision he makes. I completely understand this mindset. We don’t want our kids dealing with what we deal with.
Straight up. Honest, intelligent and a bad ass. Thankfully we have people like this "defending us."
Thank you.
These brave Men fight for corporations who control government, dirty politicians
who's son's stay home .
Defending you from what, it's a manufactured situation
perpetrated by corporate interests smash and grab,
War's a Racket.
He may want to be one to be just like his father and to understand him.
Read one book titled, WAR IS A RACKET by General Smedley Butler, and you will know who and what you are fighting for and it sure isn't what you think it is!
I don't believe in even pretending that it is my decision to make. When I joined the Marines my dad didn't speak to me for two years. That certainly wouldn't be my approach. I'd offer my advice. I'd recommend that he not choose to be a trigger puller. Learn a skill, gain knowledge, better yourself instead of breaking yourself. I'd object much more fiercely if he wanted to follow me into law enforcement though. Not worth it with the way LEOs are treated.
I worked a federal prison for 22 years. I don't want any of my kids working there and so happy they don't want to .
Yeah, bet it sucks being a piece of shit.
True statement. After 12 years and four pumps, I would not encourage my son to follow in my footsteps
Yup... I try now to get my kids involved in Science and technology , animals etc and to let them know The people at the "top" are using us and don't want them being a Number .. But if they decided to ,,, we been training mentally, secretly there whole lives for the possibility of combat.. They just might not of known it lol
Absolutely not. I will tell any young person I know to not go through what I did.
Man, always comes with the best questions. Always super respectful. you’re the man.!! so is everyone that you interview!
I wanted to so bad. 2008, I was talked out of it by my mother. I regret it to this day.
Your mom saved you from being used and thrown away!
@clxxd9992 agree to disagree. There’s help yes, but only to pick up the pieces of what’s left behind. Speaking from personal experience
Your mom did you a huge favor. I lost nearly everything from it and gained really nothing. Lost my wife kids home and alot more for absolutely nothing
People have been trying talk me out of it since I was a kid and you know what? They are 100% right I know it’s a crap move and I know there’s so many other options to serve your country or be successful besides being a green beret or sof. But guess what? I’m so it anyway because I don’t want the “what if” to haunt me.
If you’re old enough, you still can. If not or if ‘insert reason’ it was never gonna work out. It’s ok to respect what others have done, know you’re a capable human also and keep that respect as a line drawn in the sand. After losing my son, I can’t hardly thank a nurse or doctor for what they do without breaking down. I have such a DEEEEEP respect for those doing something I’m utterly not capable of. I couldn’t be “normal” and tuck my kids in at night without seeing that stuff. I have seen it in service before that as well and decided it wasn’t for me. I’m prepared to defend life but I am my FAMILIES hero now. THEY need me. Rich people pay big money for body guards. Why do our families not deserve the same.
Shawn and Mike are so smooth operator 😎🇺🇸🔫✝️⚔️
I come from a deep military family, my family talked me out of enlisting. I regret not signing
My father who was a badass Marine said it was our choice. Even though the horrible stories he told us. He raised us like we were in the Marines. PT. Shooting. Operations all of it. Except no shots back thankfully
My man, glad I'm not the only one who wore an Iraqi flag patch, I also have pictures of me wearing a Kurdish flag when I was operating with the Kurdish Peshmerga
Sure would be nice if we could get some people to fight for America!
That Boi Asian trying to look like a country Boi 😳
My father was in Nam, as a tunnel rat. Green Beret… it took a tole on his life, he convinced me to choose another path. I was ready to join, he begged me to go elsewhere . Out of respect..I did choose another path. Going to college. From time to time, I do feel like I missed out on serving my country, but often think, maybe he saved my life . Thank you both for your service.
Personal accomplishments are awesome.
I would argue that the true test for me was returning stateside and becoming a husband, raising my children and maintaining a family.
The transformation alone was extremely difficult.
I might be in the minority on this but that’s ok. This job isn’t for everyone because it takes years upon years of sacrifice, patience, dedication, extreme perseverance and faith!
🙏🇺🇸✌🏽
My homie was a ranger/sapper, and I asked him the same question he said “id tell him to learn something other than how to setup an ambush and blow shit up”
Two men talking serious shit
I'm at a crossroads in my life with my son who's getting ready to graduate high school and wants to follow in my footsteps of being a Marine. The mother and I have been divorced for the last 6 years but we worked together and have raised 2 damn good boys. I still worked and supported the mother and boys without hesitation and shes done a pretty good job on her part. She pulls me to the side all the time begging me to persuade him into not joining the Marines. I personally think it's good for young males and females to join the military to understand that aspect of life and to realize just how damn important it is to stand at the ready for your country. I just don't trust this administration or parts of our government that'll hang our kids asses out to dry for their own personal agendas...it's a tough decision but it's really up to my son .I do feel like this guy and I'll support him if he decides to sign on the dotted line but I'll show him options if he chooses to listen..
I think today it's safer to let a kid try drugs than join the military.
Ask him what specifically is he looking to get out of the Marines?
Is he looking to be in combat, if you don't mind me asking?
I was only a Marine, and idk. At best, I can only convey what it's done to me and let them make the decision.
What episode is this from?
A friend of mine expressed concern for her son who wanted to join the Marines and I asked her, if he’s going to do something dangerous don’t you want he to be surrounded by the best? They eventually compromised and he joined the Army and went Airborne.
I got the same convincing from my father.
You’ll get the shit beat outta you and see and do horrible things. But it’s a job that needs to be done, and if you don’t, they’ll get someone else to do it. And you’ll make the best friends a man can have for the rest of your life. It’s not a hobby. It’s reaching past personal barriers and bringing a monster out from deep within that we need in this world. If no one did this, we wouldn’t be what we are, after all the blood that’s been shed in the past.
This is how my dad went about it.
I understand why they would want to.
The man they respect the most in the world is part of a club they have no access to; they want to know what it’s like to relate to their father as a part of that club.
One of my best friends was a SF guy. So much of what I respected about him and admired about him was forged through that experience. Recognizing that was the first time I ever regretted that I never considered the military. And even though we loved each other like brothers, there was always a sense of separation between me as a civilian and him as a combat veteran. Now imagine that, but with your father.
I thank God for the perspective these guys give.
Been there, done that, have the t-shirt and a scar to remind me of the toll it takes on not just them but the entire family. Thus is the price of freedom.
The problem is our kids or future kids. Won’t listen. My dad didn’t want me to join the military after his father served in the all black ranger regiment during the Korean War. I ended up doing almost 13 years deployments, in medical command and Special operations command. Now medically retiring this summer. I’d steer my kids to the Air Force 1000% over Army from experience.
That’s a good father right there
It’s always great seeing these guys get together and shoot the breeze
This is what I loved about the military. 2 guys from ancestry that despised eachother ( Japan and Korea) yet either one would have given his life for the other on the battlefield. Didn’t matter if you were black, white, Asian, Hispanic etc. we were closer than most families even with completely different backgrounds,and would damn sure do all it took to keep eachother safe no matter the cost.
Smart people do what they want.
All that I would ask is that he does everything with 100% effort.
My dad was a fighter pilot in Korea flying F86’s. Shot down 5.5 but only 3.5 confirmed, just missing ace. I was in HS and wanted to join the Air Force myself to follow my hero’s steps you know! Man he shut that down quick because he was just too afraid for me. Dad was 60 when I was born so getting out of HS he was 78. He died when I Graduated college at 83. Had a gone into the military I would not have got to spend any time with him before he died. Instead I went home damn near every weekend, got my private pilots license and even took him on his last flight.
Loving dads just seem to know best!
My Dad served in the Marine Corps from 66-69 with 7 missions 2 being reported as being the bloodiest battles in 66-67 where he was badly wounded told me he didn't want me joining the Marines. It was a few years ago my mom told me he saw a lot of combat and lost a lot of friends. He had PTSD really bad. My brother who served 25 yrs USMC with 6 combat deployments now does the same thing our dad use to do. He has 2 sons and he hopes they don't join but if they do he will support them. God bless our troops and Veterans.
Mike Glover good man you are!
We the people love Mike Glover
Ive seen pictures of those men after the trials of becoming a green beret they look like holocaust victims at the end and it takes months to recover but theyre some of the baddest bastards on the planet.
That’s what true fathers are made of.
As a man who attempted to follow in fathers 20+yr swat/homicide career. He truly talked me out of it. Being a cop is the one decision he would change.
So now im a park ranger. Focused on my survivalism passion, homestead mentality. Life is good.
You're still alive paps, we don't get along, we never will... but I greatly love and respect you.
Be a real man and join the Marine Corps!
Its all the same.
@@Ash12428 luck of the draw. lots of vets got deployed to iraq/afghan and saw nothing.
My son, 12 years old now, just found out I was a Green Beret 6 months ago. He was shocked. I looked at him and grinned. 20 years of war and I kept that part of me at work. I’m just Dad at home. You got to love them and let them choose their path. I will advise and assist as needed but he will choose his own path.
82ND AIRBORNE
You want to be a Green Berets...??
Go through the 82ND first...
Regardless of military service this should be the response from fathers given to their children… Absolutely a great steppingstone the military can be, but it’s a heavy weight to hold after transition into civilian life for specific combat MOS.. 0311Rahh🤦♂️😂😫🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🤷🏽♂️💯
I was talked out of the Air Force while I was in JR ROTC . MY dad explained enough and never had to mention the pathetic political side. This happened in 1990 ,THANKS DAD🙏
My son is currently in the Q course. I am so proud of him and at the same time, scared to death for him. He wanted to enlist right out of high school and spent two weeks at the Extreme Seal Experience with Don Shipley et al. We asked him to get his college degree, hoping he would change his mind. He is a better rucker than swimmer and long story short, he enlisted as an E4 specialist, went through BCT, AIT, Airborne and selection and graduates in October.
I watch these podcasts, read, and stay informed so as his family, we know how to support him as best we can.
Did he graduate?
@@alexe8330 yes and is on a team now
@@thelmadickinson6811 that's awesome what did he say was the most difficult part if he told you?
@@alexe8330 the 20 hr infiltration sucked in Robin Sage with 120lb ruck. They lost a guy to injury on that and they all helped carry his 120lbs as well.
The Q is much harder than selection. In selection, it just sucks, not that it’s “hard”, unless you’re unprepared or stupid. Don’t be a soup sandwich.
It doesn't even have to he special forces man, i was a navy corpsman stationed and deploying with Marines, and I wouldn't even encourage that to most. Military, in general, is just a tough lifestyle. And let's not talk about the physical/mental conditions that pop up years after separating.
I’ve got 3 boys. I’ll support them if they ever choose to serve, but I’m certainly not encouraging that. War is hell and I’m not going to glamorize it for my kids.
In its current state, America (or more accurately, the US government) is not worthy of our vets’ sacrifices, much less those of our kids. I’d gladly give my life for the principles our republic was founded upon, and I will instill those same patriotic values in my boys. But I’m not going to sacrifice them to the Military Industrial Complex gods.
My dad was Army WW2 never talked about it was a golden gloves champ as a kid, earned 11 medals Island hopping in the Philippines for 4.5 years. I wanted to go in the army eventually become a green beret he wouldn't allow me, I ended up in the USAF at 17. Never figured it out until after he died when I found his military records.
My son was born a week before I deployed to Afghanistan. Barely made it back and was med boarded shortly after. I am extremely grateful I got to see him grow up, and I would not change a thing. However, I would not want him to expereince what I did, or have my current quality of life.
Before anyone signs up for any branch they should talk to alot of Vets not just listen to a recruiter and a few movies. before signing the paper. Visit some wounded vets . ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💕💕💕
Dad I think I'm g.. ("please say gay please say gay") ..oing try to become a Green Beret ("NOOOOO")
Steer him towards the Air Force. Almost every MOS has a civilian job waiting for them that makes $100,000+ a year starting off.
And that's what every veteran member of my family basically said when I said I wanted to join the marines.. and I listened.. two Gulf war, One Vietnam, and one WW2 and Korea was enough to convince me.
It so weird how someone says something so basic and obvious and comments are so amazed like they have never heard basic sentences spoken. The guy literally says what 98% people would say, and yet comments think he's so profound. Wtf!?
There are easier ways and more comfortable to live than what your fathers and forefathers gave up for you to be free… I served 14 years so my kids and my friends kids wouldn’t HAVE to, I’d go back again any day of the week to ensure their freedoms if needed… my life’s a mess, so theirs doesn’t have to be. 🇺🇸🤙💪
You know how some people get PTSD and some dont, some people are born to have bodies capable of pro level sports and some are hypo-gonadal? I dont think many people put a lot of thought into their genetic predispositions for certain things, someone who is an introvert shouldn't do sales, and extroverts shouldn't become software developers. People who are high in personality trait "neuroticism" (their propensity to feel negative emotion) shouldn't do something like this because they will have a much high likelihood of developing PTSD (over-activation of the amygdala) and other mental issues, not to mention they will in general have a higher likelihood of developing it as it stands to begin with.
Jake Zweig, former SEAL talks about it on youtube how you got to be from the "streets" raised rough and tough and been though "sh*t" in childhood already before your gonna have that level of grit
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military Choice isn't for everybody. Special Forces is whole different choice. it adds the element of extreme Danger. I don't regret my service, but I definitely wouldn't want to relive some of the things that happened.
I can understand this. My father was a WWII veteran. I wanted to go ROTC in college to pay for the degree my family wanted me to achieve. The first in the family to go to college. He related his experiences with 2nd Lt. while he served. Talked me out of it. He island hopped in the Pacific. I eventually let him guide me out of that choice, based on his experience. I do regret it now. But it is what it is.
Tier I and IIs, medical doctors all say they don't want their kids going into their professions....why don't we change things.
12 year marine with 3 combat tours, #1 reason I highly discourage my sons from joining is bc of the total lack of medical freedom.
so they can be that person that says shoulda,coulda or woulda of joined the rest of their lives...or "I almost joined the military" kind of people that all Vets don't like ...
Mike knew someone that knew me that happened to have been working on a similar readiness/prepping network and they went after him over it. Disorganized is organized. Never call anything touchy by it's real name.
My friend was a Marine and served in Afghanistan and Iraq. His now 19 year old son is looking to enlist. He's torn yet is prepping his son mentally for the military life but is fearful. Deep shit
I was 11b and even that was shit and took a toll, especially on my family. and to realize your not fighting for freedom only elites and government interests
I want my sons to join the army, I will make sure they go officer though. If I had a father that kind of led me I would probably have been more than a e4 infantryman. Not saying it’s his fault I just didn’t know
I would be proud as hell! I would welcome the attempt to have the experiences and personal relationships that I have had. Yes we paid some heavy prices but it made us all a special breed. The integrity and closeness of our teammates was beyond anything outsiders can comprehend for life. My teammates we closer than brothers. I'm 79 and would love for my son to go thru the adrenaline rush my life has been.
My Dad was in the Black Devils in WWII. I'm not married, I don't have kids. I decided to break the cycle.
I wasn't special forces but I was infantry, and my son wants to go infantry as well. I've encouraged him to pursue commissioning as an officer but other than that I have not really squelched his desire to do so. I don't feel like it's my place to tell him he can't do that.
my dad and late cousin told to be careful with my choice to become a PMC/S.OP, afterwards they supported me demons that came home with me to their best of ability...
My father stopped me from joining.
He didn't physically stop me. I just seen what it did to him and some of his friends. He was fuucked for years after.