QUESTION FOR ALL MILITARY VETS/ACTIVE/RESERVE?

My parents are dead beat losers; and even if they weren't I still wouldn't care about what they thought.

You see parents like to live their lives through their kids without even knowing it. My mom wanted me to be a doctor so bad just so she could show off to her relatives. She also wanted to be a doc herself but never achieved it!

Sure people were angry that I joined the service but its my life, the same way they live theirs is the same way I will live mines. You think I can tell my uncle to sell his grocery simply because I want him to? NO. So when people tell me where I should work I simply tell them to mind their business!

Funny thing is the people who NEVER served always tell you that you are making a bad decision............how the heck would they know?....smh

Yes,My parents are happy for me to join Armed Forces;because it's one of best profession in the world to be 'Defense Personal'+Latest Military grade technology+Respect+Discipline+Respect+Pension.

When I first told my folks, my mother was heartbroken - but my stepdad was supportive because he knew it would help me. Mom came around eventually.

And this was more than 30 years ago...

They are very supportive of the fact that I have supported my family and seen the world and now have a good retirement.

Brian Raini

When I joined, I was already moved out of their house and living on my own. I had been for two years. But because we were a military family, it wasn't an issue when I told them. And had they been unhappy, they would have been colossal hypocrites.

I'm not a vet but im in dep for the Army Infantry, but they more or less didn't care, they thought it was dumb but they always knew i was going to join anyway and were somewhat supportive.

They were worried but supportive. My father was a veteran and my mother came from a family that had a great military history. They worried, since it was during Vietnam, but were proud and supportive.