I brought up the enlisted officer thing because momof1reference was made regarding why more parents aren't on the military academy board- I don't know anyone currently in the military who attended an academy .
The first couple are threads that I found when googling for military/parents & college confidential.
Since several of my posts or even threads had been referred to by momof1, and even though I realize that if someone had myself and perhaps one of the more frothing at the mouth liberals confused, I am surprised at the impression that I am against young people, or young people enlisting.
What I am against, and the young man referred to in #35 as a former Marine recruiter, would agree with is that young people need choices and while some look to the military to lift them up, to get out of poverty or away from a group of peers heading down the wrong path, the military should not be their only choice and they shouldn't feel forced by circumstance to join.
Then again maybe we need a draft. I have spoken many times on CC about my thoughts regarding mandatory community service after high school/college for everyone. But I also think that there needs to be a choice between military/civilian service.
( I do admit that when I saw that I should know who the General was who promoted him, I had to look him up on Wikipedia
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