<p>Excellent suggestion from xchefmike. Where do you live, JJ2016? Can you get to a USNA football game next season, or tour the yard on a vacation? Sometimes a look @ young people in uniform can turn on – or off – a kid curious about the military. </p>
<p>I agree w/ others – your kid does NOT sound like a slug. When my son was in 8th grade, I was pretty sure he was destined for a future of exclusively part-time work, since a career would have to accommodate video games and sleeping 12 hrs/day. Now he’s a plebe w/ 18 units, a varsity sport, last night was sleepless due to watch and duty hitting on the same day – and he just made time to call to tell me a joke. </p>
<p>Your son sounds fantastic. I bet you’re doing everything right.</p>