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re: Parents with kids who have enlisted — what did you wish you knew before they signed up?
Posted on 1/3/25 at 2:42 pm to kengel2
Posted on 1/3/25 at 2:42 pm to kengel2
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What jobs is he looking at? That might help narrow down some detailed questions
Nuclear engineer
He got a 98 on his ASVAB
He is incredibly smart, but also very shy and naive ….. hence me wanting to accompany him to all of his conversation/interviews. He is only 17.
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Posted on 1/3/25 at 2:45 pm to BayouBlitz
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Aren't you trying to save a marriage?
Wut?
Posted on 1/3/25 at 3:24 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Pick a job that translates well to civilian life. Nuclear anything seems to make money.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 3:27 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
He is going to spend long periods at sea. The Navy will tell him that the guidelines for surface ships is six months per cruise, but ships (especially carriers) are routinely doing 10-12 months now. The suicide rate has climbed as a consequence.Sailors are getting burned out.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 3:30 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Mine is stuck out in the desert at 29 palms now
Posted on 1/3/25 at 3:31 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Welcome to the suck phag. Now grab a knee and hydrate.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 3:38 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
When I took the asvab with the Army, my dad insisted I at least talk to the USAF recruiter. Army was offering me a shite ton of loot but it was an infantry position. USAF told me no bonus but better living situation and, given my asvab score, a much better job. I chose the USAF.
Recruiter shot me straight. I still keep in touch with a lot of the dudes I worked with and hung out with back then and I find it truly shocking how well everyone has done based on nothing more than what we all learned in the USAF. It's, far and away, the branch with the most transferrable skills to the private sector.
Awesome your kid wants to sign up. It's going to change him for the better!
Recruiter shot me straight. I still keep in touch with a lot of the dudes I worked with and hung out with back then and I find it truly shocking how well everyone has done based on nothing more than what we all learned in the USAF. It's, far and away, the branch with the most transferrable skills to the private sector.
Awesome your kid wants to sign up. It's going to change him for the better!
Posted on 1/3/25 at 4:28 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
My son is 8 years in the Army. Has a job he really likes, money in the bank, getting cloe to a bachelors degree. At 17, your son can't sign anything himself even if we wanted to. Go with him to every recruiting appointment and help him make good choices. That's what we did with our kid.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 4:34 pm to bilblues
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My son is 8 years in the Army. Has a job he really likes, money in the bank, getting cloe to a bachelors degree. At 17, your son can't sign anything himself even if we wanted to. Go with him to every recruiting appointment and help him make good choices. That's what we did with our kid.
Unless one is headset on being a bullet catcher or on of the few other jobs that aren't available to Airmen, go AF, all day every day (unless too stupid to score high enough).
This post was edited on 1/3/25 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 1/3/25 at 4:39 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
My advice and I served….. how old is he?
Join the coast guard. Seriously. There’s plenty of cool stuff he can get into and may make it a career.
What’s important? ( not sure what they offered) location, money, is great but research what Rate he likes and get guaranteed A school.
Join the coast guard. Seriously. There’s plenty of cool stuff he can get into and may make it a career.
What’s important? ( not sure what they offered) location, money, is great but research what Rate he likes and get guaranteed A school.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 4:42 pm to DarkDrifter
Marines are a different breed. Always enjoyed my time at Camp LeJeune.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 4:51 pm to GruntbyAssociation
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And don’t volunteer ever.
Who are the smartest sailors here?
Posted on 1/3/25 at 4:53 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
As a parent, just know that if he signs up he still has the ability to stop the process before showing up for basic.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 4:59 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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He got a 98 on his ASVAB
I'm assuming you're referring to the GT score, and I'd be surprised if that is good enough. So what will happen, is they'll convince him to be an electrician's mate or something "and work along the nukes," not that last bit will not be a in contract anywhere.
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very shy and naive
99% of the people he's going to enlist with are for sure the latter. Cause they're teenagers!
There may be another option. Find a vet nearby (or even on FB) and explain you want them to talk to your kid for half an hour; I don't know if anyone wouldn't jump at the chance. When an old grizzled Vietnam a-hole tells a 17 year old something, they often hear it better than if it comes from things you've figured out from the various assholes here.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 6:18 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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without us there) has talked to a recruiter and I feel like he is not asking the right questions…. And at the same time, probably being told things that might not be 100% accurate or true
All happening. You can advise but it has to be his decision. You will be amazed at how much he grows with this.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 7:11 pm to fr33manator
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Mine is stuck out in the desert at 29 palms now
he an 03XX or in his specialty school/Comms there?
Posted on 1/3/25 at 7:13 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Recruiters lie more than the Biden Crime Family
Posted on 1/3/25 at 8:13 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
My baby girl enlisted almost 4 years ago. It was her decision. I would tell anyone who is thinking about enlisting to research all the military specialties that are available and NOT trust that one sheet of paper with jobs that the recruiter will furnish.
Posted on 1/6/25 at 11:04 am to MattA
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Welcome to the suck phag. Now grab a knee and hydrate.
What a strange thing to say
Posted on 1/6/25 at 12:01 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
"Nuclear engineer
He got a 98 on his ASVAB
He is incredibly smart, but also very shy and naive ….. hence me wanting to accompany him to all of his conversation/interviews. He is only 17."
Engineer, smart, 17. I haven't seen it advised here, but I would strongly suggest looking at going to college, letting ROTC help pay for it, and go in as an officer with a degree. Much better life, pay, jobs, and post-service opportunities. At least ask the recruiter about that option.
He got a 98 on his ASVAB
He is incredibly smart, but also very shy and naive ….. hence me wanting to accompany him to all of his conversation/interviews. He is only 17."
Engineer, smart, 17. I haven't seen it advised here, but I would strongly suggest looking at going to college, letting ROTC help pay for it, and go in as an officer with a degree. Much better life, pay, jobs, and post-service opportunities. At least ask the recruiter about that option.
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