Do you think this is right?
2007-03-13 09:02:37 · 28 answers · asked by boddkins 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No, his father should be happy that his son is willing to serve his country, no matter what branch he goes into. I take it his father is a Air Force vet? Some military parents can be real hard on their kids and real controling. I guess it's cuz they have had a good portion of their life controled by someone else. If your son is going into the Marines he shouldn't have any financial problems later in life, so encourage him to do what he wants to do. He only lives once and he shouldn't be forced to do what he doesn't want to do just for money.
2007-03-13 09:09:13 · answer #1 · answered by Mommy to Boys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I think it's nuts. Joining the Marines could well put your son on the front line in Iraq. And his father is having a temper tantrum because it's not the Air Force? He'll feel really great about all this if his son is killed or maimed in the line of duty before the will even becomes an issue.
Sorry I seem angry, but it's just unbelievable to me that a FATHER could be so small and petty.
I hope your son remains safe. He seems willing to live his own life regardless of what his father thinks, so at least he is a grown up.
2007-03-13 09:11:24 · answer #2 · answered by Cracea 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course it's not right, in my opinion it amounts to nothing more than an attempt at blackmail to maintain control over your son's life. Your son is an adult and has the right to choose whatever branch of the armed forces he feels is the best match for him.
However, his father also has the right to decide to whom he leaves his worldly possessions. It may not be right (or fair), but that's the way it is. Personally, I would encourage my son to do whatever it is that he wants to do regardless of the will.
On a personal note, my brother is serving in the U.S.A.F. and, after talking to him and some military families, I'm grateful that's the branch he chose. It seems that they take a little better care of their personnel than the other branches.
2007-03-13 09:09:55 · answer #3 · answered by RMarcin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 01:40:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I think it is very cruel to take someone out of a will for taking their own life in a direction that you didn't plan.
However, I'm in the USAF, and personally think it would be a better choice for him. I've known a lot of Marines and a lot of Air Force people, and the Air Force guys generally seemed happier and more well cared-for. Good luck!
2007-03-13 09:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by cari anna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a silly reason to write his son out of his will. If your son enlists and, God-forbid, doesn't come back, does his father really want his last words with his son to be a stupid fight over which branch of the military he should have served in?
God promises us many things, but one of the things he never promises us is "tomorrow."
2007-03-13 09:05:56 · answer #6 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I were your son, I'd tell my father to shove it up his ****. If your son is 18, there's not a damn thing you or your husband can do about it and the Marines will give him a great start to a new life away from pansies.
2007-03-13 10:52:09 · answer #7 · answered by Kevin A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, my sister is going through the same stuff with my nephew. He wants the marines. I told her when he is 18 he can do as he chooses, and it will be HIS decision that he has to live with. We are an Air Force family. His father obviously raised him with correct values, now let the kid show you what he can do.
2007-03-13 09:07:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, he should be able to join whatever branch that he wants. His dad may be thinking that Marines are sent Iraq and I really couldn't blame him. Why should he join a force that is more than likely going to Iraq and sent back in a Casket or maimed so bad and sent to a filthy Hospital to be treated.
2007-03-13 09:10:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Please try to convince him to do neither. Being in the military is not the best choice a young man can do right now. Tell him he needs to go to college, and then by the time he finishes, perhaps this mess in Iraq will be over and he can enlist in the Air Force.
2007-03-13 09:24:48 · answer #10 · answered by JoJo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋