One of my best friends recently decided that he's going to join the US Navy, and I don't want him to go. How can I either convince him not to join or prevent him from joining?
2007-03-15 18:26:46 · 21 answers · asked by fernandobouregard 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Show him some film or take him to a VA Hospital and let him see all of the people learning how to spend the rest of there lives with no legs or no arms or no eyes are with brain damage... and how the government doesn't care about you afterwords. Show him some film of all of the woman,children and innocent men getting killed or injured in Iraq... a lot of them from bombs and missiles that come from ships, people he will never see but will be responsible for there death.
2007-03-15 18:47:40 · answer #1 · answered by Chris B 4 · 0⤊ 11⤋
Be there for your friend. I don't think he's making a bad decision to join the Navy. I served my country for 5 years in the Navy and it was a fun and adventurous ride. Would I do it all over again, HECK YES! Let your friend decide what he wants to do with his life.
2007-03-15 18:55:13 · answer #2 · answered by J. A 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Why are you so against him Joining? The Navy is a great opportunity to see the world and experience other cultures. It is his life, and although you are trying to be a good friend ultimately it is his decision rather or not he wants to go in. I know it is hard, I am married to a soldier, long nights alone. But in the end it is worth it. Support him with either decision.
2007-03-15 18:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by Hawaiisweetie 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
i used to be in the navy for 6yrs...while i have no regrets, there are many factors that would seem negative to the eyes of the ordinary civilian...in no particular order 1)6 or more months of deployment 2)substandard pay compared to private sector 3)cannot just "quit" your job 4)must maintain authorized hairstyles 5)meals can sometimes be worse than mcdonald's 6)cannot just call in sick to work 7)DUTY-say goodbye to guaranteed holidays off...trust me, ive had to stay on the ship and work on 2 xmas/1thanksgiving/2veterans day/2bdays... 8) very confined sleeping quarters...........there are also many more factors that i can list to convince your friend not to join the navy.......but as mentioned before, i had no regret about joining the military...despite your obvious concern for your friend, you should be proud of him for wanting to join the worlds elite fighting navy and to serve his country...he is willing to sacrifice everything that i mentioned in my list so that you and i can enjoy the freedom that we have today...good luck trying to persuade your friend from not joining, but then again you should still support and be proud of his decision.
2007-03-15 18:53:03 · answer #4 · answered by hotstuff 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
By convincing him to join the Army. Problem solved.
2007-03-15 19:23:27 · answer #5 · answered by airstud8265 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If that's what your friend wishes to do ~~~ instead of arguing the point I would totally support him as a friend.
We all have to make our own mistakes in this world or we will never learn. (If that's what this turns out to be.)
How is he to learn if he doesn't try.
Perhaps you could think this over a little longer before you say anything.
There are advantages: maturity, G.I. bill for college when he's done, see part of Europe if on the east coast and maybe Australia and Japan if the west coast.
2007-03-15 18:37:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
Don't try. Its a choice which he must make on his own. If you value your friends life and friendship encourage him to join the navy, its the safest military job he can get.
2007-03-15 18:43:57 · answer #7 · answered by You Ask & I Answer!!! 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
That isn't right. If they are truly your friend, and they honestly want to join for the right reasons, there is nothing that you can say, or should do that would change your friend's mind. It isn't fair to try and do that to them. Be their friend, support them, and if you don't agree with that so much that you can't be their friend, you never really were.
2007-03-15 19:46:29 · answer #8 · answered by Ammie 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Dude, if you respected your friend in any way shape or form, you would tell him that you support him, and hope the best. Don't try to prevent him from joining, thats just wrong, and if he ever finds out, ya'll aint gonna be friends anymore. AND if he can prove that your purposfly DQed him from any military service, he can have you arrested.
so, is it worth it?
2007-03-15 19:15:57 · answer #9 · answered by Pandora 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
why are you trying to prevent him from joining seals, while you are joining the military yourself. You sound kind of selfish, that only you can and none of your friends should.
2016-03-16 21:26:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you want to stop them? it is a noble choice to choose to serve and to put others before yourself. He is choosing to go fight for your freedom. It is his life, don't talk him out of what he wants to do for your personal reasons.
Maybe you should consider it too if you will miss him so much. The Navy has a buddy program where if you enlist together they will assign you together.
2007-03-15 18:38:14 · answer #11 · answered by UCF Jason 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋