my brother...

[go toke up]

hes only 17. he aint legal to be on his own unless he emancipates himself. im sure hell change his mind once he sees how fucked up it really is over there.

[higher4hockey]

thats pretty much the appeal of the military these days.
most people in the military don't have much other choice in life. and not everyone in the military is on the front lines with an m-16. my buddy is in the army he's a techno nerd. there are a lot of jobs in the military that don't require going into combat. granted they are in support of combat units. but if he chooses wisely he can come out of the military a much better person.

and tell him to join the Navy, no one fucks with the Navy! (except the Marines)

[Samwhore]

slip, Im with you

but if he really wants to, he will

all you can do is beg him to stay home

build up your pursuasion skills

[slipknotpsycho]

i know all i can do is support him... but i do not support this....

he's making this choice to get out of my mom's house... and i offered him to come live here.. that's going to prove to be a magician's act in th eend, but i'll be fucking god damned if i'm not gonna do everything i can to keep him from making an IDIOTIC decision....

look you wanna go fight a war cuz you believe in it... fine! but i'm not leting my little bro go fight in some bullshit just to escape my mother.

"don't get angry"... my fucking ass, my only surviving brother is wanting to sign his own death warrant.. again i say FUCK THAT....

i might be able to give him what he wants, but i'm not so confident...

[benagain]

i might be able to give him what he wants, but i'm not so confident...

Maybe that's whay he wants. Sounds like he's not able to care for himself yet (obviously hes 17), so maybe this is an easy way to become a 'man'. He prolly doesn't want to be a burden to you and wants to be able to provide well for himself as soon as possible. I hope he finds a better option.
I'll hope for the best for ya man. I've got a buddy stationed near bagdad and don't care for it. I couldn't imagine if it was my brother.

[higher4hockey]

you seem to have misconceptions about the military, the entire military is not in iraq. there are more service members here in the states than there are in iraq.

and what would he do if he lives with you? if no one wants to give him a job what would be the point. he can either join the military and better himself, or he could live with you and not get a job..................????

joining the military is NOT signing your own death warrant!

[Samwhore]

dont listen to them, I know what you mean, Ive read the other old threads. My dad is the only stopping me from killing 4 sick bastards. But I dont because I love him, like you love your brother. And your willing to do anything to make him happy/ protect him. Convince the hell out of him to stay. He just wants to leave, and the military does a damn good job making it look like a pretty good place. its not. If he goes to boot camp and everything, he will be completely brainwashed and have no rights when he is a solider. I'd rather have my rights then fight in a war I dont care about. Its going to be worse in the war than at mommy's house. Make him relize that.

[FreeVenice]

hes only 17. he aint legal to be on his own unless he emancipates himself. im sure hell change his mind once he sees how fucked up it really is over there.

Won't that be to late?

[Samwhore]

joining the military is NOT signing your own death warrant!

its signing away your rights

[benagain]

you seem to have misconceptions about the military, the entire military is not in iraq. there are more service members here in the states than there are in iraq.

and what would he do if he lives with you? if no one wants to give him a job what would be the point. he can either join the military and better himself, or he could live with you and not get a job..................????

joining the military is NOT signing your own death warrant!

Yea you're right. There is a good number of people still here in the states.........the ones that were too dumb to point the gun strait. If he doesn't go to bagdad, he's going to germany or somehwere else. They're not gonna leave any good ones sitting pretty here at home. There's a chance, but a slim one he'll stay in the states. At least till the next administration moves into office and decides what to do.

Everyone I've ever known that went into the military is either in the middle east, or back from a recent visit.