Comments on: No Military Future for My Son. Ever.

By: brigitte jones

brigitte jones — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:45:07 +0000

Simple to say when your son is just a 5yo. My second son, a thrill seeker protected from too much readinrss to join the military when it could have been an option kept his wilder moments up, precluding joining and facing far more pointless dangers life long. For perfectly successful son the military would never be a potential. A cousin in the wild side has turned out wow with parent who had the nouse to not exclude it(her brother died motor bike wild riding of a family of nine kids) and he’s so far not sent to serve and doing great guns vagualy army connected.

There’s far worse than a military risk, shut up and stay open to your kids behavioural intrest traits or guide them there if better than alternatives. I can gaurantee that there’s worse long term odds than a stint in the military! I say it with sorry experience like yours in attitude.

By: Oskari Hautamäki

Oskari Hautamäki — Thu, 05 May 2016 10:26:31 +0000

I understand your feelings, but perhaps only a little since I´m not american. I´m from Finland and we have a conscription army here. Everyone loves it and serving there is considered an honorable duty. It is said that the army brings out the man out of the boy, serving your term is a duty to the ww2 veterans that defeated Russia, you learn usefull leadership skills etc. etc.

What I´m trying to say, is that the Finnish army and serving there is held in an absurdly high regard here. Unlike in some countries with a conscription army where everyone tries to do their best to avoid it. Something like 90% of able finnish men serve their term there with their chins held high.

Not me. I felt that it was a total waste of time. An idiotic system compared to a professional army and a remnant from a totally different time being held up only for the benefit of the brass who don´t want to loose their positions. I did well there and ended my term a sergeant, but found the whole thing ludicrous

I also feel that all armies serve the purpose of a few powerful individuals and naive patriotic young men die for false reasons (possibly tinfoil hat thoughts I know).

My son is now 17 and adamant about serving his country by serving in the army nest year. You can opt for civil service but that is out of the question for him. Well I know that it is out of my hands, and he does what he want´s.

So, I guess I just wanted to vent about the matter, since here I would be considered crazy to even think these thoughts.

Good luck to both of us, and let´s support our sons no matter what they choose 🙂

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 29 May 2015 15:05:25 +0000

Your feelings are very understandable, but if all American parents took their families to Canada to avoid our military, we wouldn’t have country to leave.

My son is a helicopter pilot currently in Afghanistan. I hate that fact, but I know he is contributing to the freedom you have to keep your son out.

How about mentioning alternatives to military duty to serve your country? I don’t think breaking legs or running away is any kind of payback for living in our system.

I do like the fact you won’t let your kid use heroin! And I do understand the love and natural protection you feel for your son. I have that too!