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[felabeorbt]

Ok, so here's the problem. My parents tell me that in no way that they are going to let me enlist in the Usmc. The thing is, I've been wanting this more than anything ever since I was a kid. My older cousin is in the Army, and I think that he has really been the one that inspired me into doing this. I would rather get my college degrees and then enlist, which they still hardly disagree on.

I am 16 and I really want to serve my country. There are a lot of reasons I want to join the Marines, but my parents only insist on looking at the down side of dying, getting no job once I retire (due to no job experience in the marines), and that I couldn't support myself. I tell them that I've been wanting to do this since forever, but what they see is that I am not thinking correctly and just being dumb about it, when actually I am serious.

Even my own sister thinks that it is dangerous. I couldn't explain to them how much it actually means to me, to serve my country, to stretch my limits, to challenge myself and to feel like I've done something with my life, and feel proud about it. My mother thinks that I could become a government official which can also serve the country without it being dangerous.

I am actually very serious about this, which they can't understand at all. I know that they care for me because I am their son, and they are worried that I would die. The thing is, if I could pick a way to die, I would die honorably in the field. I know almost everything there is to be a Marine, how their life is, how they feel when they felt that they really have accomplished something far better than anything in their life time. The thing is my parents don't know anything about it, the feeling.

I feel like, my whole life my parents have set a road for me to walk, get a professional job, a lawyer, a doctor, an accountant or a business man. They have never once asked me about what I want to do. I have never told them, because I know them best, and I know they would never agree on it. I finally told them and they are taking this very badly, saying that they would waste all their money on my education so that I could join the military and die. I want this more than anything, I've tried convincing them, I know they love me a lot, and don't want me to get hurt, but can't they understand?

Will this get better, or will they change their minds about it, if they knew what I really think about it? I know that if I do this I wouldn't regret it. What should I do to convince them?

[shipley]

Once you are 18, they'll have no say in whether or not you can join.

[aingeni]

Once your 18 you can do what ever you want and they cant stop you, problem solved.

[modraed]

You need to be 18 or older to join the military. If your parents still won't let you join, then convince them that you're strong and you don't fear death.

[stephon14]

As a Marine: If you want to be a Marine then act like one. Mommy and daddy have no say in it. I promise they'll still love you. Be a man, step up to those yellow foot prints, and get some!

[achban]

Apparently you can't.

[rumford]

No parent wants to imagine their beloved son in some foreign land, being shot at , by people who were taught nothing but hatred, and dont even KNOW who they are shooting at.

Never the less, their legal guardianship of you ends at 18. They will always be your parents......but at 18........your life, is YOURS to live, not theirs.

The only thing you can do,is to follow your dream, and keep insisting that this is the right path for YOU.

If and when you change your mind..........maybe you can still take that other road........but we all get one life to live.....and this one is YOURS, not theirs.

At 18.........march to the recruiter and sign up. Tell them you love them, and appreciate all that they did for you, but now you have to take it from here, and you want to live YOUR life.

They lived theirs.......and made their choices......now you start making yours, on your own.

Your first order, is to cut the apron strings, and have the balls to do it, whether they approve or not.

Then, prove them wrong, by being the best damn Marine to ever wear the Uniform-.

If they can't respect that....then that's their problem, not yours.

[josephus]

You can sign up when your 17 the sooner the better. And your parents have no say in this choice. You need to do what you want. It's on you I'm 17 I have just enlisted myself. It's a don't think just do method.

[reuben29]

Wait until you're 18 years old and it's no longer an issue!