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Originally Posted by Order Of Thy Sword
My dad was Recon in Nam, know how marine dads are, might want to ask yourself if "boot camp" at his age is a good thing.
Im sure you want him to follow in YOUR footsteps, but is that what HE wants? Or you letting the Corps start brainwashing him at this age?
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This thread was never intended to be a bashing of my parenting techniques... But if you must know, my son had a choice between fall baseball, football, boy scouts, and Young Marines. He made his choice on his own. He has his own mind and I do not intend to force him to "follow my foot steps." I would really prefer him to go to college and have a nice safe career. I'm fighting now so hopefully he won't need to when he is my age.
I thank your Father for his service and you should be ashamed of yourself for talking about the Marine Corps like that. Boot camp does not brain wash anyone. I was certainly not brainwashed. Some people seem to forget that the advertising logo of the Marines is "the few, the proud, the Marines" That means it isn't for everyone. If you are so weak minded that something as simple as boot camp will "brainwash" you, then you have joined the wrong service and we don't want or need you. I use the word "you" as a generalized hypothetical person. I do not mean to attack you personally. But if you have never been through it then how can you say something like that?
One last thing… Some Marine Dads are like the movies portray, but not all of them are. Don’t stereotype. That’s lame, and disgustingly unfair as a whole.
Look people I've had enough attacking my parenting in this thread. I meant for it to be a funny "watch out" kinda thread. Please stop commenting on my parenting.