26-05-2003 10:30									#1
	HELP!!!!! My son says he wants to join the US Military when he turns 17!!!!!! Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

My son (15) just informed me that he has the desire to join the US military in 2 years!!! As most here can imagine, this is not QUITE what I had expected.

What should i do? I can't let him go! What if he were to get hurt or killed?! Plus, I hear the intellectual capacity of most officers is.....LOW

What should I do?!?!

	26-05-2003 10:31									#2
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Slap him on the back and tell him, "I support you!"

	26-05-2003 10:33									#3
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Tell him it sucks to be an enlisted man. If he wants to be in the military, he wants to be an officer. Go to university and finish a degree first.

	26-05-2003 10:33									#4
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good boy...

	26-05-2003 10:34									#5
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He may have problems getting a security clearance.

Plus he is just saying this to spin up Dad.

	26-05-2003 10:34									#6
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I wanna join the US Military when I'm 17

	26-05-2003 10:35									#7
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You have a son?

	26-05-2003 10:36									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Asher Slap him on the back and tell him, "I support you!"

I mean, I understand its important and if theres NOTHING i can do to stop him then Ill give him all my support, but.....well, what can I do to stop him?! Or at least delay it?!

I mean, hed be RISKING HIS LIFE for this country

	26-05-2003 10:38									#9
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He can't do **** when he's 17 unless you or his mom sign.

	26-05-2003 10:39									#10
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Tell him to join the French Foreign Legion instead.

	26-05-2003 10:39									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Tassadar5000 Plus, I hear the intellectual capacity of most officers is.....LOW

Bullshit for the most part. The military schools in the US are usually near the top for the various fields of engineering. Even in other areas they are considered good. For example, the Virginia Military Institute is the best public liberal arts college in the United States. It's also where I'm going to be in a month.

	26-05-2003 10:40									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Tassadar5000 I mean, hed be RISKING HIS LIFE for this country

Well, if you have this attitude around him, it doesn't surprise me in the least why he wants to join...

	26-05-2003 10:41									#13
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I sense BS on Tassadar's part, I think he is just saying stuff to get us wound up.

	26-05-2003 10:42									#14
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Yea, why did this "son" just appear today? How come you haven't talked about him before?

	26-05-2003 10:46									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Jaguar Warrior Yea, why did this "son" just appear today? How come you haven't talked about him before?

What evil porn

Edit: Also, I usually dont find the Poly OT as a suitable place to discuss parenting.

I go to parenting forums for that

	26-05-2003 10:48									#16
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Oh yea! The anti-Britney Spears ad protest.


I will retreat into a cave now.

	26-05-2003 10:56									#17
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Face facts, Tass. Service life has a lot of benefits, aside from the obvious drawback that you get shot at sometimes (vary rarely if you think about it).

I can understand you being upset, but what if he said he wanted to be a porn star? Or a high steel worker? Or any other dangerous job?

Would those other jobs give the same benefits? Probably not.

I would point out to him that, no matter if officer or enlisted, he's going to have to get used to people ordering him about.

And then give him a taste of what that entails.

If he obeying orders, well, maybe he's just cut out for it? (I SERIOUSLY doubt that this, but I try not to stereotype people).

	26-05-2003 11:00									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Jaguar Warrior Yea, why did this "son" just appear today? How come you haven't talked about him before?

Yes, something is definitely off when it comes to Tassadar. For him to have a 15 year old son, he'd have to be a reasonably middle aged man. But knowing Tassadar does not seem to be like that all. First off, he is named after a character from Starcraft. Starcraft is a game usually played by a much younger audience then Tassadar would be to have a 15 year old son. None of the other older posters have character from RTS games as their screen names. His "Long Live the Soviet Union" type political posts seem much more typical of poly's usual high school age crowd. His "Americans are stupid" typic rhetoric is also something that seems to be more in line with a teenage poster as well. Heck, the whole of his postings, the way he acts seems more in line with a teenage poster then a father of a 15 year old son. I may be mistaken, but I think he has been involved with Nation States and the like, a type of game which is usually more popular with younger audiences, and his posts asking for unmarked maps seem a little suspicious as well, as does his silly MS paint politcal drawings. And while not impossible, it does not seem likely someone with as strong anti-american feelings as Tassadar, who was persumably born in Russia in the like, would voluntarily move to Utah, part of the conservative heartland of America. Such "Americans are dumb" type posts would however be logically consistent as part of backlash against his community were he a teenager being picked on in school.

Something just seems off about Tassadar. Could we be dealing with aNet Rat ?

	26-05-2003 11:00									#19
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He's doing this because he knows you don't approve of the US military or the government. It's those rebellious teenager years. And when you offer to pay his college tuition in 3 years, he won't pass it up for military. Relax, no worries

	26-05-2003 11:01									#20
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This whole thread seems like a troll try to get pro-US posters to go "OMG YOU ARE SO AWFUL FOR NOT LETTING YOUR HEROIC SON JOIN THE MILITARY"

	26-05-2003 11:06									#21
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quote: Originally posted by H Tower And when you offer to pay his college tuition in 3 years, he won't pass it up for military. Relax, no worries

His Uncle Sam is already offering to pay his tuition as well.

	26-05-2003 11:08									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Shi Huangdi Something just seems off about Tassadar. Could we be dealing with aNet Rat ?

Yes, I'm a 15 year old American child who enjoys spending his entire day cycle debating about politics on the internet because he was picked at in school.

But my parents don't know about my double life, so dont tell them

	26-05-2003 11:10									#23
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc His Uncle Sam is already offering to pay his tuition as well.

What's the GI bill these days? $20,000? Between housing, books, tuition and food, that isn't enough if your going to be a full time student

	26-05-2003 11:10									#24
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Tell him to at least join the Navy. If the ship goes down all the officers die too. Trust me, it's safer.

	26-05-2003 11:12									#25
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Alright, Mr. Information Minister of Logan, Utah.

	26-05-2003 11:13									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Jaguar Warrior Yea, why did this "son" just appear today? How come you haven't talked about him before?

Tass has mentioned his kids before, he's just not as openly vocal about it as, a-hem, some of us are...

	26-05-2003 11:14									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Kidicious If the ship goes down all the officers die too. Trust me, it's safer.

How is that a GOOD thing?!?!?!

	26-05-2003 11:15									#28
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quote: Originally posted by Tassadar5000 How is that a GOOD thing?!?!?!

Depends on if he's an officer.

	26-05-2003 11:15									#29
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quote: Originally posted by JohnT Tass has mentioned his kids before, he's just not as openly vocal about it as, a-hem, some of us are...

Damned settings!

	26-05-2003 11:17									#30
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quote: Originally posted by H Tower What's the GI bill these days? $20,000?

$50,000