Sigarms
Super Member
COMPLETELY agree about the trip. He loved it (furthest outside our state he ever traveled).It was great you were able to take that family trip and have that time together...
My understanding is much of ROTC operates in a much reduced capacity with some schools no longer participating around here.
Several of our Doctors have kids that enlisted and did well plus we have nurse that were able to become licensed RN through military service.
The SF Bay Area is so different compared to my time in Washington State where the military is a huge presence...
For a kid who never liked to get his hands dirty, he also bowled me over when when he started working on his own car and I had some joy in buying him tools that he didn't ask for because we were tired of him borrowing ours and he was to cheap to buy them himself.
One of the highlights on that trip to the west coast for himself was all the cars he got to see in Monterey and Carmel. He mentioned he never saw so many foreign cars in his life LOL
He also bowled us over when he said he would like to jump out of an airplane (never got to it as he wanted when he was working, but he will see if that's a possiblity later). His mother would however prefer he stays on the ground.
Funny thing, he was never interested in ROTC in high school, but about 2 years ago when he was a junior was certain this is what he wanted to do.
My parents always instilled in me to move away from them and create my own life and to see the world on my own. We kind of did the same thing for our son.