Son's new career path, pretty proud father

[Sigarms]

Received this text from him early one morning while he is on deployment...

Given the fact that he turned 21 recently, very proud of how he is embracing his role.

I was going to bust him on being in the Air Force vs other branches as far as "embrace the suck", but I let that go LOL

If kids don't go to trade school or have the grades to get a good education that can pay back on what they owe for college in "todays times" with their college degree, the military is a good option IMO for any kid to go in to figure out what they want to do.

 

[Gator6x4]

Received this text from him early one morning while he is on deployment...

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Given the fact that he turned 21 recently, very proud of how he is embracing his role.

I was going to bust him on being in the Air Force vs other branches as far as "embrace the suck", but I let that go LOL

If kids don't go to trade school or have the grades to get a good education that can pay back on what they owe for college in "todays times" with their college degree, the military is a good option IMO for any kid to go in to figure out what they want to do.

Steer him toward working on a degree while on active duty. The US Military Branches are partnered with Educational Institutes that offer programs for Military Personnel.

 

[Sigarms]

Steer him toward working on a degree while on active duty. The US Military Branches are partnered with Educational Institutes that offer programs for Military Personnel.

He's already taking college classes online

A year ago he told me he was doing that and I was happy about it.

 

[Gator6x4]

He's already taking college classes online

A year ago he told me he was doing that and I was happy about it.

Great. Either way stay in and make the Airforce a career or get out after his current enlistment he will be a winner.

 

[Sigarms]

Great. Either way stay in and make the Airforce a career or get out after his current enlistment he will be a winner.

I feel exactly the same way. He's been given more responsibility and he's accepted it, and tries 100% to stay on top of it on his end. He was pumped because his old squadron back in the US got another coin, and he got it since he was there before he deployed, he will be getting another one, and he should be getting another stripe when he gets back.

I told him when he enlisted (he had some interesting recruiters that weren't the "best" IMO) that as long as he keeps his same work ethic as he did when he got his first job at age 15 (fun times given he wasn't allowed to drive late hours due to his beginners license and we had to drive him due to getting off later at night) that he should do good in the military.

End of the day, other than Uncle Sam owning your butt, civilian work is kind of no different than working in the military. You have good people who give it their best and some people who just show up because they have to.

 

[ultrarunner]

Steer him toward working on a degree while on active duty. The US Military Branches are partnered with Educational Institutes that offer programs for Military Personnel.

First in family RN did it through military service and benefits… she is most grateful to the military.

I hear how difficult it is to buy a home and how easy it was for parents… just about every parent used their VA mortgage benefit where I grew up… and this RN did the same.

 

[Sigarms]

First in family RN did it through military service and benefits… she is most grateful to the military.

I hear how difficult it is to buy a home and how easy it was for parents… just about every parent used their VA mortgage benefit where I grew up… and this RN did the same.

If my son gets out, I'm thinking he's going to take advantage of the same benefits his cousin is taking paying for his radiology classes now as a civilian after he got out of the Air Force.

Son still kinds of amazes me. He got some other job training that he really likes and I asked him why he got the added training when it really has nothing to do with his current job...

My wife and I joke, that all the times I've offered him to go shooting with me in the back yard when he was growing up, he wasn't into it.

I get the fact that people joining the AF most likely aren't into shooting going into a "regular" MOS, but the kid has really improved since he came back after tech school after he went shooting with me. He tells me they are training him very well in his opinion for what he needs to do.

End of the day, I guess the whole point of this thread is that if you're kid isn't a straight A student in high school and had college planned out for a major and a career after their degree after college, unless they go into a trade school, the military isn't a bad option for a young person becoming an adult.

I guess as a father you always worry about your kids, but it's getting to the point that we don't have to worry anymore (hopefully! ).