Something a Mom Never Wants to Hear
this week has been so full of many emotions. but the biggest one has been love and the pride I have of an amazing young man...Jon. He came to see me Monday evening to talk. He drove straight home to talk to me after leaving an army recruiting office in New Orleans. I sat and listened with fear, a little anger knowing that they were selling him the army with some lies, pride, love and knowing that this is the big letting go part! he was happier than i have seen him in a while and so proud of his test score. he scored 97 out of 99.
the hardest thing to take was that they were telling him that they don't send the smart ones to combat. how mean is that to think the ones fighting for freedom and to stay alive aren't smart. what a load of crap. said with his score he could have any job that he wanted and never see combat. i'm sure he could have any job he wanted but eventually he would be in a combat zone. not the thing a mother wants to realize.
i listened to him. told him that a month ago i realized that i thought this day would come. and how thought that it would be a perfect fit for him....even though I would rather see him stay in college! But, that's not jon. I do wish he would have tried a smaller university. LSU is so big...probably perfect for Rachel but not Jon. Although, it has been good for him.
Anyway, I also told him I prefer him to go into the navy or air force. That I thought they tell you that you will not see combat but you will. I told him to weigh all of his options. I asked if I could email two friends of mine that still work in the service and he said yes. And of course, told him how proud I was that he did so well on his testing. And that he is giving it some thought instead of getting caught up in the moment and signing. He did tell me that he has talked with his psychologist about LSU and the services...which is such a good thing.
I emailed three friends when he left and Jeff, who I graduated with immediately got in touch with me. He enlisted in the air force right out of high school and made a career out of it. he is in korea now working as an equip specialist for the dept. of defense. He emailed Jon and compared the two, since he has worked for both and just shared his knowledge and experiences. and emphasized how he would end up in a combat area. That he is a civilian working for the army and has been to Iraq twice.
Jon has since gone to the air force recruiting office and heading to the navy today. he said the army recruiting guy told him the job that he wants may not be there if he didn't sign up tuesday. jon said that was disappointing to hear......felt it was a lie.
So, in the end, my son is heading to the service at some point. i told him to finish his semester at LSU. I'm just amazed at how grown up he has been. He is showing wisdom beyond his years and he makes me proud.
the hardest thing to take was that they were telling him that they don't send the smart ones to combat. how mean is that to think the ones fighting for freedom and to stay alive aren't smart. what a load of crap. said with his score he could have any job that he wanted and never see combat. i'm sure he could have any job he wanted but eventually he would be in a combat zone. not the thing a mother wants to realize.
i listened to him. told him that a month ago i realized that i thought this day would come. and how thought that it would be a perfect fit for him....even though I would rather see him stay in college! But, that's not jon. I do wish he would have tried a smaller university. LSU is so big...probably perfect for Rachel but not Jon. Although, it has been good for him.
Anyway, I also told him I prefer him to go into the navy or air force. That I thought they tell you that you will not see combat but you will. I told him to weigh all of his options. I asked if I could email two friends of mine that still work in the service and he said yes. And of course, told him how proud I was that he did so well on his testing. And that he is giving it some thought instead of getting caught up in the moment and signing. He did tell me that he has talked with his psychologist about LSU and the services...which is such a good thing.
I emailed three friends when he left and Jeff, who I graduated with immediately got in touch with me. He enlisted in the air force right out of high school and made a career out of it. he is in korea now working as an equip specialist for the dept. of defense. He emailed Jon and compared the two, since he has worked for both and just shared his knowledge and experiences. and emphasized how he would end up in a combat area. That he is a civilian working for the army and has been to Iraq twice.
Jon has since gone to the air force recruiting office and heading to the navy today. he said the army recruiting guy told him the job that he wants may not be there if he didn't sign up tuesday. jon said that was disappointing to hear......felt it was a lie.
So, in the end, my son is heading to the service at some point. i told him to finish his semester at LSU. I'm just amazed at how grown up he has been. He is showing wisdom beyond his years and he makes me proud.
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