Did your family have a problem with you joining the Marines?

Question

Alright, for a while now I've been thinking about joining the Marines, and with me being in my senior year, I'm pretty sure thats the road I'm gonna take. I told my parents I can go to college and whatnot once I'm done serving, and I have no clue how long that will be. None of them like the idea of me joining, and they always f*****k with my head saying I'm gonna get blown up and they give me this teary story lol. Did all of you other Military guys have to deal with the same thing? I just don't want to have to see my mum go down in shambles because I decided to join the Marines. A little bit of advice from people in the same situation would be nice. THANKS!!!

Answer 1

Join the Air Force or Navy then. Tell then they wont have to worry about your safety.

Answer 2

Dont worry about seeing them go down in shambles. You will see it anyways when you graduate bootcamp and again when you come home from deployments, because they are going to be more proud of you than anything. Listen, Just because you join the Marines, doesnt automatically sign a death certificate for you. It will put you in harms way though. But its a team effort. so you are in harms way with a bunch of crazy mother f'ers who are going to make sure that they die first. Theres alot of great opportunities there for you. Free school while you are active, veterans benefits afterwards, all kinds of great things. I tell anyone going in, to research the MOS they want and to go somewhere you think you can be happiest. I fully encourage going into the Marines. But only if you wont ever give up. If everyone could be a Marine, then they would all be. As far as the family thing. yes its normal. No mother or father wants thier kids going somewhere where they could get hurt or killed. I came in pre 9/11 when it wasnt as big of a thing, but still i had to deal with my parents telling me to think it through. I was committed to the idea so much that college didnt even exist to me. So, think it through. Be ready for a rough trip though. Its not a free ride. But you wont regret it. Good luck to you. Feel free to email me if you have any questions about the whole thing at all. Im not a recruiter, but i know alot about the process and mos's and stuff. Good luck!

Answer 3

ok I am in the exact same boat so listen up . This is your life not there's,yes it will be dangerous depending on your job . Your family is wrong by saying **** like that, mine did it to. Some of it isconcern for your safety and some of that is jealousy .Trust me I know . If you want to do it than do it. ITS YOUR LIFE ,not there's so do what you think is rite but this is a extreme privilege and honor to do this and there is alot of benefits that come with it. I got $30000 cash sign on bonus and $65000 for school afterwords, and you can also take classes after basic training. Good luck in what you decide butt really think about it.  

Answer 4

my parents had a problem with me joining the navy. they were pissed off for a little bit but they got over it. i dont come from the richest family in the world and going to college is a struggle for me. the job markets is going bad unemployment rate is high. getting to class is hard enough already. so i decided to join the navy. im currently enlisted in the armed forces. im currently doing the hospital corpsman program. and im in DEP. as u know marines do not have their own medics so they take the navy's medics and that's what im doing. but before you join, u should be aware of what you are doing, its serious business  

Answer 5

Your family will never be ok with it, especially your mom.  They will just endure it.  And ya you should be worried about getting blown up.  Everyone is.  Forge strong relationships with your family before you go.  Settle personal affiars and dont tell your mom any details so she can at least sleep at night.  Good luck.

Answer 6

Hey, I'm not in the Marines, but my family would definitely have a problem with me joining the USMC. I understand your problem. Sadly, I don't know what to do about it.

Answer 7

I ship-out 9/15 and my family is the same way,  but i just came to the decision that its the right thing for me to do.  my family will be there when I get out and 4 years gives my mom time to cool off.

Answer 8

Do what you want to do. You parents will always give your their views on it but you should do what your heart says. I work on the navy base and since we have a lot of schools here, I see BOOST and NJS students all the time. Honestly I have a ton of respect for them, especially the females as I would never be able to do what they do. If you join, eventually they will forget about how they felt and will be so proud of your decision. I have a friend who is a gunnery sergeant. When she joined, her parents actually stopped talking to her. When she got deployed for the first time, they sent her letters almost everyday, always saying how proud they were to have her for a daughter. It takes a lot of guts to join the marines so if its something you have your heart set on, you should do it. Just remember you don't have to re enlist after your 4 years are up (8 if you include reserves)

Answer 9

Only if your family is a loyal dnc contributor/traitor.