My son signed with the Army today

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I am a very proud parent he chose the military. He really did not know what he wanted to do after high school, and with the economy right now, he is garanteed employment and room and board for the next 3 years active, plus 5 inactive while he attends college. He is a senior this year and is suppose to deploy to basic next June.

He had chosen to be a field scout which I was not looking foward to him doing, but he failed he eye exam and is partially color blind which we did not know. He chose instead to be an MP, which I feel good about since he is not on the front line, and will have a career when he does choose to leave.

I still have not figured out why in the end he chose this route since I was not a military man. My dad was in the Army and grandfather was in the Navy. The other side of the family has all been civil service state side. In the end our whole family is proud of this day in his decision to serve his country.