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Wanna Join, not sure anymore.
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Permalink Reply by Arwen on
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Don't worry about what other people think. YOU know that this is something you wanted to do for a long time, so go for it. Following a boyfriend into the Navy is the fastest way to end a relationship (you are highly unlikely to get stationed within 1,000 miles of each other, much less be together), so you can argue that point..
In the end it's about what you want. If you were following him in and didn't actually want to be there, you would not do well, but by having a successful Navy experience, you can show what you're made of.
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Permalink Reply by reesesposho111 on
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thanks. I guess i got a lil discourage by ppl and their negative comments that didnt sit well with me. But everybody knows this is MY dream and MY life and I will make the best of it regardless.
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Permalink Reply by Jess's Mom (Fire Controlman GL) on
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You do what you feel in your heart. If you want to serve your country, get a great opportunity for an excellent eduction, and feel you can dedicate your life (at least for 4 years) to the Navy, then you should do it. I was upset when my daughter told me she was going to see a recruiter, but then I realized that this was the smartest and wisest decision she has made in her life. She graduated bootcamp on 5/21 and is now in ATT school and then off the A school. She is so happy that she made this decision and I now support her 110%. I took it personally that she did not want to live at home with her stepdad and I, but that was not the case at all. She wanted to ensure she had a successful career and future. She wants to be a lifer.
Look deep into yourself and make the decision based on what you want, not what anyone else thinks. Good luck in your decision.
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Thank you mam. I really appreciate the support. MY main thing is I want an education and I want stability. I am only 20 years old and I know I am just now getting my feet wet with my life and I honestly thing the NAVY will better me and many ways. Thank you for the best wishes and congrats to your daughter. If i decide to join, I will definitely contact you again to speak with your daughter and get a girls perspective on boot camp =]
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reeseposho111, I think that you are on the right track now with wanting to join. A girls life in the Navy is no different than a mans. Everyone is treated as equals, but the greatest thing my daughter told me was that for the 8 weeks of boot camp, her entire division became one big family and everyone watched out for everyone else. Since graduation, she is still in contact with her fellow division mates who left great lakes for their different locations for A School and they all keep in close contract through texting and facebook. My daughter has a real big trust problem except with me and by going through this experience, she has learned a great lesson in trusting others. It affected every relationship she had in the past, even her relationship with her stepfather. They both now so much appreciate each other and talk and text on a regular basis, whereas when she was living at home, they barely spoke to one another. My daughter's decision to join was that she knew that she carried a lot of baggage with regard to her relationship with her biological father and that it made her into a person she did not like. She tried college but felt like she was in 13th grade. And I will tell you that once I saw her after graduation, I could see such a difference in her for the better. Of course she is still Jess on the inside, but there is a maturity there that was non-existent before.
Please feel free to friend request me and you can contact me through personal messaging if you have any questions and/or concerns. I can even try to hook you up with my daughter through facebook and she can be a wealth of information for you.
Again take care, I wish you the best with your decision.
Sincerely,
Sharon
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Thank you Mrs. Sharon (thats my moms name too =]) I was also in college and I wasnt doing too good in my classes, mainly because I was so worried about how I was going to pay for this book or that class. I really want to go back to school but I dont want money to be an issue. I would love to connect with your daughter. I think it would be a great idea.
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