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Working on a new theory, but first I have a couple of questions....
Wondered if anyone reading would mind chiming in,
A) Just curious, but did your sailor play Call of Duty often before enlisting? Any other war computer games?
B) Did your son/daughter/spouse always want to join the military or was it something that came along in their late teens?
C) What was their reason for wanting to join?
Thanks for your time.
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Permalink Reply by Dan on
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A) Yes, in fact we laughed at one of his friends who joined saying that he was already good at fps games.;)
B) He just came up one day and told us he wanted to rescue swim instead of college.
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Permalink Reply by DramaSoul on
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When I get to my computer later today, I will be more than happy to respond. :-)
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Permalink Reply by Fancy Nancy on
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Oh yes, he sure did! He already has a bar or whatever you call it for Marksmanship. His older brother told him that his years of playing war video games paid off:-)
He has talked about being in the military since 3rd grade. Even younger,he and his brother played with army men in the sandbox. Both grandfathers served amd paternal grandpa was a pharmacist on the USS Wasatch during WWII. I would say it is in his nlood.His dad was very patriotic and loved American History (he taught high school). -
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Permalink Reply by Kris & Bob on
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1.) Yes my son was a video game player, usually scifi type games or creature role playing
2.) My son decided after flunking out of his first year of college because he liked to work at the gas station and hang out, that his life was not going anywhere.
3.) He saw the recuiters station at the mall one day, went in and talked to a recuiter, and was sold on the nuke program because of the $18,000.00 signing bonus he would/did get. After that its a long story. -
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Ah, Concernedad, you ask some interesting questions. I am a make-love-not-war kinda person so I did not give either of my children any kind of toys that involved weapons. It is kind of ironic that my daughter has a permit to carry and my son is in the military.
A) Since I would not buy my son any electronic gaming system, he had to earn his own money to purchase it. He didn't start playing Call of Duty or any of those war games until he was 20. He did play GTA prior to that!
B) He was in the Civil Air Patrol when he was 13 but took a different path when he went to high school. He actually did a couple of years in college starting out as a Theater Arts major and switching to Political Science. He left school when he told me he didn't really know what he wanted to do and needed some time to think about it. He found a job and moved into an apartment with a buddy who was in the National Guard. His buddy suggested he look into something in the medical field.
C) He finally figured out what he wanted to do...he wanted to be a medic. His cousin (my nephew) is an officer in the Army (nurse anesthetist) and has been in for 18 years on his way to at least 20. When my son told him what he wanted to do, my nephew said "You didn't hear this from me but if you want to be in the medical field, the Navy has the best program." When I asked him why he chose the military to begin with, he said he thought he could get a good education and he wanted to learn a skill and then give back, have a positive affect on someone's life. He is now in FMTB. I will tell you, I have never seen him more focused or confident. Frankly, I think the fact that he is a little older (23), has traveled (Europe twice and all over the USA as a musician in his father's bluegrass band), had some college experience and lived on his own, gave him the time and life experience he needed to figure out what he wanted to do. I think, also, because he knew me to be such a Peacenik that he really made sure this is the path he would take before pursuing it.
Okay,,,,now you see the difference between a woman giving and answer and a man giving an answer!!! -
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Your post made me smile. My son had broken rules and been under a form of house arrest for the last few months before he left. He was allowed to leave only to go swim and occasionally go see family, and we would call to make sure he was there. He complained constantly, but he no longer got in trouble. Also he had one friend and his gf that he was allowed to contact, his other "friends" just helped him get in trouble.
So yes , he also needed "structure and time to mature". But I expect to have an entirely different young man return, from the Navy. I am really happy with the results so far! ;) -
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Permalink Reply by ellen0502 on
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A) Yes he did. He played Call of Duty, League of Legends, World of Warcraft and several others.
B) He had thought about it for a while. His Grandfather my son told lots of stories about himself, his brother and sister and we currently have 3 cousins in the Navy. So I think the interest was always there.
C) His first interest was to become a computer game designer, and he did do some beta testing for Nintendo and Sony. Schooling was very expensive and only available at four schools, in a different state. Finding a job here was next to impossible, so he took the other route. He is not unhappy about his decision.
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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Guess I should answer my own questions....
A) He played Call of Duty almost non-stop along with a couple other games
B) His wanting to join just came out of nowhere. One day he was this quiet little kid wanting to be a film writer, the next he had to join the Marines.
C) He never seemed able to express why. He just said it was his duty. Never did tell us where this belief came from. Told us it was everyone's duty.
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Permalink Reply by mommaross CVN77 on
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My son leaves for boot camp Monday 13th Aug. Yes he's played all those games. It was the online playstation game that was responsible for him losing his English accent :) We moved here when he was a freshman in high school. Girls loved his accent but guys made fun of him - so he practiced while talking with unkown friends through his headset lol! Now when he tries to imitate me he sounds like an American trying to talk with a British accent!
He's wanted to join the Navy since high school - the recruiters came to sign him up while he was still in high school but we were still waiting on our "A number" from immigration so he had to hold off and while waiting started college. After 4 years of college and the prospect of another 2 years he decided he wanted more from life. He told me he wanted to make a difference with his life. He didn't want to spend the rest of his life working 9-5. He wanted to be challenged and see the world. Funny thing though - he could of gone back to England at 17 and joined HM Navy - but that wasn't good enough for him - he said he couldn't feel more American if he'd been born here :) Although he secretly watches cricket when no ones looking lol.
His good friend from high school has just left the Navy after his 4 years and tried to talk my son out of going. He told him all the negative about his experience. This would of put me off going but Ross said he was not going to be swayed by someone else's experience and as my son will be 23 this week he feels he's going in with the right attitute and maturity and is determined to make the Navy his career for life.
Sorry I'm rambling - getting nervous for next week :)
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mommaross...I think your son is showing a LOT of maturity not being swayed by someone else.
Talked with my son today. His a Corpsman going through FMTB right now at Camp Pendleton. It's tough and he just started but he is really excited. (Although he isn't so crazy about the endless mustering!). He feels he has a purpose and isn't that what life is about?
We are here for you!!
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OK, here goes my theory, and if you were undecided if I was looney before, this should push you over the top.
What is the likelihood that video games like Call of Duty have subliminal messages in them? Television has laws against such practices, but not video games.
Anyone else think my theory might be possible?
My son just got angry whenever I asked him what made him decide on the military, and he said no one in his life pushed him in that direction. Just suddenly sprung on him. Could have just been the joy of shooting things in video games though.
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