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oh good grief

JoBieger05JoBieger05
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I posted a couple weeks ago about my DH's cousin becoming a daddy at 16...well here's some new drama in all of this. DH has been talking to C about joining the National Guard (they're at the recruiter right now thank goodness) and C was pretty much for it. I mean he'd join while still in high school, drill all year, and leave for Basic and AIT next summer. He'd get good training and pay and be able to get a job and support his new baby. And even go to college which is what he wants to do. Well C's gf's dad told C yesterday that National Guard and Reserves don't get paid, he'll be sent right over to Iraq or Afghanistan, and he will never be able to go to college. Um...WHAT?! That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard of in my life. DH is AGR and even when he wasn't he still got drill pay each month. It really blows my mind how idiotic some people can be. And this man was actually in the AF at one point of time. How can he know so little about the military? And a good thing is that if C wants to go to college without the risk of deployment he can go under college first where he can volunteer or be asked to deploy, but he doesn't have to for two years as long as he's a student. Eesh.

I'm done now lol :o) if you could follow any of that ranting thank you :o)

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  • lifestooshort128lifestooshort128
    Wow, my husband being in the Navy always "puts down" different aspects about other branches, and I think most military men do, I don't know why and I honestly have friends in all branches.  But maybe you C's gf's dad was just acting like that since he was in the air force and your C is going into national guard? Or maybe he was being sarcastic like "ugh, they get paid barely anything" and your C took it seriously? He still should've been supportive, especially when C is already probably nervous around him, I would imagine! It also means healthcare for him and his child right?
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  • JoBieger05JoBieger05

    imagelifestooshort128:
    Wow, my husband being in the Navy always "puts down" different aspects about other branches, and I think most military men do, I don't know why and I honestly have friends in all branches.  But maybe you C's gf's dad was just acting like that since he was in the air force and your C is going into national guard? Or maybe he was being sarcastic like "ugh, they get paid barely anything" and your C took it seriously? He still should've been supportive, especially when C is already probably nervous around him, I would imagine! It also means healthcare for him and his child right?

    LoL my DH and I were just talking about how the different branches "put each other down." I find it funny. They're all in it together, but for some reason they enjoy picking on each other. Makes me laugh. They're like children. 

    Who knows what this guy was thinking. He also told C not to join the military because it is "violent." I wish he would be supportive, but he isn't. He really wanted C to sign over his parental rights so that they could get more money for having the baby. Um no. If they can't put the baby up for adoption because the gf's parents don't want them to then C shouldn't sign over his rights. Blah. Those people make me so mad. Grrrr. 

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  • ARMYmarriedNAVYARMYmarriedNAVY

    Holy crap! You mean I've been doing all this drilling and stuff for 7 years and the money they give me isn't real? CRAP!

    I am sure am glad all those people I gave it to fell for the Army Reserve Fake Money!! Phew!

    LOL, yeah we get paid. Every month. It won't be much to start, but it will get bigger as time goes on. GL... sounds like a crappy situation.

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