Posted by laima on October 7, 2006, at 1:21:27 [reposted on October 8, 2006, at 13:45:21 | original URL]
In reply to Re: And I'm confused by something else... » laima, posted by Karen44 on October 7, 2006, at 1:05:10
Thank you for your understanding, Karen. And for sharing enlightening info I've never been priveleged to hear or consider before. "The Military" pushes people's buttons, I know, and my own feelings are complex. Thank you for your sharing. I still maintain that the military wouldn't be in rj's best interests right now, given his young age, his personal history, his sensitivity. Your mention of "suicide gesture" I didn't even think of, but the possibility is alarming and worth looking at. Reasons he's giving us seem almost escapist. Maybe later for the military, if he still desires? But I don't know the details about that-age requirements and such, for starters- perhaps the two of you could discuss if appropriate. Matt- WE CARE ABOUT YOU!!!!Peace,
Laima
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> > I hope I haven't offended you. I sincerely apologize if I have. My feelings about the military are complex; but for this context, I simply feel very strongly that the military is just not in rj's best interest at this time. I greatly appreciate your service and that of your collegues. It sounds like a very scary and demanding and stressful assignment.
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> > Thank you.
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> > Peace to you,
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> > Laima.
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> Laima
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> You have not offended me at all. I think we are saying the same thing. Don't even try to do it. I was in the USMC during the Vietnam period. Silly me to join out of high school, but I wanted to go to college and no money. So, as far as I am concerned, there are only two good things I got out of the Marine Corps. I learned self-discipline, and the other is that I got the GI Bill (all paid for) to pay for college and part of graduate school. So, I thank them for that. As a female, at that time, women were not allowed into combat areas except the nurses in the Navy, Army, and Air Force. Even the medics back then in the war were men.
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> I think what I was trying to say is, don't join because it will be held against him that he has psychiatric problems. And, don't join as a sort of suicide gesture as it will hurt others as well. Every person in combat depends on the others in their platoon. We learned in the Marine Corps that "a chain is as strong as it's weakest link." I still believe in that firmly--for a family, group, country, etc.
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> Karen
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