without family support

[Anonymous]

Has anyone joined without their family's support. I want to join so bad but no one in my family encourages me. It's so difficult and discouraging. Can anyone give me some advice. I'm desperate!

sky30hi30@aol.com

[Anonymous]

: Has anyone joined without their family's support. I want to join so bad but
: no one in my family encourages me. It's so difficult and discouraging. Can
: anyone give me some advice. I'm desperate!


Dear LPS: joining the military can be a very rewarding experience. I can give you skills you would have to spend thousands of dollars to learn on the outside and teach you discipline. I know support for anyone joining the service is good but if I can be of any further serivice let me know. I have been working with a family that needed my support and I can maybe help you. It has been over 20 years since I left the military what better support than a veteran. you can E-mail me at my address of leave a message on this page and I will get back to you. Gail

gmm347@aol.com

[Anonymous]

hey, LPS well that sounds harsh, i am going into the army, and i have always wanted to, but my mom isn't exactly thrilled. I have a brother that has been in for about 5 years and he gives me a lot of support about it but it really bothers me that i don't really have my mom. I know that i can make it and i know they know i can too, but them not being gung-ho about it isn't going to stop me. This is my first descion as an adult and my dream.(don't let anyone stop u) So if it is a matter of no one thinking u can't do it, Take pride in proving them wrong. :) And don't get mad or discouraged because of them, look to friends and anyone here, Gail or me, or if u can SGT D (she's gr8). We need more females in the armed forces. and if u need someone to talk to my email address is suzietremblay55@hotmail.com and my sn is suzietremblay55, i am always on.

suzietremblay55@hotmail.com

[Anonymous]

I know exactly how you feel. The only support I got when I joined was from my father and he pushed my mother to sign my papers. (Back then it took both parents if you were under 21). Believe me there was nothing I could say to change their opinions about women in the service. But the one thing I discovered is that I had another family that stood by me through thick and thin. That family was the service. I had been in the military 9 years before my mother would even admit I was in. By the time I retired she had changed her opinion only as far as I was concerned. It's a hard row to hoe, but not impossible. Your family may come around, but I know others whose family never accepted the fact that they joined the military. It seems devasting now, but I know you will find the support you need once you join. Should you ever get deployed to a war zone, you'll find a surprising change of opinion. Don't be discouraged. You're going into a profession that is one big family and you will find your own family will come around. If not, they weren't that supportive of any decision you would have made.

[Anonymous]

*blush*

I'm honored.

nmdreamcatcher@hotmail.com

[Anonymous]

Hey LPS! Good luck on making your choice. I am in the same boat you a only I joined this past Monday. My Mom hasn't spoken to me for a week, and my dad is less than thrilled but I don't regret it. I am honored to have the chance to serve my country, but I will also LOVE the benefits. I too am desperate for the support of my family, but already I have learned that my other family--the army is there for me. My recruiter, fellow DEP members, and several of my neighbors (who are retired Army) are there when I need support, and encouragement. Thank God for that. If you would like to email me feel free to do so---I will be here until June 22. I ship out to Ft. Lost in the woods (Fort Leonardwood) then. I am a 96Delta, 18 yrs, college sophmore, and proud to be a US soldier. If there is anything I can do to help you just email me.

PFC Rebecca

rj_shene@yahoo.com

[Anonymous]

: Has anyone joined without their family's support. I want to join so bad but
: no one in my family encourages me. It's so difficult and discouraging. Can
: anyone give me some advice. I'm desperate! Hi. I joined the Army with out my family's support. I signed up to be a truck driver over in Germany. First my parents wanted me to do something "safe". But I didn't want a "female" job. When I left the service my parents had changed their minds. They were glad I had joined. You receive a lot of benefits when joing the military. There are some hardships also. But you have those with any aspect of life. I don't know if you're male or female. Sometimes the reasons parents don't want their "daughters" to join the military is the stero type that females have in the military. I hope you do join. Just be true to yourself & uniform. You'll go to a lot of different locations that you wouldn't be able to go to on your own, unless you come from a rich family.


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