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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 80667" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Honey, </p><p></p><p>My son had wanted to be a Marine since he was 8 years old. He started going to the recruiters office his first year of high school to hang out with them. He was 14. He was in JROTC all through high school. The Marine Recruiter knew him by name. He took him to lunch many times. His deferred enlistment papers were all filled out by the time he was 16 years old but even then nothing could be done until WE signed those papers. Luckily for all concerned, we were in full agreement with him enlisting. </p><p></p><p>Even after he signed those deferred enlistment papers, after he graduated high school and it was time for him to go do his actual enlistment, we had to sign some more papers because he was still under 18...and that was when he could have backed out one more time. Then when he got to MEPS...he could have backed out on his own. </p><p></p><p>Mine didnt. He had ADHD and did very well in both bootcamp and for 4 years in the Marine Corps. He now has a great job that he adores. He wouldnt be the man he is without the USMC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 80667, member: 1514"] Honey, My son had wanted to be a Marine since he was 8 years old. He started going to the recruiters office his first year of high school to hang out with them. He was 14. He was in JROTC all through high school. The Marine Recruiter knew him by name. He took him to lunch many times. His deferred enlistment papers were all filled out by the time he was 16 years old but even then nothing could be done until WE signed those papers. Luckily for all concerned, we were in full agreement with him enlisting. Even after he signed those deferred enlistment papers, after he graduated high school and it was time for him to go do his actual enlistment, we had to sign some more papers because he was still under 18...and that was when he could have backed out one more time. Then when he got to MEPS...he could have backed out on his own. Mine didnt. He had ADHD and did very well in both bootcamp and for 4 years in the Marine Corps. He now has a great job that he adores. He wouldnt be the man he is without the USMC. [/QUOTE]
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