military Options

[fathomlessdame]

so what would you say if your bf/gf decided to join the military? would you be okay with it, or not?

edit: ugh, i meant for this to be a poll, but it didnt work out..i dont think i've ever made one before

This post has been edited by robbotic: Aug 18 2007, 01:00 AM

Reason for edit: Added the poll

[*karmakiller*]

Depends on what branch and such. I have family in the military, so I wouldn't be one of those g/f's who complains about stuff like that. In relationships you have to compromise sometimes, and this would be a compromise. They wouldn't be around as much and you'd have to worry more.

[LadyXTor]

It depends which part of the military they were joining. But I think I'd feel pretty uncomfortable.

[Gypsy Eyes]

An ex that I was still crazy about and best friends with just left for god knows where. It was so upsetting when he told me. It's one of those things where you don't know whether to be happy for him (he made the navy seals) or to be sad that he's leaving.

[*Steven*]

I'd bee 100% okay with it. In fact, I'd join with her. I have enormous respect for anyone in the military (that hasn't done anything to lose it) and spent 4 years in ROTC, and have considered joining for quite some time. It's a failsafe right now.

Seals, hella respect. Hella badass.

[kimmytree]

If it was for the army or something, I'd totally freak out. I couldnt handle having a boyfriend being sent over to the Middle East to fight. I'd constantly have to worry if I'd ever get to see him again.

[Crash2]

I'd be fine with it. Since my dad's in the military and is currently overseas, I understand it's the way to go for some people.

It takes guts to make the decision to join. You've gotta respect that.

[DarkImpressions]

Well my mom, step-dad, and real dad were all in the military.
They told me to go to college, Its not worth it.

And if my date or whatever you want to call it went into the military, Of Course I would be sad, But I mean if its something they want to do I would have to accept them for that!

[rewop]

i, like steven, am using the military as a fail safe..
its hard to answer your question though. the military is a great thing yo but i don't believe that it is for everyone..part of what makes my going harder; knowing that i do not roll over for people easily. thats something i will have to deal with in my own way but anyways i would support that person. as long as they are doing what they want that is fine with me.

gypsy your bf is going to be in for some hard ass training. but he is still the shit for making that. good luck to him.

[*Steven*]

If it was for the army or something, I'd totally freak out. I couldnt handle having a boyfriend being sent over to the Middle East to fight. I'd constantly have to worry if I'd ever get to see him again.

That's why you don't go until you've got a degree, so you can go in as an officer and not have to do the grunt work. Officer housing is so much nicer, it's unbelievable. When I was in ROTC we visited numerous bases, most notably a few bases in Washington, and Pensacola. Regardless, we stayed in a barracks everywhere we went, but at those two we stayed in officer quarters the night before we left. They have like 40" flatscreen TV's, their own refrigerators, king size beds, it's nice. Anywho, officer is the way to go :D

I don't think I could handle it... I'd be terrified. I mean if he's going to be a medic or like a ...floor cleaner or something, far away from the front, then sure. But with guns? No no no no, I don't want him to get hurt.

We have a future together. I do not want to compromise it.

But wouldn't you just like, ride around on a horse or something

[Amaranthus]

No, because I have relatives who are in the Marines, and I worry about them nonstop. I wouldn't want my spouse to leave me either, especially for something I don't necessarily agree with.

[EmoEyelinerx]

I couldent handle having a spouse in the military. I would be so scared because at any moment something could go wrong and he could be serosly injored or wind up dead. The people who join though I gotta admit have guts.

[fathomlessdame]

my bf has been talking about joining the army once he gets out of highschool..and it seems that he's really serious about it. i dont really know what to think, cuz i dont like it, but i will make sure to support him in his decision. hopefully in a couple years when he can join, the wars in the middle east will winding down, cuz i dont want him to end up going overseas.

[*karmakiller*]

Yeah, the overseas thing is hard, but you find ways to deal with it. Sleeping with your cell phone incase they call and not watching the news coverage about Iraq or Afghanistan... haha.

I wouldn't want my spouse to be a medic or something (like another post said) because they'd still be in the midst of the fighting but they'd have to see the worse of the war. They wouldn't just see something happen to their friend they'd be the one cleaning it up. The medics that come back have some messed up stories and I saw Baghdad ER on television last year. Ick.