On Jul 2, 9:43 pm, BAR wrote:
RCE wrote:
"JimH" ask wrote in message
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August 13, 2007. One day before our 25th Wedding Anniversary our son
leaves for Paris Island. He is slotted for Military Police training
after completing basic training and *earning* his right to officially
call himself a Marine. He originally planned delayed entry in mid
September but the MP opportunity came up if he went in earlier.

Even before his decision to join the Marines he has been concentrating on
his physical condition, recently completing a community event 5 mile race
and finishing in 2nd place.

He will continue with the physical preparation but will now start to
mentally focus on the fact that he will be leaving for Paris Island in 6
weeks.

We are very proud of him and his decision to join the Marine Corps.

Make that Parris Island. Sorry to disrespect the name.

Best wishes for your son. Although tough, the physical aspect of basic
training is not the big challenge. The challenge is mental. Make sure he
is prepared for it.

Richard is correct and SWS will back me up on this too. Don't laugh, you
may see some of the funniest things you have ever seen or heard but
don't laugh. Just picture 60 guy's doing the manual of arms with a foot
locker, or standing their with their right arm outstretched, their
pinkies on their right hand sticking out, the other fingers curled, and
an M-16 resting on that outstretched pinkie finger.

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Even though I didn't mind it, don't volunteer to be a "truck driver"