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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. |
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On Jul 2, 2:37?pm, "JimH" ask wrote:
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. Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. |
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"JimH" ask wrote in message ... 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. Eisboch |
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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... On Jul 2, 2:37?pm, "JimH" ask wrote: 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. Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. |
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"RCE" wrote in message ... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... 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. Eisboch Thanks! Based on weekly meetings with his recruiter, family meetings with the local US Marine Corp. recruit families and Staff Sergeants, reading a training guide for Marine boot camp and watching numerous videos offered to him by his recruiter and friends of ours (who's sons successfully went through boot camp) he will be ready. He has given a lot of thought into this and started the mental process even before he officially signed the papers. |
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... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? |
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"RCE" wrote in message ... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Please pass along my sincere thanks to him for his service to our Country and his successful return. You and your wilfe/family have to be proud of his service and thankful he is now out of harms way. ;-) |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Although humorous at times, you are basically a clueless idiot. Eisbcoh |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... "RCE" wrote in message ... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? I request that folks avoid this troll from further polluting what was an honorable thread. |
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... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Although humorous at times, you are basically a clueless idiot. Eisbcoh I thought it was a reasonable question. We were presented with an initial list of reasons, some of which evaporated and were replaced by others. You're a smart guy, so it follows that you raised a smart son. I doubt he went based only on faith. |
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On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:28:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "RCE" wrote in message m... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Stop being an ass Doug. Honest to pete. |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
... On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:28:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "RCE" wrote in message om... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Stop being an ass Doug. Honest to pete. Sorry. I forgot to check the list of approved questions. |
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On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:36:44 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "RCE" wrote in message m... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Although humorous at times, you are basically a clueless idiot. I thought it was a reasonable question. We were presented with an initial list of reasons, some of which evaporated and were replaced by others. You're a smart guy, so it follows that you raised a smart son. I doubt he went based only on faith. It's not a reasonable question and you know it. And you know why you asked it. Give it cynicism a rest - it and you are getting boring. |
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On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:39:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:28:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "RCE" wrote in message news:YMGdncrzHMmY5hTbnZ2dnUVZ_uejnZ2d@giganews. com... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Stop being an ass Doug. Honest to pete. Sorry. I forgot to check the list of approved questions. Not the point and you know it. |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 17:59:23 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote: Make that Parris Island. Sorry to disrespect the name. As long as he keeps his head on straight, he'll do fine. MPs is a good way to go - he'll almost be guarenteed a slot in law enforcement if he chooses that as a career. Good luck to him. Thanks. He was thinking Highway Patrol or city Police. |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:36:44 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "RCE" wrote in message om... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Although humorous at times, you are basically a clueless idiot. I thought it was a reasonable question. We were presented with an initial list of reasons, some of which evaporated and were replaced by others. You're a smart guy, so it follows that you raised a smart son. I doubt he went based only on faith. It's not a reasonable question and you know it. And you know why you asked it. Give it cynicism a rest - it and you are getting boring. Thank you and Eisboch for setting this asshole straight. |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
... On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:36:44 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "RCE" wrote in message om... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Although humorous at times, you are basically a clueless idiot. I thought it was a reasonable question. We were presented with an initial list of reasons, some of which evaporated and were replaced by others. You're a smart guy, so it follows that you raised a smart son. I doubt he went based only on faith. It's not a reasonable question and you know it. And you know why you asked it. Give it cynicism a rest - it and you are getting boring. It's not cynicism, Tom. It's clear reasoning. People should not make decisions based on pure faith unless those decisions stand no chance of affecting anyone else. If Bush believed his evolving list of reasons, the only possible explanation is faith. That breaks my rule. I don't believe in sending other people's kids into harm's way based on faith. |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
... On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:39:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:28:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "RCE" wrote in message news:YMGdncrzHMmY5hTbnZ2dnUVZ_uejnZ2d@giganews .com... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Stop being an ass Doug. Honest to pete. Sorry. I forgot to check the list of approved questions. Not the point and you know it. The point is that we should be quiet, right? Don't cause parents of soldiers any more worry than they may already have? The quiet ain't gonna happen. The time to worry about your kids is when they're still close enough to learn some history, and spot politicians who are doomed to repeat it. |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:28:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "RCE" wrote in message news:YMGdncrzHMmY5hTbnZ2dnUVZ_uejnZ2d@giganews. com... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Stop being an ass Doug. Honest to pete. Sorry. I forgot to check the list of approved questions. Drop it already. You have already proven in this thread how much of an asshole you are.....there is no need for further proof Doug. |
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"JimH" ask wrote in message
... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:28:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "RCE" wrote in message news:YMGdncrzHMmY5hTbnZ2dnUVZ_uejnZ2d@giganews .com... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Stop being an ass Doug. Honest to pete. Sorry. I forgot to check the list of approved questions. Drop it already. You have already proven in this thread how much of an asshole you are.....there is no need for further proof Doug. Based on your reaction, nobody can say a word while our soldiers are at war. Therefore, all a president needs to do in order to silence the population is make sure we are perpetually at war. It's magic. |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:39:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:28:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "RCE" wrote in message news:YMGdncrzHMmY5hTbnZ2dnUVZ_uejnZ2d@giganew s.com... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Stop being an ass Doug. Honest to pete. Sorry. I forgot to check the list of approved questions. Not the point and you know it. The point is that we should be quiet, right? Don't cause parents of soldiers any more worry than they may already have? The quiet ain't gonna happen. The time to worry about your kids is when they're still close enough to learn some history, and spot politicians who are doomed to repeat it. Talk to me when your adult son or daughter decides he/she wants to serve his/her country. Until then, your opinions are noise level bull****. Eisboch |
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On Jul 2, 2:37 pm, "JimH" ask wrote:
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. Tell him Sempre Fi for me. It's really an amazing thing to do and a difficult choice but a wiser man than me once said that anything in life worth having doesn't come easy. Your son is going to know what those words mean real soon. I've never met him but I'm proud. Bill |
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On Jul 2, 3:49 pm, "JimH" ask wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:1jvi83pekl7vhngobbe644cht24v1ncbg8@4ax .com... On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 17:59:23 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote: Make that Parris Island. Sorry to disrespect the name. As long as he keeps his head on straight, he'll do fine. MPs is a good way to go - he'll almost be guarenteed a slot in law enforcement if he chooses that as a career. Good luck to him. Thanks. He was thinking Highway Patrol or city Police. My Dad was a Police officer for over 30 years before he retired. His recommendation is City departments if you want personal interaction with the people, or some specialized group. Drug enforcement agencies tend to have less political crap to deal with. I'm sure your son would make a fine addition to any force but many of them have been over liberalized to the point that he will be treated very badly by his own people. I hope this is not the case. |
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"Bill" wrote in message ups.com... On Jul 2, 2:37 pm, "JimH" ask wrote: 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. Tell him Sempre Fi for me. It's really an amazing thing to do and a difficult choice but a wiser man than me once said that anything in life worth having doesn't come easy. Your son is going to know what those words mean real soon. I've never met him but I'm proud. Bill Thank you Bill. I will be printing this entire thread for him to read prior to him leaving. On the behalf of my son, thanks for all the support! |
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On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:54:10 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: The point is that we should be quiet, right? Don't cause parents of soldiers any more worry than they may already have? It's not your choice and it's not your decision. Further, it's not your child. In short, it has nothing to do with you, your opinon on the war, your opinion of politicians or your opinion about anything. Jim's son made his choice - I happen to know it was an informed choice and he made it in the light of day. It's his decision. Jim has the right to be proud of his son if it were the Air Force, Army, Marines, Coast Guard or (THE HORROR) Navy because he is serving his country in an honorable fashion. It's a thread about Jim, his family and his son's decision. This is not a thread about you and your faux intellectual opinons about life the universe and everything. |
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On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:39:17 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: I request that folks avoid this troll from further polluting what was an honorable thread. It's still an honorable thread, and will remain so. But, a neighbor's son (10th Mountain Division) just returned and although he was glad to have learned something about another part of the world, he had thoughts about the war that most here would consider to be heresy. So, there's another side of it. There is one, you know? Just had to participate here so some of the honor would rub off on me. You know, from the thread. There! My back is now a ramrod, and my head is held high. I salute you all! --Vic |
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RCE wrote:
"JimH" ask wrote in message ... 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. Get used to hurry up and wait. |
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On Jul 2, 9:43 pm, BAR wrote:
RCE wrote: "JimH" ask wrote in message .. . 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. Get used to hurry up and wait.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Even though I didn't mind it, don't volunteer to be a "truck driver" |
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"Tim" wrote in message ups.com... Even though I didn't mind it, don't volunteer to be a "truck driver" Better yet, don't volunteer for anything. Eisboch |
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On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 06:11:17 -0400, "RCE" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message oups.com... Even though I didn't mind it, don't volunteer to be a "truck driver" Better yet, don't volunteer for anything. MSgt: I need a volunteer for jump school. Me: Oh - COOL!! I'll go... |
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 06:11:17 -0400, "RCE" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ups.com... Even though I didn't mind it, don't volunteer to be a "truck driver" Better yet, don't volunteer for anything. MSgt: I need a volunteer for jump school. Me: Oh - COOL!! I'll go... Did you uphold the honor of the Corps and get your wings? I got my wings in the civilian world, after 1000 jumps. |
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On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:22:50 -0400, BAR wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 06:11:17 -0400, "RCE" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ups.com... Even though I didn't mind it, don't volunteer to be a "truck driver" Better yet, don't volunteer for anything. MSgt: I need a volunteer for jump school. Me: Oh - COOL!! I'll go... Did you uphold the honor of the Corps and get your wings? Oh yeah. And I volunteered. :) Everybody in my class was "volunteered". The funny thing about volunteering in the military. When I was a survival instructor, I don't think I had one person who actually volunteered for survival training. Funny how that works huh? :) I got my wings in the civilian world, after 1000 jumps. Good lord - I only got 180 jumps total including 50 civilian jumps after. These things called knees finally gave up the ghost after a couple of bad landings. Discretion was the better part of valor. |
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:22:50 -0400, BAR wrote: Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 06:11:17 -0400, "RCE" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ups.com... Even though I didn't mind it, don't volunteer to be a "truck driver" Better yet, don't volunteer for anything. MSgt: I need a volunteer for jump school. Me: Oh - COOL!! I'll go... Did you uphold the honor of the Corps and get your wings? Oh yeah. And I volunteered. :) Everybody in my class was "volunteered". The funny thing about volunteering in the military. When I was a survival instructor, I don't think I had one person who actually volunteered for survival training. Funny how that works huh? :) I got my wings in the civilian world, after 1000 jumps. Good lord - I only got 180 jumps total including 50 civilian jumps after. These things called knees finally gave up the ghost after a couple of bad landings. Discretion was the better part of valor. I herniated my L5/S1 disk in 1979, went through boot camp, 4 years reserve, and 7 years skydiving. Now I have torn cartilage in left knee, arthritis throughout the entire body especially my neck it crunches and crackles every time I move it. And, I have a five inch scar on my back, extended butt crack from my laminectomy and partial discectomy back in '04. Oh, and my right great toe had a chielectomy (removal of bone spurs) 5 days before the back surgery. But I had fun. |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
... On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:54:10 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: The point is that we should be quiet, right? Don't cause parents of soldiers any more worry than they may already have? It's not your choice and it's not your decision. Further, it's not your child. In short, it has nothing to do with you, your opinon on the war, your opinion of politicians or your opinion about anything. Jim's son made his choice - I happen to know it was an informed choice and he made it in the light of day. It's his decision. Jim has the right to be proud of his son if it were the Air Force, Army, Marines, Coast Guard or (THE HORROR) Navy because he is serving his country in an honorable fashion. It's a thread about Jim, his family and his son's decision. This is not a thread about you and your faux intellectual opinons about life the universe and everything. I agree that he's got the right to his choice and his opinion, even now when a certain segment of the population thinks that only one type of opinion should be expressed. I'm just curious to know what the reasoning is because when people like Richard Lugar begin to question the president's plan, we know the foundation is cracking. Even senior members of the Iraqi government are saying that our goals are bizarre. In the past, you've said it was just an honor to serve in uniform, but that's too general a statement at this point in history. |
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... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:39:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message m... On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:28:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "RCE" wrote in message news:YMGdncrzHMmY5hTbnZ2dnUVZ_uejnZ2d@gigane ws.com... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Stop being an ass Doug. Honest to pete. Sorry. I forgot to check the list of approved questions. Not the point and you know it. The point is that we should be quiet, right? Don't cause parents of soldiers any more worry than they may already have? The quiet ain't gonna happen. The time to worry about your kids is when they're still close enough to learn some history, and spot politicians who are doomed to repeat it. Talk to me when your adult son or daughter decides he/she wants to serve his/her country. Until then, your opinions are noise level bull****. Eisboch We can't compare two different sons. Mine has said he wouldn't join until there's a commander in chief he trusts (which, by the way, includes Bush-1). |
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