OT: Nutty Moms ** Another note from this nutty mom

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Hi, Butch..Thank you for your kind reply. I am so proud of her..she wanted so

badly to do her part in protecting our country and at first thought of joining

the Reserves, but instead opted for regular Air Force. She had originally

wanted to go Army, but when she went to the recruiter's offices, she had to go

down this long hall and all along were the doors that led to each service. She

stopped at the Army recruiter office and it just so happened he had stepped out

and no one was in there. She went next to Navy, and the same thing. The only

one who had someone in there at that time was the Air Force recruiter, so they

got her. It was one of those strange things in life that happens because after

she had met with the Air Force recruiter and signed all the papers, on her way

out, all the other offices were filled. If she had been five minutes earlier or

later, Army would have gotten her. She wanted so badly to go to Iraq, but with

her IQ (she beat out every other guy, including

the men giving the tests at the induction center) the Air Force wanted to use

her in Linquistics. She is not learning Arabic, but right now, the push is for

Korean. Tells me the Armed Forces are already preparing for possible other

problems. Don't know, but that's my guess. This is her first time to be away

from home (her time in college doesn't count...that place was only 20 miles away

and even though she lived practically next door to it in an apartment of her

own, she was still close pretty close to home) and she has had to grow up a lot.

This experience will be the best thing she ever did, though sometimes she would

argue that...especially when she had to stand for hours at parade rest in the

blowing wind..you know how that is, but she signed up for the long haul and is

seriously thinking of making it a career choice and staying in until retirement.

She was a senior in High School when 9/11 occured, and they had had the tvs on

already for current events when it happened

and it made a profound effect on her. Too many kids (and people) take our

freedom for granted and take the attitude that nothing is going to happen to

us..it happens to other countries but they're too far from us and no one is

going to attack us..that kind of thing) and this really was a wake up call for a

lot of people. My generation grew up with Pearl Harbor, Korea, Viet Nam and all

the others, and we know freedom is not something to take lightly and it someone

had to pay the price in blood to keep us free, including many in my family.

From my generation up, there is a long line of military people who gave gladly

and proudly to keep us free, and my daughter is the only female to join their

ranks and she decided to go all the way. I have been reading the archives of

this group and I have especially enjoyed your posts and I feel the same way you

do on almost all the issues (the other ones I don't agree are because I don't

know enough about the subject to make any real opinion).

You are a man of principle and are not afraid to speak your mind and this is

very refreshing. I have learned more from your posts and from Chris's posts and

from the others than I have learned from any other place in regards to EOs and

their safety and uses. You tell it like it is and not what you think we want to

hear and this is the way to learn. You also give me, as a military mom, comfort

and pride in your posts and I am grateful. Now I am going to quit rambling on.

You probably get a lot of posts like this and you are kind to listen to me.

Thanks..

 

Cherry

 

 

 

 

 

Mail - You care about security. So do we.

 

 

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Hey Cherry,

 

> Only six days before daughter comes home! Are all military moms

> like this or am I really nuts?

 

You'd be nuts if you were not carried away .. and you can bet your

bootie that there are other nutty moms, wives, husbands, daughters and

sons on this very list who are waiting for return of a loved one. :-)

 

> I do get carried away...Am so proud of her, but miss her so!

 

Good it is and normal it is and every right you have to be proud of your

daughter. Though I don't know her or miss her .. I too am proud of her

and of all the folks who serve in uniform .. they are also my brothers

and sisters and children.

 

(Snipped all the rest .. not smart enough to answer it .. but I know

someone will.)

 

> Cherry

 

Wishing you and your family only the best .. for sure. :-) Butch