Science.

Sorry to hear that.

It really pisses me off. Being outside in the deep woods of Missouri is just too damn risky for the Army.

Where?

Lol. Science.

Fort Leonard Wood.

That's gotta be a huge hit for the local economy. Tons of hotels in Waynesville/St. Robert and they count on those graduations every few weeks to fill them up.

Really dumb.

But BLM protests are fine.
Floyd funeral in Houston fine.
Celebration after Biden election fine.

Outdoor ceremony for basic training graduation not ok!

This is the BS people are fed up with!!

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Fort Leonard Wood.

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Just wander up uninvited and tell them you got lost in the woods. They'll get the joke. Then they'll arrest you.

Seriously though that sucks. I remember my parents approaching formation at my basic graduation. My dad was still an officer when I enlisted and the pride in his eyes was a good moment in what was, at that time, a pretty rocky father-son relationship. First hint of melting the ice. Sucks the Pentagon isn't teaching our soldiers to be stronger than this.

They can see football, baseball and softball games, but not basic training graduation?
SMH

Tell them your whole transgender family really wants to see it.

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barnyard1996 said:

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Fort Leonard Wood.

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Just wander up uninvited and tell them you got lost in the woods. They'll get the joke. Then they'll arrest you.

Seriously though that sucks. I remember my parents approaching formation at my basic graduation. My dad was still an officer when I enlisted and the pride in his eyes was a good moment in what was, at that time, a pretty rocky father-son relationship. First hint of melting the ice. Sucks the Pentagon isn't teaching our soldiers to be stronger than this.

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Yeah, we were excited he has chosen this route. Other than WWII we are not a military family. It was going to be special in a different way.

Thank you for your service.

Biden blows.

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barnyard1996 said:

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Fort Leonard Wood.

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Just wander up uninvited and tell them you got lost in the woods. They'll get the joke. Then they'll arrest you.

Seriously though that sucks. I remember my parents approaching formation at my basic graduation. My dad was still an officer when I enlisted and the pride in his eyes was a good moment in what was, at that time, a pretty rocky father-son relationship. First hint of melting the ice. Sucks the Pentagon isn't teaching our soldiers to be stronger than this.

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Yeah, we were excited he has chosen this route. Other than WWII we are not a military family. It was going to be special in a different way.

Thank you for your service.

Biden blows.

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It's interesting to see how perception of military service is changing both from "military" families and "non-military" families. I served one term primarily looking for maturity and some college money. One of two ain't bad! My dad is a retired Navy officer. My mom's dad fought in WWII and Korea and his dad in WWI. Neither of my kids have any interest in serving and I hope they don't have to. Both of mine are more mature and more focused on how to get where they want to go than I was at their ages so while I needed it they really don't. My son is about to move to Austin and is formulating a plan to be self employed when he gets there and my daughter is finishing her freshman year at tu with straight A's. Me? I got kicked out of A&M after 3 semesters as a 22 year old veteran! One of two as noted above...

I'm grateful we have kids in this generation that still want to serve. Even now 30 years after I got out it left as big of an impression on me as did my time at A&M. I have more Aggie gear than Army gear but my go to hat is black, white and grey with a US Flag on it. I love this country and would go back in today at 50 if that's what was necessary to protect her. My kids were taken aback when I defended a kid they poked fun at from their school that enlisted. I was never a huge fan of this kid but when they were saying he wasn't real bright and didn't have any other options I reminded them that their right to run their mouths was currently being protected by him and that they should show some respect.

Please pass along my sincere gratitude to your relative who has enlisted.

barnyard1996 said:

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Congratulations!

My old man did his basic training there after flunking out of A&M. According to him it was cold and miserable.
Thanks to his time in the Corps, he was the top guy in his platoon or something like that.
He did 3 years as a Surveyor in West Germany and that was a great foundation for his career in construction.

Good Luck to your son.

Thanks, he is in FTAB, joined the National Guard a couple months back and plans to go full Army when he graduates Dec '22

Final review is happening at Kyle Field this Friday. Maybe the Army could take a few notes?

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100% feel the same way. And even though I'm not a Texan, that goes for Texas too.

It used to really shock my Australian friends when they would talk about the American Civil War and I would tell them that if Texas were to secede from the USA, that i would make my way back to Texas to fight on its side.

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My kids were taken aback when I defended a kid they poked fun at from their school that enlisted. I was never a huge fan of this kid but when they were saying he wasn't real bright and didn't have any other options I reminded them that their right to run their mouths was currently being protected by him and that they should show some respect.

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Yeah, that burns me up when I see kids who have no respect for the people who are serving in the military, or as police, fire, EMS, etc.

I even see it with one of my kids when she starts talking about people she knows who became cops after college, or, starts in with the all cops are on a power trip narrative. There are idiots and a-holes in every profession.

It just so happens that these folks are responsible for us to go about our lives without having to worry about physical security as our primary concern. So we can all go about making money and enjoying life.

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Thanks, he is in FTAB, joined the National Guard a couple months back and plans to go full Army when he graduates Dec '22

Final review is happening at Kyle Field this Friday. Maybe the Army could take a few notes?

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same route my son took, only went 12B at Lost in the Woods the summer before his high school senior year. Then FTAB, poor grades, change of MOS, AIT at Sill. Currently in Egypt until August. Then back to A&M. No military family background. I truly believe some kids just have a calling. Sucks about the ceremony...it was great when we got to go.