Proud Mom Moment

[littlelamb]

I just found out today that my son as a brand new freshman next year got selected out of 1,000 students to be one of the 100 to be able to join the school's MCJROTC program.
I am excited because he has had nothing on his mind but joining the miltary for the last 3 years and now he is on his way. I will post pictures when he starts "Boot Camp" later this summer.

[Hawkgirl]

Congrats!  You must be so proud!  You did good MOM 

[Lord Undies]

That is good news!

[Chris_]

Cool!  Great news.

[littlelamb]

Thanks everyone I will pass on the word to him

[soleil]

That will definitely help to prepare him!! I wish you and him well!!!

[BEG]

I would be proud too.  Congratulations!

[debk]

What a great kid! 

I know you are really proud of him, please tell him thanks for us/

[littlelamb]

He said thank you to everyone!!
 When I told him that when he goes for all four years in JROTC he can go into the military with rank he was very excited.
Next is finding the way to raise the money for "Basic" and the uniform costs guess I will be keeping my job as a waitress through the summer as well as the retail job.
 I figure by the time he needs it I will have the money. I know his dad sure wont pitch in to help I asked him for the help today and he said if you have him you have the expences of EVERYTHING.
Thank you also from me for letting me be proud and also my minor bitch session. 

[debk]

He said thank you to everyone!!
 When I told him that when he goes for all four years in JROTC he can go into the military with rank he was very excited.
Next is finding the way to raise the money for "Basic" and the uniform costs guess I will be keeping my job as a waitress through the summer as well as the retail job.
 I figure by the time he needs it I will have the money. I know his dad sure wont pitch in to help I asked him for the help today and he said if you have him you have the expences of EVERYTHING.
Thank you also from me for letting me be proud and also my minor bitch session. 

There's a special place in hell for dickhead ex-husbands. 


I can promise you, that while he might not think about it or thank you today, or tomorrow....there will come a day, when your son will realize that you were the one who was always there for him. The day he turns to you and says that...and he will.....will be a moment you won't forget. 

[Revolution]

I just found out today that my son as a brand new freshman next year got selected out of 1,000 students to be one of the 100 to be able to join the school's MCJROTC program.
I am excited because he has had nothing on his mind but joining the military for the last 3 years and now he is on his way. I will post pictures when he starts "Boot Camp" later this summer.

That's fantastic! Congratulations!  Nothing but respect from me to your son. I hold our armed forces in the highest regard.

[JohnnyReb]

My son Has been talking about joining the Marines for 3 years now....it started in the seventh grade when he filled out an application at some middle school career day thing. His teacher saw his application and snatched it away from him. When she saw he wanted to join the Marines, she went all apeshit on him. She put him down in front of his class for being stupid...wanting to go into the military...made him cry...and then topped it off with, "...and of all the branches you want to join the dumbest bunch of all...the MARINES." I wish y'all could have seen the expressions on peoples faces the next morning as this old antique Marine stormed the school house........

Back on subject....Congrats to you and your son....tell him my son is very envious of him and his opportunity .....and especially of his dress blues. Wheather he joins the Marines or some other branch or none of the services, this should be a good experience for him.

My son spent a month or more last summer trying to get his school to change their ARMY JROTC to MCJROTC. It wasn't going to happen. He spent this freshman year in ARMY JROTC and was very disappointed in how it was run. He made rank as fast as he could, was the best shot on the rifle team, always had the best brass, took it all very seriously but his classmates didn't. The officers in charge didn't demand respect and discipline like he thought they should. He was so disappointed that he didn't want to sign up for JROTC next year but I made him do it anyway.

My son has a pin on his uniform that indicates that his JROTC unit is one of the best in the state. My son says that, "If I'm in one of the top JROTC units in the state, I'd sure hate to see one of the worst."

Hold your head up, suck in your gut, stick out your chest for you are now one of The Few, The Proud, The Mother of an aspiring Marine.

Unfortunately, my son will still want to whip your son for his dress blues.....

Modified to add....If your son's MCJROTC unit has a website (most do), e-mail me the address if you will so I can rub it in... ...OK so I'm cruel sometimes.

   

 

[littlelamb]

My son Has been talking about joining the Marines for 3 years now....it started in the seventh grade when he filled out an application at some middle school career day thing. His teacher saw his application and snatched it away from him. When she saw he wanted to join the Marines, she went all apeshit on him. She put him down in front of his class for being stupid...wanting to go into the military...made him cry...and then topped it off with, "...and of all the branches you want to join the dumbest bunch of all...the MARINES." I wish y'all could have seen the expressions on peoples faces the next morning as this old antique Marine stormed the school house........

Back on subject....Congrats to you and your son....tell him my son is very envious of him and his opportunity .....and especially of his dress blues. Wheather he joins the Marines or some other branch or none of the services, this should be a good experience for him.



My son wants to go into the Army after High School in the Rangers he said but I told him just because the JROTC is Marine Based it does not mean he has to join the Marines it is just what they are offering at his school.
When he does go I know his uniform will always look his very best my dad is a retired officer in the Army so he has to always look his very best.
I think it will grow him up from a little boy to see what he can do the only thing we are fighting about now is the hair he loves his skater look and cutting his precious hair is going to take a act of Congress.
Thank you everyone he is blushing at all of these good wishes
My son spent a month or more last summer trying to get his school to change their ARMY JROTC to MCJROTC. It wasn't going to happen. He spent this freshman year in ARMY JROTC and was very disappointed in how it was run. He made rank as fast as he could, was the best shot on the rifle team, always had the best brass, took it all very seriously but his classmates didn't. The officers in charge didn't demand respect and discipline like he thought they should. He was so disappointed that he didn't want to sign up for JROTC next year but I made him do it anyway.

My son has a pin on his uniform that indicates that his JROTC unit is one of the best in the state. My son says that, "If I'm in one of the top JROTC units in the state, I'd sure hate to see one of the worst."

Hold your head up, suck in your gut, stick out your chest for you are now one of The Few, The Proud, The Mother of an aspiring Marine.

Unfortunately, my son will still want to whip your son for his dress blues.....

Modified to add....If your son's MCJROTC unit has a website (most do), e-mail me the address if you will so I can rub it in... ...OK so I'm cruel sometimes.

   

 

[littlelamb]

I told my son that just because it is the MCJROTC does not mean he has to be in the Marines he wants to be a Ranger.
I will tell him that others are envious that he gets to join that kind. And Johnny I will make sure that I get you a website as soon as I get one ok.
My favorite as mean as it seems is going to be when he has to get a haircut and lose his skater look with his long hair to the nice high and tight.
My dad also informed him he will never ever look piss poor in his uniform this coming from him a retired officer in the Army and I will post pictures of him before and after

[NHSparky]

There's a special place in hell for dickhead ex-husbands. 


I can promise you, that while he might not think about it or thank you today, or tomorrow....there will come a day, when your son will realize that you were the one who was always there for him. The day he turns to you and says that...and he will.....will be a moment you won't forget. 

You can include (you-know-what) ex-wives in that group.

I guess that's one reason I'm relieved I got out of my marriage without any kids--not that I wouldn't support them, but I've seen parents use the kids as weapons so many times I just want to puke.

And lamb, I hope he learns something of himself, even if he decides the military isn't the place for him.  We never had JROTC when I was in high school--never figured out why.

[JohnnyReb]

I told my son that just because it is the MCJROTC does not mean he has to be in the Marines he wants to be a Ranger.
I will tell him that others are envious that he gets to join that kind. And Johnny I will make sure that I get you a website as soon as I get one ok.
My favorite as mean as it seems is going to be when he has to get a haircut and lose his skater look with his long hair to the nice high and tight.
My dad also informed him he will never ever look piss poor in his uniform this coming from him a retired officer in the Army and I will post pictures of him before and after

My son has always worn his hair extremely short, right from his very first haircut. That's how he wanted it.

The color may not be to his likeing but I told my son when he got his class A & B ARMY JROTC uniforms that he would wear them "RIGHT and with PRIDE". My son enjoyed wearing his class A uniform a lot. When he joined the rifle team they also issued him a set of ACU's and a pair of combat boots, I thought his head was going to bust. You should have seen him strutting his stuff in his ACU's...... That's all the uniform they needed to issue him...

Well, my son and crew #1 of his scout troop are spending 3 days and 2 nights backpacking in the mountains this weekend. It's their second shake down trip preparing for Philmont later this summer. It was pouring down rain yesterday when they set out.

 

[littlelamb]

I am looking foward to seeing what the uniforms look like

[JohnnyReb]

I am looking foward to seeing what the uniforms look like

Here you go littlelamb. This link will show all the uniforms and the different activities he can participate in.

http://www.parkviewmcjrotc.com/galleryindex.html

[littlelamb]

Thank you for the link

[Schadenfreude]

Congratulations to your son. 

[littlelamb]

I just wanted to tell all of you a huge THANK YOU from both my son and I.
He was very touched that so many people said good things and didn't know that so many people were cheering him on.
He said he can't wait to earn ribbons so he can have me post the great things he is going to do in MCJROTC.
So I just want to say thanks again to all of you that offered your good wishes

[njpines]

Congrats LL to your son (and you!)!!    Mine's going to be in football camp all summer, apparently . . .

[Revolution]

How old? I played football for one year in 5th grade. Couldn't really do it after that. Great experience for me. Among all the bs I had to put up with it, the Gridiron made it all OK that year. I hope he enjoys it as much as I did.

[njpines]

How old? I played football for one year in 5th grade. Couldn't really do it after that. Great experience for me. Among all the bs I had to put up with it, the Gridiron made it all OK that year. I hope he enjoys it as much as I did.

He'll be an incoming HS freshman this fall. He's been weightlifting and going through a conditioning program all spring with the team along with a number of other 8th graders.  From what I've heard, camp consists of 3-a-days -- yikes!!

[JohnnyReb]

After the liberals have dumbed down the public schools all they can....the cream of the crop still rises to the top. This young lady is already a PFC (E3) in the National Guard and she's not even out of high school yet.

http://www.mcjrotc.org/students/horn.aspx

Other student profiles on the left of this page.

http://www.mcjrotc.org/students/Profiles.aspx

Modified to add:

ROTC COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS- Chances for obtaining a college ROTC scholarship, worth approximately $150,000 are improved if a student has had MCJROTC. In addition, colleges may also give ROTC credit for MCJROTC, reducing the overall requirement for graduation.

NAVAL ACADEMY NOMINATIONS- Each Senior Marine Instructor of the MCJROTC unit is allowed to nominate outstanding cadets for appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. This privilege allows a cadet to circumvent competition with civilian applicants for the limited number of congressional appointments.[/b]

I know a young 2010 high school graduate/eagle scout that could have benefitted immensely from that bold paragraph. He applied to the Coast Guard Academy but was turned down and told to reapply next year. Not enough political pull to get it done this year BUT had our school had MCJROTC and had he been in it, he would have been a shoo in for the Navy.