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...and its not a good one. 2 weeks into BCT, she called home and told me shes quitting. I am not pleased whatsoever, but it IS her life. She is 18 and can make that choice for herself, however...I am ever so slightly disappointed. I am not sure who I am more disappointed in...Her or Me. Her for giving up so easily or myself for actually believing she would do this. I guess it doesnt really matter at this point. She claims that she will re-enlist after she graduates high school...I guess time will tell. On the flip side, I am proud of her for at least "trying" this. I know as parents, we can only open the doors for them...not make them go through it. I should expect to see her within a couple of weeks now...

post #2 of 10

So sorry to hear that.   The best thing you can do as her mom is support her & her decisions.   She has to live with the consequences (if any).  That's one of the hardest things to being a parent.....letting our children make decisions even though they may not be what we think is best for them.  I hope she truly figures out what she wants in life.

post #3 of 10

So sorry. I didn't realize she hadn't completed HS. Isn't she 18? Are you going to allow her to move back in?

post #4 of 10

First of all, I'm assuming BCT is basic training (if not, correct me!).  And I would think that they make it tough in order to weed out the serious and not so serious.  I think it is actually a good thing she found out now.  Only she knows what she can handle and what she wants to do.  I agree, just support her decision and continue to tell her it is okay whatever she decides.  

post #5 of 10

I would support her no matter if she is quitting or not. That can be some pretty rough stuff and she is still in school and all....

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So sorry. I didn't realize she hadn't completed HS. Isn't she 18? Are you going to allow her to move back in?

Why wouldn't she let her move back in?

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Originally Posted by olimad View Post

So sorry to hear that.   The best thing you can do as her mom is support her & her decisions.   She has to live with the consequences (if any).  That's one of the hardest things to being a parent.....letting our children make decisions even though they may not be what we think is best for them.  I hope she truly figures out what she wants in life.

I agree. 

 

I'm just wondering though, will they take her back if she drops out of boot camp now?  Can she re-enlist after dropping out?

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Why wouldn't she let her move back in?

I agree.

I didn't realize she hadn't finished HS either. It might be a good thing to get that out of the way first anyway. Hopefully she'll find something else productive to do after she finishes that.
post #9 of 10

Are you talking about Basic Training (Army)? I'm confused. Back when I was going through basic (over 12 years ago), I said I was going to quit every day. LOL However, you can't quit. You can take a dishonorable discharge that stays with you forever or you suck it up. You can't re-enlist after that. Girls would either get pregnant or say they were gay to get out. 

 

Maybe you are talking about something else, b/c I don't see how you could be in basic if you hadn't already graduated high school. Maybe they do things differently now. 

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Are you talking about Basic Training (Army)? I'm confused. Back when I was going through basic (over 12 years ago), I said I was going to quit every day. LOL However, you can't quit. You can take a dishonorable discharge that stays with you forever or you suck it up. You can't re-enlist after that. Girls would either get pregnant or say they were gay to get out. 

 

Maybe you are talking about something else, b/c I don't see how you could be in basic if you hadn't already graduated high school. Maybe they do things differently now. 

I know you can get in basic without your high school diploma (assuming she's 18....the signature says 16, so I'm confused), but I agree with you on the quitting aspect. You can't "quit" the army.

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