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Don't worry about what your family think, if you pass out you'll get a new one issued by the Corps.

Yeah ta El Prez. The best thing for people to say is that 'id never be able to do this or that'-then id show em!

my mums ok with me wanting to join i think deep down she would like me to get a 'normal' job, my dads ok with it.

my mum and dad both dont want me to join as im their only son

For some parents it can be hard to accept that a son or daughter wants to join the forces. Try to see it from their point of view too - no one wants their child (whether the child is 2 or 52) to be in any form of danger. In time, when they realise how serious you are about joining up they will get used to it and will inevitably be very proud of you.

You only get one life, it's not a rehearsal

I couldn't agree more. You have to live the life that you want not the one that your parents want. So go out there and start living it.

El Prez wrote:You only get one life, it's not a rehearsal, and you can't backtrack and recover errors made. So go out and give it some!

El Prez what proof do you have that we only get one life? People are born everyday, they have to get their souls from somewhere.

Slight departure from thread, but.............. I'm going to adopt Buddhism, that's not the beer, it's the religion. I want to return as a Labrador, have you ever seen a miserable Lab in a pub. All the women scratch it's chest and stroke it. That's for me.

the way i see it its my life so if my parents didnt like it its their problem.. but they do agree wih me joining.. my dad regrets not filling out his application when he was my age. instead he through it in the bin

My mums absolutley fine with it. Her previous marriage and who i believed was my father for a long time was a pongo and went on to special forces. It actually suprised me when she asked if i had considered joining the armed forces (at the time i was getting ready to tell her). Whilst my step dad didnt agree to start with, he eventually realised it was my choice and said he'd support me all the way. But suprisingly he's the one that gets mushy about it and says that they'll worry because we get sent into conflict zones first. Thats when he's nice, the rest of the time we tell each other to f**k off cause i'll be leaving in a few weeks and wont need to come back

P.S i passed prmc January 13th-16th and im headed down for my 32 weeks on March 15th... anyone else down there with me?

I wanna be a RM more than anything but ive had to quit my job to train. Financially i should be ok, its just id rather have the whole day to plan my fitness instead of cramming it into late afternoon. I've only told 2 people thati wanna be a RM-ill wait till i pass my PRMC before i tell anyone else!

my parents dont agree at all with me joining the military but agree with what i want so am a bit cinfused my dad was in the navy so its not like he doesnt know what hes talkin about but like people said before it my choice

i went to the Uk on the big O.E so i told my folks.... next thing id done PRMC and was in basic.....Dad call me a idiot.....mum wanted me out....few months later ..i was at CTC...was a bigger idiot according to Dad...passed out..they were there....Dad with tears in his eyes mum also...what im trying to say is they come around eventually...and theyll be proud of you...go for it best of luck

Yeah thats the great thing , you'd be proud as will your parents.

Both my parents are fine with the idea. Both my grandads were in the army, so theres a bit of tradition in there.

My Dad was in 2 para and I have been brought up around the forces so I think he is happy that I want to join the Marines