tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414703.post6502462004105087926..comments2023-09-28T06:31:03.242-04:00Comments on A Summer's Day: Uncle Sam is CallingSummerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12980252502053602258noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414703.post-49463787324095014432008-03-08T21:22:00.000-04:002008-03-08T21:22:00.000-04:00I knew that one could enlist at 17, but what I don...I knew that one could enlist at 17, but what I don't know is if parental consent is needed at that age (I would think so).<BR/><BR/>I <B>very</B> seriously considered joining the Air Force after I finished college. I scored very well on the ASVAB test, visited the base for a day, and spent hours and hours and hours talking to the recruiter. The only step I had left was to sign the paperwork and have the medical exam. The day before the medical I decided not to sign the papers. <BR/><BR/>I often wonder how life would have turned out if I had enlisted. I know it would have been good for me, I could have used a bit of mi. I've never liked being told what to do, which makes living in the real world a bit of a challenge at times :) <BR/><BR/>I think that the main reason I didn't enlist was due to my social anxiety, I just couldn't stomach the thought of living with random people for the next four years of my life.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166751077000397181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414703.post-66045380625627981732008-03-08T11:13:00.000-04:002008-03-08T11:13:00.000-04:00I had never considered this before, but I think I ...I had never considered this before, but I think I have a problem with the military talking to minors without their parents consent. If minors are 'incapable' of legally making their own medical decisions, how can they be legally capable of enlisting, even on a delayed entry?<BR/><BR/>My son is not yet 15. I may have to look into this a bit more closely.Kitten Herderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723615036218488946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414703.post-79596097199311343452008-03-08T01:35:00.000-04:002008-03-08T01:35:00.000-04:00I signed when I was 17 under the "delayed program"...I signed when I was 17 under the "delayed program". I didn't have to leave for bootcamp until I got out of high school...<BR/><BR/>I, like you, don't really want my son to enlist but I wouldn't talk him out of it either. I just wouldn't want him to enlist because shoot, I don't want him gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com