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For those of you didn't know, Yes, I'm currently working on enlisting in the Army National Guard, communications MOS 25U. So far everything is going okay, as soon as I said communications my recruiter went 'there's an opening in the cleveland unit for that'. Which mentally my jaw dropped because that was the unit that I was trying to do MP for to get into to. Why? Well, I just like that unit. No particular reason.
My mother and sister are in full support. My mother even went as far as to tell me that when she and I were talking the other day that she has never heard such happiness in my voice before and that it's nice seeing that her oldest daughter has brought herself to a point that I'm happy and moving forward.
My father on the other hand....is furious. He, though having served himself and back then would have never left if he didn't think it wouldn't have been hard on my mom, hates it now.
*sighs* I was actually expecting that from him, sad to say. It'll take awhile for my father to come to terms with what I'm doing. Mom has already said that they will come see me before I ship out to basic...though how keen on that my father will be is up in the air.
Once I take the oath and have a shipping date, I'm looking at being gone for about six and a half months. I'm actually quite happy right now. And even if I don't make it into the Guard, at this point I can say I honestly tried. And I will keep moving forward.