QUEENJAXZ's blog: "A childs dream;A parents fear"

Grant completed his testing yesterday and is now officially a member of the U.S. ARMY. He will report for BCT on June 29th, 2007 at Ft. Sills, Oklahoma. And he will return September 15th.

Grant signed his papers to enter into the Army yesterday. He will go to St. Louis on Monday to take all his tests, then he will enter BCT next month some time. As of that time he will officialy be a member of the U.S. Army. He asked me if I could handle that, and of coarse I can was my response. When he walked out of the room, i cried. Not because I am scared, but because I am so proud of him for following a dream. And the realization hit home that a raised a good man all by myself!

My son is a junior in high school,and 18. He has decided to inlist in the ARMY. He will complete basic training this summer, then return home to complete his senior year. During his senior year he will be in the reserves, doing his one weekend a month. After graduation he has the choice of remaining in the reserves, or going into active duty. He knows how worried I am about that, so he tells me he's not sure what choice he will make. But moms know their child. I saw the look on his face and am 95% sur he is gonna choose active duty. I pray by that point we won't be in a war, but don't believe that. The unconditional love for my child would never hold him back from following a passion, or experiencing life. But the inate protector in me wants to keep him close and safe. I am not a very trusting person, so asking me to know trust a government I have no faith in, and ppl he or i neither one know, with my childs life is an unreal thought for me. I will miss him of coarse, but will enjoy watching him grow in this experience.