I am torn between two things in this world...i enlisted in the marine corp at 17 and i finished highschool already. I have to leave for boot camp in two months...but before all this happened i used to spend my days with friends who would smoke me out and live life to the fullest with me...i decided to enlist because my parents gave me a choice...enlist or get kicked outta the house...i think im too attached to the family and that im afraid to let them go seeing as i might have no one else...so now...they made me give up smoking pot and i was good for about a month then i toked again...ive been doin it off n on every week or so and i miss the old days...i miss the lifestyle i used to live and have...now i have these thoughts and no place for them to go...is it really time for boot camp for me...? I dont know if this is clear or not....i just need to get this out somewhere and i found this my only way...just lookin for some insight i guess...i dont know what to do...and i dont know how to go bout doin this... Any help...id be grateful..should i go to boot...run far away...leave family...rely on friends...i think im really lost this time... -Moony
woah...you do have a heavy situation....I really dont know what to tell you. Its great that you respect your family, but you are almost (legally) an adult. You really gotta make up your mind before you're shipped off. As for you wanting things the same....they wont stay the same. After high school was when alot of change came my way. Are you joining the marines cause you want to or because of your parents? If this is something you dont want to do, dont.
Don't do it, man. I realize you love your family, as would I, but that little fact won't matter if you're dead. If I was to enlist into anything, it sure as hell wouldn't be the marines. Though, I'm a bit biased coming from a family of Coasties... I feel that it's a more civilized service to the people. When people say "defense, defense, etc..." I think of the coast guard... as they're the ones saving lives, as opposed to destroying them. I understand and appreciate the aspect of people devoting to their country or people, but sometimes "defense" gets a little unnecessarily carried away, as we've seen in the past. Frankly, I'm a little afraid, since our government is telling itself to listen to itself. If our own governors of the country can't agree with each other, we're in a huge problem... because as far as I can see it, there have been civil disputes plaguing this nation for quite some time and it's not going away. Man, you can't give your life up like that. You might as well be selling your soul or your body, once it gets down to that point. I could understand if it was the civil war or the american revolution, but this isn't about freedom or patriotism, it's about cold unjustified blood and the mess we're in/left with. Cannabis does not determine your personality or what kind of person you are... and military has nothing to do with it. If it's really as big as a problem as your parents percieve it to be, maybe you shouldn't be doing it. But I can say this... my son would have to do something short of killing me to ever get booted from my house or get sent to the marines, because that's just not love, to me. I know I have no idea who you are or where you come from, but all I can say is I love you and I'm here for you, brother, because somebody needs to listen. I may not be able to do a hell of alot, but I'll listen.
I dont really know how to go about getting out of the marines...im enlisted and waiting for a ship date...i dont want to serve...at one point i was excited about it but that soon passed its just not for me...i appreciate your help...youve given me the help i needed... Only one idea has been good enough to be considered...i live very close to the canadian border...however i have never been to canada and dont no a single person there
Canada is fanfrickintastic, in general. But that won't stop them from reaching you, these days... Man, you really don't seem like the kind of person that belongs in the Marines. If I were you, I'd go with a raging homosexuality plea. Go for the gold, baby, because once the shit hits the fan, there's no going back.
Do what Jim Morrison did, Do some acid, and get yourself lost in the desert. He found himself from there. But then again when he did acid with the band he lost his true self =/
Which is why I won't eat acid. I'd much rather have fungi. It feels more like an uncontrollable metamorphasizing gift of God.
There is more to life than smoking pot and hanging out with your highschool friends. Hell, you might like the marines.
Wow, Found this thread today after posting it almost two years ago. And alot has fuckn changed since then. Yep i went to bootcamp, been in for a little over a year and a half now. And I can tell you i fucking hate it. But, only two years left, then its back to the mountains i go. Still have the same feelings now as i did back then and i realize i miss everything i used to do. Fuck the American Dream and fuck this government. :cheers2:
