Some people who are military brats decide to go to different branches of the military. My father in the navy so when my brother decided after years of trying to decide that he was going to go to the navy. Even though he wanted to really go to the marines.I know some parent's will grill you like, "You should go to the navy, because I was in it too." "You should go to the army because that's what your family is!"

So have any of you guys felt this pressure? Or know what I'm speaking about? I am thinking of going to the Air Force but I'm afraid that the pressure from my family and such will get to much. I don't know. I'm from a huge military family so I know what I'm getting myself into. So, yeah. I just wanted to see what other people felt about this subject.

If you want to go airforce do it,nobody else is going to live your life ...so o whatever make you happy.

A little off topic, but I hate that term 'military brat'. I have never referred to my kids as such and I dont know who ever thought of it but they should be smacked upside the head.

I come from a huge military family. My father followed in his father’s footstep and joined the Army. I never wanted to be anything like my father. So I joined the Coast Guard (the only service that no one in my family ever joined). I wanted to be different. But my father did tell me that if I wanted to do anything in the military then I should either have joined the Air Force or Coast Guard.

I look at it this way. It will be your career and your decision. Do you want to be just like your father and brother, or do you want to do other things? Maybe the Navy was good enough for both of them, but the Air Force is BEST or BETTER for you. Just my two cents.

Being pressured to serve in the branch you father served in could result in you not giving your very best to the military.
When I told my parents I was joining the Navy dad tried to pressure me to go into the Army, his branch.
I stayed true to what I wanted and after he saw me in uniform for the first time he was proud I joined the military.

Don't cave to the pressure it's your life and your the only one who can live it.

I originally went Navy because that's all I had ever known.

I was a Navy brat from a very Navy oriented family...and I joined the Army because my dad told me to join the Navy. After my father saw what I got to do in the Army vs. the Navy, he "defected" to the Army as well.

Ok here is my tale ......

My dad retired from the Navy when I was 6 years old, so I did not do the relocation thing growing up. When I decided to join the military my dad told me to look at all the services not just the Navy because he had been in it. So going on first impressions only, I looked at Army and associated it with John Wayne movies with the front line fighting and thought NOPE, Not for me, same thing with the Marines. Then I looked at the Air Force and associated it with flying and seeing as how I never had been on a plane before I said NOPE, not for me. Then I looked at the Navy and thought "Well we had a boat out on the lake, how much different could it be" Badda Bing, on a plane I went and here I am.

Lets now skip to the next generation. My boys were all raised in the military and I retired when they were 14, 11 and 4. My oldest now 24, is on his second enlistment in the Navy, he was going to join the Marine Corps (to pizz off his father) right after he graduated from high school, but a skateboard accident breaking (more like snapping) his forearm 8 weeks before he was to leave kinda put a kink in that plan. They discharged him from DEP, his father kicked him out and he came back to live with me. Fed up with working three jobs, he started talking to the Navy recruiter and decided to join. My middle son, now 21, is on his second enlistment in the Army, on his second tour in Iraq as well, and has always looked at himself as the black sheep of the family (or the true to the core rebel) and ventured out of the 3 generation Navy lineage he came from. Now the youngest is in Army JROTC in high school now, and we shall see what happens here in three years.

In closing, I have never been the type of parent to tell my kids what to chose for thier life plan, I listen, I advise and I let them do thier own thing, I just ask that they have a plan, and either stick to it or plan a new one.

Navy brat here, born and raised.

But it is strange, though, both my parents are retired Navy, yet are not pushing me towards the Navy. Actually, they are trying to push me away from a career in the Navy. They actually want me to either join the Coast Guard, Air Force, or Army, not the Navy. I guess it makes them happy I have the AROTC nursing scholarship. Yet I am holding out for the NROTC nursing, trying all I can for it.

Hey,
All I can say is Do What You Want! My Dad retired from the Air Force after 28 years! I came home one day and said, "I'm joining the Coast Guard!" My Dad was just happy I was getting the heck out...not really...well I don't think that was it! Anyway, I just retired after 23 years in the Coast Guard. Of course I'm more prone to say go Coast Guard, but if you don't like the ocean...got to go Air Force. Whatever you decide, remember that YOU have to LIVE with your decision, not your parents. You can always do your 4 and switch branches. Be different.

My dad retired from the Army in 1993. We lived in Ft. Leavenworth Kansas. When I was a senior I toyed about going into the military and my dad was against it, somewhat. So I decided to not go and go to college. I went to a southern technical college for 4 years going from CIS to drafting to criminal justice. I finally just said to hell with it and worked full time. It wasn't until 2005 that I went and talked to the local AF recruiter. I did this in secret. I scheduled a date to go to MEPS and for 2 weeks I kept it from everyone. I finally told my girlfriend and my parents and they reacted in different ways. My girlfriend was worried, my mom was upset and my dad was kinda happy. My dad said that he was worried about me the past few years wondering what I was going to do with my life. He said if I had joined the Army he would be upset but would of gotten over it, but he said if I would of joined anything he was glad I joined the Airforce. So I had a lot of support from the one person I was worried about. I looked at it like this, my town is full of farmers and drug dealers, I do not fit in either of those. I made my life better by doing this. Me and my wife are expected our first child next month and I don't have to worry about anything because we are all taken care of.Plus I have a sweet job. If anyone tells you that you do not have a job you tell them to tell all the families who lost loveones who are in the service that they did not have a job.

Sorry it's so long, I just have a lot to say. Thanks to all who stepped up to the bar. I serve proudly with you all.

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Originally posted by NavyBrat6904:
Some people who are military brats decide to go to different branches of the military. My father in the navy so when my brother decided after years of trying to decide that he was going to go to the navy. Even though he wanted to really go to the marines.I know some parent's will grill you like, "You should go to the navy, because I was in it too." "You should go to the army because that's what your family is!"

So have any of you guys felt this pressure? Or know what I'm speaking about? I am thinking of going to the Air Force but I'm afraid that the pressure from my family and such will get to much. I don't know. I'm from a huge military family so I know what I'm getting myself into. So, yeah. I just wanted to see what other people felt about this subject.

I have encountered a lot of people ask me why I went in and my mom was pretty mad at me at first but you need to understand that when you join the military it is one of the best and most honorable job you can have. Not everyone has the guts to stand up and defend there country. No better person is the one who lays his life down for his friends. Once people realize that, I think it would change their mind.

My dad was army and his older brother was army air corps until switching to air force. My family has been mostly army going back to 1812 on my dads side on moms side navey and marines. I went army cause it was what I grew up with and knew best.
Like others have said do what feels right.Anything you choose serves your country and can't be wrong.
Mike

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Originally posted by NavyBrat6904:
Some people who are military brats decide to go to different branches of the military. My father in the navy so when my brother decided after years of trying to decide that he was going to go to the navy. Even though he wanted to really go to the marines.I know some parent's will grill you like, "You should go to the navy, because I was in it too." "You should go to the army because that's what your family is!"

So have any of you guys felt this pressure? Or know what I'm speaking about? I am thinking of going to the Air Force but I'm afraid that the pressure from my family and such will get to much. I don't know. I'm from a huge military family so I know what I'm getting myself into. So, yeah. I just wanted to see what other people felt about this subject.

i'm an Af brat, a Af sister and a Navy sister, my other sister is an Army contractor, so we've pretty much got everything covered except the Marines which recently i've been giving the most look at. Basically do what feels right obviously none us were pressured into our decisons yes i'm getting alot of grief but as long as i'm happy so will be my parents, yours to i'm sure. its all what you want to do with your life, find wha intrests you the most and go from there. and ry to find people other than recruiters to talk to about the military.

When I started looking in High School, all my Dad wanted me to do was perform 4 years of public service. He didnt necessarily say the military. But after looking at the different services, I chose the Marine Corps. I told my kids the same thing, you dont necessarily have to join the military, but you do need to perform at least 4 years of public service. My daughter took it to heart, although she is not going to join, she is working full time as a teacher's aide in a Special Ed school, while working on her degree. My youngest son, however is seriously looking at the Military. I am very proud of them both.

I started airforce brat then my mom married navy. Growing up in the military I PROMISED myself I wouldnt join the military. I lived it, why would I wanna do it.....crap then I MARRIED into the Navy LOL.

my father is retired army. He mever pushed me or my brothers into any service. He allowed us to do what we wanted with our adult life. My older brother and I joined the air force and I am retiring in Nov. of this year but he says that they will have to make him get out. 22 is enough for me. My lttle brother did not join but his daughter and her husband to be are national guard. my neice is a navy wife and my nephew is still up in the air on his decision. my son is thinking air force or navy. We come from a prouf military family and hope to always keep it that way

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i'm an Af brat, a Af sister and a Navy sister, my other sister is an Army contractor, so we've pretty much got everything covered except the Marines which recently i've been giving the most look at.

don't forget about the coast guard.

Most of my family was Army. My mom was an Army brat, my Dad worked in teh army as did most of the males in my family. My cousin and great uncles were the only Navy ones and Now I'm a navy Depper

Coming from a military family is hard sometimes because you have everyone trying to get you to join a certain branch, or talking crap about this branch being better than the other so when I grew up there was a lot of crap talking. But at the end my parents would be happy if i joined the military. Which I'm thinking of doing.