| I do not know how much help I can be. I met a recruiter when I was 17 and decided to join up. My mom was dead set in not signing the papers to let me sign up at 17. I finally told my mom that if she did not sign the papers, I would sign up the day of my 18th birthday. It took my mom about 2 years of me being in the military to realize I was doing something good.
With that said, my advice is to be very truthful in talking to your parents. Tell them exactly why you are going in. Don't paint a pretty picture of some BS reason why you are joining. We are at war and no mother wants her son to march off to war. My step dad was more understanding and actually wanted me to persue a career in the military. Don't worry If all else fails and you and your parents do not see eye to eye. Prove to them that you are doing the right thing by setting the example in what you do in the USMC. Parents love it when their sone or daughter excels.
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