[cincymarsdad]

Grimmy - We're all suckers for "marketing". No one does it better than the Corp. Heck, if they' take 51 year olds, I'd sign up today.

Well, mebbe not.

No doubt many red-blooded 17 year old kids wonder if they have what it takes and think no further than "Hey, that uni looks pretty tight."

All that said, I have yet to meet a Marine who indicated he was anything but thrilled to be a Marine, even when they were stinking after a 14 day mission carrying 90 pounds through the sewage in Iraq. I can't see the uniform even on TV and not tear up ...

Sarah made it through the Crucible. She called her mom, which shocked me, but that's another story. That gal has had more phone calls from PI than a 15 year old girl with a new cell.

Oh kratz, one "option" is to go to night school and double up as needed and finish high school early like Sarah did. She's not yet 18 and will be a pfc on 21 April. Then you hit the Island in January when it's not 100°F and sand flea heaven.