| Author | Message | ||
     Chihuahua_stud |
I spent this weekend in Charleston, S.C. attending my little brothers graduation. On the trip back home I began thinking a little bit about the future of this country and his generation. Every generation worries about the next one coming up. Do they have the testicular fortitude to continue building and defending what they have been so fortunate enough to inherit? Only 4 years ago I watched him graduate in a senior class of six from a small Christian high school. Three of those kids went directly into the military, two into the marine corps, and one in the army. All three have served in combat in either Iraq or Afghanistan. The rest went onto college. My little bro was a theology major and did some mission work including a stint in Saudi Arabia at the Aramco facility that has been targeted several times by Al Qaida. He intends on going back in the near future. For now he is going on to pursue another degree in the medical field, not for the money, but for the intrinsic rewards that it brings. The spirit of service to country and fellow man that I have witnessed in him and his friends, the high level of motivation I see in my classmates at GA State, all help me to sleep a little better at night. | ||
| Etennuly |
Congratulations to him! You are right to be proud of him. It is getting harder to see anyone coming up with "big" thoughts of any kind. It appears that your brother is destined to be one of the good ones. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I'm hoping great things from Gen Y. | ||
| Xl1200r |
It is getting harder to see anyone coming up with "big" thoughts of any kind. Then you're not looking hard enough, or in the right places. At my school, I was surrounded by it, and it times it was quite humbling. Rest assured, you'll be in good hands  Ryan, congrats to your brother, and an early congrats to you as well (sounds like you're going to school now as well?). | ||
| Hardcorps |
If generation Y fails we only have our selves to blame. Although I have high hopes, I also have many concerns. I can only relate the little things that directly effect my life. I am a Marine and went through boot camp in 1999, it was no cake walk but it was nothing compared to the boot camp of 10 years before it, or the one 10 years before it. I am still an active part of the reserves, and see the new generation coming through boot camp and realize that it is getting easier and easier. This trend is also seen with how we discipline our children. When I was young and messed up, I got my a** beat. Now parents are scared to punish there children in fear of some sort of prosecution. I think this is also shown through the lack of respect that young adults and children have for adults, and people in positions of authority like, police, fire, teachers, etc. It seems today that we are becoming a sissified(not sure of the political correct word to use here) country. I don't believe that that the argument of back in the day during world wars it was necessary to have tougher and intense training. I think the men and woman that fight in todays conflicts have just as difficult job, if not more so in some aspects. At least back in the day you knew who your enemy was. Alright I will get off my soap box now!  |
