Spouse Wants Son To Attend West Point

[Anonymous]

Because of family connections an appoitmnet would be easy to attain.

I am opposed. I do not want my son entering the military.

Is there anyway I can prevent it?

[Anonymous]

There's nothing you can do to prevent it, anymore than your spouse can make it happen. It's up to your son.

[Anonymous]

I highly doubt a family connection would be enough so there is always that hope.

[Anonymous]

Where does your kid want to go to school?

[Anonymous]

USNA grad. I seriously doubt your DH can simply make this happen as easily as he thinks. But maybe he can. I think the academies are amazing experiences, but I would never recommend them to a kid who isn’t eager to do it.

Is that why you’re opposed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt a family connection would be enough so there is always that hope.

Two family members are Congressmen/Senators. It's a done deal if wanted.

[Anonymous]

What does the student want?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt a family connection would be enough so there is always that hope.

Two family members are Congressmen/Senators. It's a done deal if wanted.

with that support I would agree - as long as GPA is higher than a 3.3 and they were a captain of a sport - done deal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where does your kid want to go to school?

Hello!!

How come the student’s opinion is absent from the discussion??

This stinks, on more than one level.

(He/she is not a chess piece!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because of family connections an appoitmnet would be easy to attain.

I am opposed. I do not want my son entering the military.

Is there anyway I can prevent it?

Graduates of the service academies do very well in the real world after their service commitment is completed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt a family connection would be enough so there is always that hope.

Two family members are Congressmen/Senators. It's a done deal if wanted.

Gross.

So I guess your family is not opposed to pulling strings, but they are opposed to raising self sufficient kids.

Got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:USNA grad. I seriously doubt your DH can simply make this happen as easily as he thinks. But maybe he can. I think the academies are amazing experiences, but I would never recommend them to a kid who isn’t eager to do it.

Is that why you’re opposed?

It doesn't happen that way.

[Anonymous]

OP is a troll trying to stir up trouble

[Anonymous]

Does your son want to be in the military? That is the real question. (If he does, you need to get over this.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt a family connection would be enough so there is always that hope.

Two family members are Congressmen/Senators. It's a done deal if wanted.

Gross.

So I guess your family is not opposed to pulling strings, but they are opposed to raising self sufficient kids.

Got it.

Attaining an appointment is literally a game of pulling strings. Even the brilliant but broke kid living in a dirt floor house in the Bayou..... has to find someone to 'pull strings'

Don't be so ignorant of the process.... or dismissive of those with ties closer to the source.