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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take him to talk to the military recruiters. Army. Navy. Air Force. Marines.  [/quote]

Yes, this is really who we want in our military? HAve you learned nothing about the role of the military/police in #BLM.

Better get him therapy, volunteer work if wants to stay in your home with youth groups or disadvantaged populations, love him unconditionally but set firm boundaries for behavior. [/quote]

[b]The military is the ticket out for a lot of African Americans coming from the rural south.  The military offers skills training and also money for college that many youth do 
not available to them in their small towns[/b]. [/quote]

My prior comment was deleted. I agree with you on the above. I’m AA and from a military family and I married a veteran. DH fit your above description exactly when he was 18. My DD is planning a career in the military. They will not want OP’s son due to his ADHD. He probably also has anxiety or depression he’s self-medicating with pot. In the years since 9/11, I have known many young men who left for basic and didn’t finish due to ADHD and mental illness. It is very embarrassing for them to return home and have to answer questions. The military doesn’t want to fix recruits.  I guess I’ll be deleted again.[/quote]

Yeah, the folks who think the military is some kind of social worker really trip me out.[/quote]

Kind of a mixed bag, I think. Some people thrive on the discipline. Some get into more trouble and end up with a less than honorable discharge. 
I know a young woman who wanted to join the military--she specifically wanted Army band, she was a French horn player who majored in music. But she had been hospitalized at around 15 with depression and suicidal ideation. That kept her out of the military. (She ended up doing a master's in music and has been teaching music in public school but she's only been able to get one year contracts, so it's still a slog for her). [/quote]

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