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When your child chooses military service despite your experience

My son just shipped out for basic training and I am proud of him but I also know what this might cost him and I feel guilty for not trying harder to talk him out of it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The collision between parental protection and respect for autonomy becomes acute when the path chosen carries known dangers.

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