Vince,
He keeps saying the cop thing, I keep shaking my head! His mom tried the
cop thing when she got out (we got divorced over it)....let's just say I
expect better behavior and "always acting like a gentleman" from my son.
He's to smart of a kid to get killed because of 2 dopeheads in a domestic
dispute. I tell him all the time, he has to do what makes him happy. I sure
don't want him to be a cop, heck we have a family reputation to maintain!
His Mom was only a Dixon by marriage, so she doesn't count against us!
HAHA]
If he insists on being a grunt, he may as well be a career Marine. But I
think alot of the reason he wants to join is to get away from his Mom. (
Can't blame him there! ) He is a smart kid and could go to probably any
college around, hate to see him waste college and/or a marine career to be a
COP. But he must make the decision. Goodness knows I chose to be a Marine
and not go to college, I never regretted the choice I made, but my mom was
not happy with it!

Patrick
student SP
aircraft structural mech

Keep trying to tell him there is not much call for a
sniper in the civilian world.

Don't all police forces of any size have SWAT teams that include
snipers? A couple of years in the Corps should be great background
for a police career.

vince norris