Almost forgot Vince,
I went to PI during the month of August, so you have my undying respect! I
know your pain so to speak Was OCS at PI then? From as far back as I
remember OCS was in Quantico, my last set of orders was to be a DI at OCS ,
Quantico, VA. ( They were trying everything to get me to re enlist! HAHA)

Patrick
student SP
aircraft structural mech

"W P Dixon" wrote in message
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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