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My brother...? Joing army.?

My brother is joining the army, i have 3 brothers, he is the oldest in the house (besides my parents. He is 20 yeas old.) And he is planing on joining the army. I don't know why. He has never been out in the real life, he is just a video game addict. But lately he has been going out side and getting exercise and everything. Well right now he is laying down out side with my dog molly. And i am just looking at him starting to tear up. I don't want him to leave. He is the only one i am close to, everyone else in my house i don't get along with. I am 17. I am already wondering if he will make it. I am thinking of his fear, i am afraid for my brother. And i want him to make it back safe. I don't know the whole army process cause i know no one that joined the army before. It scares me. Has anyone lost a family member in war, I want to stop him, but i know i can't. Does anyone feel this fear everyday. What do you think of my situation? can anyone explain the army to me more in debt. thanks. Uhhmm i am not a guy, so no thanks. I am his little sister =)

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1. tell him to wait one year.. and then join with him . and be ARMY STRONG
2. grow a pair of balls and stop whining
3. you'll be fine :-)
4. I say suck it up and deal with it, my God you're 17! At 17 I signed up for the Marines and wen in when I was 18 and went to Nam for two tours. Your brother wants to do something worth while and for his country and you whine about it. Try encouraging him instead of being an anchor around his neck! My son is in the Army (11Bravo) and has spent three years in Iraq and he is just fine!
5. Well kid dont worry about your brother he will be fine. The best thing you can do for him is be proud of him. Him going to war dont listen to the media i have been there and its not as bad as the news portrays it. Just aslong as he pays attention to his training he will be fine..
6. i leave for marine bootcamp on monday the 20th, and i couldnt be more excited, its something ive always wanted to do and am finally doing. your brothers doing something great for this country, be proud of him. he'll be alright
7. The US Army is the best trained fighting force the world has ever seen, he'll be fine. Take all these questions to his recruiter, he'll have some answers you might not expect.
8. Make sure that he gets everything in writing that is promised to him. Even people with the best intentions may go back on a promise if it was not written down. I know how you feel. I lost a friend in Iraq last year and My brother and 2 step-brothers are going to Iraq/Afghanistan this summer. My brother is only 19 years old and still a little boy in many ways. I worry about him but am proud of him for choosing to serve his country. Let your brother know how you feel and let him know that you will love him and support him through any choice.
9. You'll miss him while he's gone...but he'll be back. If he's joining the Army, that means he'll be gone 10 weeks for BCT (9 of BCT, and 1 of processing)...then he goes to AIT, some of those are as short as 6 weeks, some are more than a year...But it's easier to communicate in AIT...a lot more freedom for phone & visitations. While he's in BCT, write lots of letters...but keep the home life drama to a minimum...you don't want to make him worry while he's away. He'll be doing the roughest training of his life and he'll be REALLY homesick. So send lots of pictures and lots of letters.