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Hey guys, I'm in a little bit of a conundrum here..
I've recently decided to join the Air Force. I didn't plan on telling anyone about it really (except for a few really good friends who I know can keep their mouths shut. My uncle and grandmother don't even know yet). Anyway, my house is under renovations, and my friends dad is in construction so I called him up and he agreed to help out. He asked what I was up to these days and if I've finally got a job, and my mom said "Yes, she's joining the Air Force!"
Well, his daughter(we'll call her Dorothy) dropped out of school last year, has done nothing since (except drank, partied, etc). So he decided to go home that day, tell Dorothy to join the army, etc. etc. and now she's going to (this happened just last week). I haven't talked to Dorothy for months (I'm not into the whole party your butt off/get drunk for no reason scene), but I don't think Dorothy's going to cut it in the military. I know she is not taking things seriously, and thinks that "oh, because you'll can do it, I can do it too!" "Free ride through university! yay! and getting paid while I'm at it! yay!" (I know this from talking to other people that Dorthy has talked to)
Maybe it's not my business, if Dorothy wants to do it, she can. But my question is, should I just keep my mouth shut? See if she makes it through BMQ if she does get cleared to do so? I guess I feel somewhat mocked, and don't think Dorothy needs to be spending the military's dollars if she DOES decide to back out. I feel bad for doubting her, but she used to be my best friend and there's things I know about this person (which are not my right to disclose) that make me think that Dorothy could not face a more organized, strict, male-majority system. What if they decide to drop out of university again?
And just to clarify - NO - it is not jealousy. I know many others who are already involved in the Canadian Forces, US Army, or are on their way to doing so. It's just this one person happens to be a little different...
I've recently decided to join the Air Force. I didn't plan on telling anyone about it really (except for a few really good friends who I know can keep their mouths shut. My uncle and grandmother don't even know yet). Anyway, my house is under renovations, and my friends dad is in construction so I called him up and he agreed to help out. He asked what I was up to these days and if I've finally got a job, and my mom said "Yes, she's joining the Air Force!"
Well, his daughter(we'll call her Dorothy) dropped out of school last year, has done nothing since (except drank, partied, etc). So he decided to go home that day, tell Dorothy to join the army, etc. etc. and now she's going to (this happened just last week). I haven't talked to Dorothy for months (I'm not into the whole party your butt off/get drunk for no reason scene), but I don't think Dorothy's going to cut it in the military. I know she is not taking things seriously, and thinks that "oh, because you'll can do it, I can do it too!" "Free ride through university! yay! and getting paid while I'm at it! yay!" (I know this from talking to other people that Dorthy has talked to)
Maybe it's not my business, if Dorothy wants to do it, she can. But my question is, should I just keep my mouth shut? See if she makes it through BMQ if she does get cleared to do so? I guess I feel somewhat mocked, and don't think Dorothy needs to be spending the military's dollars if she DOES decide to back out. I feel bad for doubting her, but she used to be my best friend and there's things I know about this person (which are not my right to disclose) that make me think that Dorothy could not face a more organized, strict, male-majority system. What if they decide to drop out of university again?
And just to clarify - NO - it is not jealousy. I know many others who are already involved in the Canadian Forces, US Army, or are on their way to doing so. It's just this one person happens to be a little different...