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Posted: 9/9/2020 9:51:30 PM EDT

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Hes 8. Maybe fortnite war.

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Mine aren’t much older.

Posted: 9/9/2020 9:52:16 PM EDT

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Hes 8. Maybe fortnite war.

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But I’d like to think my father would answer yes

Posted: 9/9/2020 9:53:34 PM EDT

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Pew-pew

Posted: 9/9/2020 9:53:55 PM EDT

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Well my son is only 3 days old, but he came out just shy of 11 pounds so I’d say.... maybe.

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Hell yeah
Congrats

Posted: 9/9/2020 9:53:57 PM EDT

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Considering he's one of the guys in this picture I'd say my confidence is high .

Posted: 9/9/2020 9:55:14 PM EDT

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Hes 8. Maybe fortnite war.

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Mine is 8. Can nail a face shot with a nerf gun. Other than that he has no responsibility other than being an 8 year old.

Posted: 9/9/2020 9:55:29 PM EDT

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Did you do a good job making sure?

Can he hold your property if you're not there?

Can he protect the ones he loves without you calling orders?

Does he know how to keep living on his own if he loses it all?

Did you teach him to be a rifleman, a survivor, and a real man?

Does he know honor, does he understand grief and perseverance?

Is he ready?

First post might not nail it this time.

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Why do you ask?

Posted: 9/9/2020 9:57:12 PM EDT

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As a teenager he is capable of most if not all of those things. Not sure if he is ready for war or not though.

Posted: 9/9/2020 9:57:31 PM EDT

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8 AND 10. Totally ready for WARped sense of reality.

Posted: 9/9/2020 9:58:36 PM EDT

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My kid collects gas masks.

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You gotta start somewhere.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:00:18 PM EDT

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He's training.

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Posted: 9/9/2020 10:00:34 PM EDT

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Both my sons have their own firearms, know how to hunt, fish and farm. They can also drink, fight and fuck. I think they will be alright if I am called early.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:01:00 PM EDT

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Well he’s currently living in a storage container in a Middle Eastern desert. So, yeah

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:06:50 PM EDT

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Did you do a good job making sure? NO he's 13

Can he hold your property if you're not there? Maybe but Shits gonna be fucked up!!!!

Can he protect the ones he loves without you calling orders? Me Calling in orders, Hell he would call in an airstrike if he could get on the horn to a F/A-18 Superbug!!

Does he know how to keep living on his own if he loses it all? Not really.

Did you teach him to be a rifleman, a survivor, and a real man? Rifleman No, Survivor Maybe, Real Man of Genius.

Does he know honor, does he understand grief and perseverance? Yes, Not yet on the Grief, maybe perseverance.

Is he ready? Kinda Sorta NO!!!!

First post might not nail it this time.

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Posted: 9/9/2020 10:09:32 PM EDT

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I have 1 daughter that is 8, going to be 9 in 3 weeks. No, she isn't ready for war.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:15:54 PM EDT

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I only have daughters.

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And she hasn't figured out talking or walking yet. But she's a hell of a master at filling up diapers with shit.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:17:26 PM EDT

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My son has already been to war.

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Posted: 9/9/2020 10:20:09 PM EDT

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What I didn't teach them, the US Army did.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:20:16 PM EDT

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I don't know. He got a bad case of the clap from his mo'ma. I told him to go to the local Veterinarian and get a stiff penicillin fix.

Hope he made it OK. But I doubt it.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:21:09 PM EDT

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My son told me he doesn't have PTSD because he was the traumatic event.

My Irish grand children have the same attitude.

Win or lose we are going down with a fight.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:21:33 PM EDT

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My oldest daughter is 2.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:21:41 PM EDT

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Considering he's one of the guys in this picture I'd say my confidence is high .

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Badass.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:22:24 PM EDT

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He’s 2, so now.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:35:05 PM EDT

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Our son is 51, a US Army 06, three deployments, 2 Bronze Stars, etc. He retires next year. He worked his way through College as a Bouncer & Bartender in several border town Country & Western Nightclubs. He joined the army as an enlisted man with a six year commitment for Ranger & Jump School. He served two years enlisted before OCS. We are sure proud of him.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:43:02 PM EDT

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5, 3, 6 weeks.

Yes?

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:47:45 PM EDT

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Army, infantry, currently posted in DC. I trust that he is. This is him at 5

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:49:18 PM EDT

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My son has killed ISIS assholes with a rifle and Hellfire missiles. is that ready enough?

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Please tell him thank you from me and my family

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:52:20 PM EDT

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My ~~oldest~~ only son is 5, he'd try to blast you with his nerf gun

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Posted: 9/9/2020 10:52:24 PM EDT

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I probably can do only a couple things on that list. On the others, my housekeeper will help me.

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I may not respect you, but I most certainly envy you.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:52:25 PM EDT

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When he is done watching Captain Underpants I will ask him.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:54:21 PM EDT

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My sons are both OCONUS in the mil.

Posted: 9/9/2020 10:58:39 PM EDT

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Working on it

ArizonaMan has armed up taken training and joined a range club
First aid gear and training his wife is a tough little ferret

The one at home with our grandsons and DIL. Formal pistol training with his security firm, first aid training also. His wife is borderline tiger mom.

The mental or psychological strength is there I think

Fighting fir wife kids and property sorta works that stuff out.

When the shit started going down she came down to the lock up and demanded I show her how to run the ARs load mags etc.

Above average for all concerned I’d say.

Posted: 9/9/2020 11:04:32 PM EDT

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Well my son is only 3 days old, but he came out just shy of 11 pounds so I’d say.... maybe.

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Congratulations!!

Born with a ham sandwich in his hand!

Posted: 9/9/2020 11:07:44 PM EDT

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Yes.

And No.

He can shoot. He loves to fight. He is mean as hell.

But.. he is a 19yo with some substance abuse issues, so I will keep him away from all firearms till he gets cured of it.

I would be dubious about him backing me up, let alone holding down the fort.

Posted: 9/9/2020 11:13:50 PM EDT

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At 15 he's a two tour vet of the Cola War, an Eagle Scout, has his own NODs and AR, competes in two gun, can run a 13 minute two mile, does body weight exercises for about an hour a day, is an honors student (because it's not all physical) can already drive, change a tire and oil etc

I have, quite honestly, prepared my son for the boog since birth.

And my avatar is a reflection of this.

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Posted: 9/9/2020 11:14:06 PM EDT

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I only have daughters.

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Can those heifers shoot!

Posted: 9/9/2020 11:15:06 PM EDT

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ICE CREAM WARS ROOOOOAAAARRRRR

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Posted: 9/9/2020 11:16:17 PM EDT

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My son told me he doesn't have PTSD because he was the traumatic event.

My Irish grand children have the same attitude.

Win or lose we are going down with a fight.

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Damn right we aren't.

Posted: 9/9/2020 11:16:35 PM EDT

[#39]

My daughter is.

Posted: 9/9/2020 11:16:41 PM EDT

[#40]

Well, he’s a Major in the USAF so I’d say yes

Posted: 9/9/2020 11:17:53 PM EDT

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He's a two tour vet of the Cola War, and Eagle Scout, has his own NODs and AR, competes in two gun, can run a 13 minute two mile, does body weight exercises for about an hour a day, is an honors student (because it's not all physical) can already drive, change a tire and oil.

I have, quite honestly, prepared my son for the boog since birth.

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PUSHUP!

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Posted: 9/9/2020 11:21:58 PM EDT

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I'd be more afraid of my daughter than my son.
Son wants to play video games and per the ducks.
Daughter wants to kill the ducks, and possibly some of my neighbors

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Do the neighbors meet "the code"

Posted: 9/9/2020 11:23:15 PM EDT

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Mostly yes

Posted: 9/9/2020 11:24:15 PM EDT

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mine is 19 has a full set of ceramic plates, 4 AR's

and currently at Air Force BMT

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Sounds like my oldest. He's been in a little over a year and is at Vandenberg. I've been getting a constant flow of Hesco ceramic, ballistic helmets, uppers etc in the mail so he can build more rifles off stripped lowers. He will be busy with his pile of gear he's accumulating with his military pay if and when he ever gets to come home. I'm waitin for you to send some NVG my way, son ??

Posted: 9/9/2020 11:29:11 PM EDT

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PUSHUP!
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Looks like what I was doing at that age. I don't know how many pushups he did because he pointed a BB gun in the wrong direction. (leaving the door open was another big one)

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. -John Adams

But I recognize that I might be getting to old - Currrahee

Posted: 9/9/2020 11:39:35 PM EDT

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My oldest went to Iraq and Afghanistan. Not a door kicker but was not a FOBitt. Stuff goes south, I'm pretty sure he would handle stuff better than me.