I know there is a thread in the general forum about how people respond when they hear you, or your DS or DD is going to a service academy. But, I am hoping to hear stories from the USCGA group.
As a mom, I'm watching something that really surprises me and bums me out: the consistent lack of recognition and enthusiasm my DS receives when he shares he earned an appointment to US Coast Guard Academy. Anyone else experiencing this? It is so unexpected! For example, when my DS got the call...
Coast Guard Academy? So you're enlisting?
As a mom, I'm watching something that really surprises me and bums me out: the consistent lack of recognition and enthusiasm my DS receives when he shares he earned an appointment to US Coast Guard Academy. Anyone else experiencing this? It is so unexpected! For example, when my DS got the call...
Coast Guard Academy? So you're enlisting?
