Cool video but seems weird to surprise them. Did the kid think his mom was coming home the next day or something?
You know, she didn't have to join the military. With her O-5 rank, she must have been serving for at least 10 years. She could get good offers in the civilian sector, being an officer in the military. She chose to miss her son growing up.
Yea, I'm over these taped daddy/mommy surprises as well. It smacks of attention whoring. It would be one thing if it just happened to be filmed by a family member, but to call a TV news crew and have them filming it, is just overboard.
I was serious. She chose money over seeing her son growing up. She could have taken a civilian job for less money and be with her son. It's not like she's a broke single mom who is only a private. So I don't buy into this **** about missing her son. And she serves in the what? Air Force? Lol.
I enjoyed the video but I'm sorry I read some of the replies. For other people who may have enjoyed it, I think I've figured out that this is in San Antonio. At least I think there's a Legacy Middle School there *and* a KSAT 12 station. But if someone else knows where it is, please share it.
I stand corrected. She hasn't seen him for 8 months which is an incredibly long time for a kid so she definitely misses her son.
It was sad how terrified he was of his mom for missing that free throw -- running away from her weeping and cowering like a wounded animal. Should CPS be contacted?
Chose money over being with her son? Do you have any clue how much military personnel make? She's a Lt. Col. so makes a base salary of about $60,000 per year - she could easy make far more than that stateside with her degree and service experience. She's not in it for the money, it is called serving for the greater good. She served in Kuwait, which I'm not sure if you know this or not... but is a stone's throw away from Iran. You know, our biggest nuclear threat at this time? The US is building up a huge presence in Kuwait, to protect your ungrateful ass from a country that wants us and our allies blown off the map. If all of our military men and women would have "chosen" a civilian job to be with their children - we wouldn't have a country. Now if you don't mind, go **** yourself.
The difference between American military personal returning compared to Australian is such a big gap. Your men and women are treated as heroes when they return compared to ours who don't even make the TV News newspaper or any media platform.
Did you read my previous posts in this thread? Of course I knew she could make more as a civilian. She could have walked out a Captain and landed some managerial job and be with her son while he's growing up, the years when a child really needs his parents. She stayed to increase the earning potential later and get the benefits after 20 years, so the sacrifice is missing her son growing up - the moments she'll never get back. She chose this path. Sucks for her son, but nothing to praise her about. And yes, serving as a mid level Air Force officer is a huge danger to one's life.
What I meant by this post was she would be making less money as a civilian had she resigned her commission before her current rank, obviously. I would feel for her if she was a private and didn't have many options other than the military.
The reason this story is news is because it not only shows the sacrifices these outstanding people make for OUR country but gives you a glimpse into the sacrifices their families also make for them to do so. It doesn't matter how many of these stories I see they still tweak my heartstrings for these families.
A good video with genuine sentiments filled with cynical and/or r****ded comments = ruined thread. Too bad.
Sad, but true. My father was spat on and ostracized when he returned from Vietnam... and considering he was shot in the head and had to have one of the earliest lens transplants ever performed, he didn't feel too great about it for about three decades. A real problem though is people show gung-ho patriotism, but they don't actually do anything to help veterans and their families. It is really easy to put an American flag lapel pin on, but it takes actual effort to give veterans the ongoing support that they deserve. I sat many a morning at the VA hospital growing up as a kid, and it was pretty sad seeing just how little we truly care for our veterans. Exactly, families sacrifice when their loved ones are in the military... not just the ones going over there. I didn't think I'd see the day where comments on CF surpassed YouTube in stupidity, at least out side of D&D. I stand corrected.
