Thirteen Going On Thirty

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I want to know GOD.

I want to move past my various instantly gratifying addictions.

How did you grow up? How did you officially move past your teenage years to become what is revered by society as an adult?
 
First I joined the U.S. Air Force. After that enlistment was finished, I got married. Growing up was a part of all that, and it wasn’t optional.
 
Thank you for your response, Tis_Bearself :heavy_heart_exclamation:

So you did it mainly by endeavoring (and it seems, succeeding!) to achieve independence?
 
I see…

Thank-you for your response, JimG :heavy_heart_exclamation:
 
If you don’t mind me asking, what motivated you to join the U.S. Air Force?

I would love to hear more about your experiences…
 
Independence as soon as possible was the goal for most young people back in my day. Those who didn’t go to college often left home at 18.
 
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How did you grow up? How did you officially move past your teenage years to become what is revered by society as an adult ?
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Independence was a step.
I simply moved out and started paying my own bills. That provided plenty of Independence. Adult status was a given, but looking back I would hardly say there was much maturity.

Maturity is key to adulthood.
One is not mature until they live not just for themselves, but for God.

A wife and four kids later I can honestly say I am still in process.
 
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If you don’t mind me asking, what motivated you to join the U.S. Air Force?
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At that time the military draft was still in effect, and the Vietnam war was heating up. The only way to avoid the draft was to remain in college for an educational deferment. After college I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do. The USAF recruiter called one day to let me know that my draft notice would be going out in a week, and he thought I would like the AF better than the Army. I agreed. Like any other job, it helped me gain experience and become more independent, and meet new people. I ended up fighting the Cold War from the California coast, which was pretty good duty, especially since one of the few other options would have been Minot, ND. (And I might add that because of the incentive provided by the draft, there was a wide variety of people of different backgrouds, so it was a pretty diverse group.)
 
WOW - how very interesting and heroic!!

I guess then, you were quite lucky to have chosen the USAF!!! 😀👍
 
pumpkinmay4ever said:
WOW - how very interesting and heroic!!

I guess then, you were quite lucky to have chosen the USAF!!! 👍👍
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It was all interesting, but there’s nothing heroic about duty in California.

Actually, everything in life can be interesting, and you learn some thing along the way.
 
I made my own decisions on when to leave school ,the work that I took on and a bit later the overseas travel, from the age of 17 .My parents gave guidance of course,and I listened to their wisdom but they did have a lot of faith in me.
I never stopped receiving the sacraments ,thank God,my parents can take credit for that as they passed on the faith well 🙂 It was who we were.
 
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