This is the Jocko Underground Podcasts sitting here with Echo Charles.

We have some questions from the troopers, which we'll answer at this time.

First one, maybe a classic question with a little spin on it.

Let's go.

Okay, all right.

Okay, my son's dream since he was eight years old is to be a Navy SEAL.

He's a in college freshman,

now business management major, N-R-O-T-C program. He's intelligent, hard worker, strong-minded,

patriot, and athletically superb. He was not excited to join college because all he thinks about

is to be a SEAL in colleges, quote unquote, is not his thing. But due to his eyesight

and medical advice was that vision correction surgery would not happen until he turns 21.

My husband and I encouraged him to go to school until his vision is corrected. We believe that

education is important, especially if he wishes to run for office one day. Recently, he has expressed that he wants to leave school, return home and work,

and maybe attend college for a few classes until he's 21.

He has no interest in being an officer because he wants to be the quote-unquote

first boots on the ground.

If he becomes an officer, he would not be able to do that.

My fear is that he could be just fascinated by the movies, books.

Books he reads and how cool it is to be a seal.

I support him with all my heart, but I'm very scared.

He would lose an education opportunity.

I continue to advise him without pushing too hard and to finish school,

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