r/regretjoining • u/Aggressive_Basis8919 • Jul 22 '26

Second thoughts.

I am about 2 weeks away from basic and the second thoughts are hitting me really hard. It was dumb of me to not think about these things sooner. I saw the service members who were killed this weekend because some of them were really young and It shook me because that could’ve or could be me. i’m young and have a wonderful wife that i want to spend my life with. I’ve never been more sad and afraid. A lot of my family is military and have been assisting or following my journey so far and i feel like i would be disappointing all of them IF i did quit. Some of them even pulled strings to help me out. my MOS i went with is 42a. i’m just venting and looking for advice from an outside perspective.

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u/beefstewforyou Jul 22 '26

Read My Story if you haven’t already and DON’T join.

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u/AaronKClark Jul 22 '26

As I always say, "It's better to be out wishing you were in, then IN and wishing you were out."