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i strongly disagree. you're a dummy
they protect the cons ution of united states of america
So it would only be heartbreaking if he goes off and gets KIA?he was saying that this situation is not a "heartbreaking story," which it isn't
I think it is very sad that a Marine can't wear the uniform he EARNED while receiving the diploma he EARNED early.
i strongly disagree. you're a dummy
they protect the cons ution of united states of america
you don't see a difference between a military uniform and t-shirt, but i'm the dummy?
No, let's say he's in Iraq and his family gets blown up in a silo explosion. That's heartbreaking as well. If he wears his uniform why can't someone accepted to UT wear their colors. They earned that. It's good that he is in the military but why should he be elevated above those that decided to be doctors, teachers, etc.. out of school.
which i have no problem with but usually schools are pretty lame about
i mean how can you tell kids than a military uniform is ok but a mailmans uniform is not, or a security guard
i agree those are very different uniforms but you cant tell kids that bull (who actually have none these jobs right now)
To my knowledge NONE of his classmates graduated early and have become any of those professions. He probably completed his classes in Dec '04 by going to summer school & doing who knows what else. THEN he went to boot camp & EARNED his uniform..he isn't asking to wear a suit that anybody can buy off a rack. You have to EARN that uniform. ONLY Marines would understand.It's good that he is in the military but why should he be elevated above those that decided to be doctors, teachers, etc.. out of school.
Grandfather and Uncle both in Marines, one is a colonel. So I know a little about Semper Fidelis. He has earned the right to wear the uniform, but it's not fair to those that have decided to go different routes to be dicriminated like that.
I wouldn't fit in ANY of my uniforms & I know a little about MCRD San Diego & I was in Saudi/Kuwait in from Aug '90 til Mar '91. Served from '87-'93. I will be the first to admit that my generation of Marines had it kinda easy compared to those of today & those before us. If a young man graduated early so that he could spend a nice vacation in Boot Camp & EARN the uniform that represents the COUNTRY I say let him wear it. He didn't do it for greed/fame, anyone know what an E-1 or even E-2, E-3, etc.. earn? We don't hear enough of these fine citizens til they die or are wounded.
exactly, none of his classmates have becomes doctors or lawyers, etc... they are still high school students. this guy is ALREADY a marine.
Did he do all of that stuff early so he could wear it at graduation or is it just a bonus. It's nice that he's proud of the fact that he is a Marine, but it's not fair for the other students to make special concessions .
Obviously, Steven Kiernan is white.
well, good for him but the school requires a cap and gown. why can't he wear that?
other kids have jobs i'm sure. they don't want kids wearing their wal mart uniforms, even though they are ALREADY wal mart employees.
Unless disqulaified anyone of his classmates can be a citizen & serve the country. Nothing special about it except that it takes courage.it's not fair for the other students to make special concessions .
And therein lies the conflict. You regard active duty in the Marines as mere job, akin to stocking shelves at Wal-Mart.
Antagonism is not a respectable philosophy.
i was responding to clandestino's comparison of a marine to a doctor or lawyer. his argument appears to be that the student should be able to wear the unifrom because he is already a marine. if we're arguing that you can only wear a uniform if you have "already" entered a position where that atire is appropriate, then i don't see how my response is invalid.
i just don't see why he can't wear a cap and gown like every student.
Personally, I am never in favor of the person who seeks extra attention.
I do like your notion that all people should abide by the same set of rules though - if you were a democrat, you'd be atypical.
I think his argument was that this person was an exception to the rule because he is risking his life with a commitment to combat.
Don't be so obtuse.
The Marine can wear his uniform underneath the gown. Once the ceremony is over, he can remove the gown and take photos, celebrate and be proud of what he has accomplished.
This isn't a "heartbreaking story", it's written in a way to develop "faux rage" - to make a huge issue of something that shouldn't be an issue.
From reading this article, the parents are making more of a case about it than the graduate. It's somewhat typical, the parents want their children to stand out, so they can show what their child has accomplished.
He can wear his uniform underneath, the Gunnery Sargent says it's OK.
He's only going to graduate high school once, he's gonna be a Marine for the rest of his life.
I just wonder, why the question one's patriotism over this issue?
I think the whole debate is stupid. If he wants to show off his uniform, then he can do it outside of school time. The army has its rules, the school has a set of its own. You wouldn't go to a military school and demand that you could wear a Boy Scout uniform to the graduation just because you're so ing proud of it. You'd probably get your ass kicked and not graduate at all, specially if you went public with the matter. This guy should shut the up and graduate. After that, he can wear his marine uniform while he's having sex for all I care.
Rumor has it he'll be a HS graduate for the rest of his life too.
why can't the school(s) just make an exception. a military person serves the united states. the other jobs you have mentioned do not. and this is actually a pretty common practice. when i was in basic training we had plenty of recruits that went to basic between their jr and sr years of high school. they would go to basic during the summer and then be reservists while in high school.
Why have rules if you are going to make exceptions?
When I was in bootcamp we were all HS graduates and didn't have any kid going to bootcamp during the summer. WTF!?
basic training is co-ed now! people were banging on ftx! hahah! that was back in '95
Co-ed training? In the Corps!? Say it ain't so!
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