Pride and Joy?

I passed the IST*...well...on my own; not with any of the Army/Marine recruiters. Because:

1.) Army recruiter STILL hasn't gotten back to me.

2.) The Marine recruiter still won't process me until I'm 20lbs lighter.

:-\

But I PASSED the IST. I PASSED. Being 20lbs overweight and with a knee that contains more fluid than what it should, I MOTHERFUCKING PASSED.
Barely on the running portion but that can be improved upon.
Hahahah I WANT MY WAIVER NOW!!

My mother is happy for me and that makes me happy.
My father?
My father is an Army man, so he is biased. But him along with so many other people who find out I'm leaning towards the Marines, I get the same response; "Why don't you join the Air Force?"
If I want to join the Air Force, I will join the Air Force. But I have no desire to, so therefore I won't. It's simple. "But there are sooo many opportunities in the Air Force!" I understand that. But I went to school for filmmaking and if I join the service I would like to carry that over to some aspect of my military career. I want something challenging. I want to be part of something more than a film set filled with big egos, make up trailers, and SAG regulations. "What about the Peace Corps! Join the Peace Corps!" No. That and I don't have much of a rapport for the Peace Corps. "Can you honestly kill someone?" Not to be unPC, but that's a retarded question. There are plenty of people in the military who have never killed a person. But most of all, it's the comments from my father that strike me particularly hard, probably because he's Da. "They (sic Marines) don't take care of their people." "As a woman you would not have any opportunities to grow."
Even if I didn't pick 4671, there's a good amount of MOSs I could take out into the "real world" after the Marines. And even from the Army. Despite the whole Marines vs Army deal, I'm sure if I sign my name to Eagle, Globe, and Anchor branch there will be yelling, crying (from me), slamming of doors, and empty threats between my father and I. I'm turning 25 this week. Really, I think I can make my own choices without being labeled that "I'm doing it for the uniform"  or "You haven't done your research" bullshit.

My film career is stagnant. I've had a bad case of writer's block and no time to get over it. I hate school my professors. I want something new, exciting, and something I'll be doing for a few years. I've done my stint as a derby athlete. It's time to hang up those skates and move on. I ache for a change.

I just hope he will still be proud of me no matter what I do. No matter what uniform I put on.

Speaking of family...living with your folks after...six years on your own; talk about change.

*Initial Strength Test Marine IST and Army PFT.