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Well, um, how old are you?
You're 17.
Okay. Now, if this is something you really wanted to do,
we'd have to bring Mom and Dad in on this, okay?
I can sign for myself.
Not at 17, you can't.
At 17 you're still considered a minor by the U.S. Government.
You have to be 18 to sign up.
Would it be a problem getting Mom and Dad in here?
I mean, I can come out to you guys' house--
My mom is sick.
My dad's... gone.
Well, do you have any brothers or sisters that might be able to help?
I got a little brotr and a little sister, 12 and 6.
Well, who's taking care of them right now?
You are?
Is that why you need the $40,000?
Yes, sir.
Well, it sounds like it might be a bigger challenge
just to stay home, you know,
and actually take care of your brother and sister
because you know you're not going to be able to take them
with you to training, right?
I thought maybe I could.
Not right at the beginning.
Plus you wouldn't be able to have them
when you're actually in the active duty Army
because who's going to be there to take care of them
if you have to go off and actually fight?
So it sounds like right now
you need to buckle up and stay home.
It's going to take a lot of backbone and a lot of courage to stay home,
but that, I think, is what you need to do right at this point.
Okay?
Now, something might change here in the next year or so.
You might decide this is what you want to do, you know?
But don't take it lightly, and don't do it just for the money.
Okay.
All right, well, it was nice meeting you.
Nice meeting you.
Have a good day, okay?
Thank you.