If you’ve ever had a child join the military you know how much you look forward to getting a letter from your son or daughter. So when these parents got this letter from their child, they couldn’t have been more thrilled. This is what the letter said:

Dear Mom and Dad,

I am well and hope you are too. Please tell my brothers that the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by miles. When I first started I was restless because they let us stay in bed until 6 a.m., but I’m getting used to it now.

All you have to do before breakfast is smooth your cot and shine your shoes. No hogs to feed, hay to pitch, mash to mix, fire to lay, or wood to split. The men have to shave, but at least the water is warm.

Breakfast has all the trimmings like juice, cereal, eggs, fruit, and bacon. I sit with two city boys that live on coffee so I eat their food too and it holds me until noon when they feed us again.

The city boys can’t walk either. We go on marches, but they’re only about as far as our mailbox at home. The city guys get sore feet and then we all ride back in trucks. Our sergeant is like a school teacher and nags a lot. Our majors and colonels just ride around and frown.

This will make my brothers laugh. I keep getting medals for shooting, but the bulls eye is almost as big as a chipmunk head and doesn’t move. Plus you don’t have to load your own cartridges; they come in boxes. So I haven’t figured out why I’m getting these awards.

They also have hand to hand combat training. I get to wrestle with them city boys, but I have to be careful because they break real easy. It’s a lot easier than fighting with the ole bull at home. I’m about the best they got except for Tug Jordan. I’m only 5’6″ and 130 and he’s 6’8″ and 300 pounds so I’ve only beat him once.

Tell my brothers they need to hurry and join before all the other fellers get onto this setup and start stampeding in. They need to get here before all the spots are filled.

Your loving daughter,

Alice

I’ll bet you didn’t see that coming! Be sure to share this with your family and friends so they can get a good laugh too.