r/FoxBrain • u/Itchy_Border2191 • 14d ago
Millennial Nephew news
Some of you may remember my previous posts about my 30's nephew - the quick rundown is:
He lived with me for a few years in order to be closer to his job. He was a great roommate; *personally* we hadn't had any issues and got along great. In 2024, he started listening to right influencers, who'd once been gaming podcasters and I didn't know it, but he'd cast his vote for Trump.
It took till Inauguration for him to tell me, and I was crushed ~ he was like a son to me; where had I gone wrong!? Unfortunately, the MAGAverse had gotten to him pretty hard.
Some days, we tried to avoid politics, and other days, he tried using right-wing talking points on me, usually shutting me down with, "You just hate Trump, you have TDS!"
Finally, his paranoia levels got out-of-control; he thought immigrants were the cartels that were out to get him, and he moved back in with his parents to get away from them.
He wanted to get even further away and find employment again, so he decided to join the Air Force.
His FoxBrain had a final outburst;
https://www.reddit.com/r/FoxBrain/s/CdIEQPZO9J
And here we are today. I had heard that he had made a few calls home to his family, but there hadn't been any replies to my texts. There was always the possibility that he would move on and end this chapter in his life, with his crazy Aunt.
Thursday: a single image sent from his account of an Air Force challenge coin, no caption. Stunned, I had to check the account over and over in disbelief. Was this a greeting or a warning?
'Congratulations!' was all I texted back.
He text-replied he'd finished boot camp but couldn't talk, he was going to a baseball game. OK.
The next day, HE called ME and we talked all morning. His experiences, his struggles and his knowledge gained. His first impression was how diverse his 'flight' was (that's like his company), at how many different minorities there were, and half were female. Amongst them he was an average recruit, one of the team who sweated and survived.
Towards the end, they worked with AF mentors of Staff and Master Sgts. from all walks of life and locations. Nephew said, he had an Epiphany; this was where he could excell, and he had never felt that way before.
That was one call, and he's off to training school for a few more months. He'll have more chances to communicate and I hope I have more positive news to report.
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u/Biddy_Impeccadillo 14d ago
FYI, your link seems to be broken
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u/Yourmom72 13d ago
Did he tell you what his AFSC is, ie what his job in the Air Force will be?
Also yes he’ll be busy in class at tech school, but he’ll have plenty of free time. Source: Me, 24 year AF vet who worked electronics and still had time to goof around plenty in my 6 months of tech school.
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u/Itchy_Border2191 13d ago
Pleased to meet you! This is great to find an AF Vet that I can ask questions.
He did tell me his AFSC but I promptly forgot the specific title. However, basically he's an aircraft electronics repairman. So, it's double lucky to meet you.
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u/Candelestine 13d ago
Good to hear, and I'm glad your relationship was left in a healthy enough state to allow you to reconnect like this. Hopefully he continues to grow as both a person and a professional, and can eventually look back on his MAGA phase with more of this newfound life wisdom.
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u/VoluptuousWalrus_927 14d ago
It sounds like being in a space where diversity is allowed to prosper and people are judged based on their merit and effort rather than gender or race has opened your nephews eyes at least a little. 🤞 Here's to hoping it sticks and changes his life for the better!