U.S. Army- how should I tell my family I want to go back in?

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I was previously in the Army..now, I'm going to school..

I just don't know if I should do ROTC, or if I should just go back in with the Reserve, while still going to school..
my heart is set on the military..

but, my family is dead set against me ever going back in. They just want success for me, which is what any parent would want for their son or daughter..

but, I would like to go back in, enlisted, and work my way to the top..

guilt is the one thing stopping me. I would feel like I betrayed, and totally disappointed my family.
they really did not think it was for me the first time. But, they supported me. They just don't want to see me become disappointed. that's all.
 
Finish your degree first. Whether you do ROTC is up to you. You need to ask yourself whether you want to live the "officer" lifestyle of doing admin and inventories day in and day out.

Otherwise, it's your life. If you were in once, why are they against it now?

And since when is the Army not defined as "success?" I just got accepted as a Warrant Officer and when I look at where my high school friends ended up I consider myself a LOT more successful than any of them.
 
If you are talking about family as in wife and children you need to have a discussion and understanding.

If you are talking about family as in mom and dad, just say I am going back in and I will let you know when I ship.

You can achieve great success through the Military so if that is their concern there should be none. As fr as guilt, they should be the ones feeling guilty, it is your life to live. They brought you into the world and raised you but at some point in time you need to take over and worry about yourself.

If anybody should feel guilty it would be your parents for trying to control you.

You have already been in, how did you tell them the first time?
 
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