I went through the same with my son. He became interested in being a Navy Special Warfare Combat Crewman. This was obama era and as much as I had always wanted him to go into the military I actually went to the extra effort to discourage him. not so much with it being the Navy (that MOS is who delivers the SEALS on their missions and is selection dependent, or was). And me, with 10 years of time wishing I had stayed longer. I think it's all to obvious how shitty our military has become. Risk adverse, a term I heard working with team guys in Iraq back in the mid 2000's, has destroyed the toughness and edge we used to have. Let's throw in CRT and all the lgbtqrfga crap that is being forced down their throat has only further weakened a once strong force.
My son now works as a Wildand Firefighter during fire season and I guess I'm pretty proud of that. I still wish the military had been an option for him from my viewpoint.
On a side note: the recruiting brochures he brought home had those Naval SWCC lads saying their moto was "The Quiet Professionals". Why does everyone have to steal from SF???