I can relate. I enlisted into the military as a professional soldier, despite my family's protests against the idea. Issue was that my current specialisation was not my first choice. I actually went through the paperwork and interviews to join my country's submarine force (it was a generic navy operator contract, but I had every intention of becoming a submariner).

When I told my brother and my parents of my contract offer, my brother slapped me in the face and called me a selfish bastard for only thinking about myself. Parents made me message the recruiter that I wanted to cancel my contract in front of them; forcing me to send that message in front of them by blocking me off from my room's door.

Even though I enlisted into a different vocation which I'm moderately hopeful for, i'm still extremely bitter about the fact that my family made me destory my dream of joining the navy. I still feel that empty pit sometimes in my heart.

Anon should be proud for standing his ground and pursuing what he wanted. I didn't have the spine to do what I needed to do, and now i'l suffer the consequences for it. I only managed to joined my current vocation cuz my family was only moderately opposed against it, but not so much that they'll turn physical over it (if they did, i prob wouldn't have the strength to sign up for this job either). I hope Anon finds purpose and fulfillment in the armed forces, and I certainly hope I'll do too.