keep your head up. military members are human. we all cry sometimes.

The time will come when you don’t need your parents permission. Then you can make your choice and decisions. Just be sure that you are able to support yourself by that time.

Got to be other ways to get money for uniforms.

One possible silver lining you may be able to snag - see if your Master Sergeant will give you a letter of recommendation when you go to college and see if you can gain admission to a military academy.

your mom's right

You’re also a kid. Give yourself some grace.

soldiers cry all the time. they're human. everyone deserves a little grace, including yourself. this is a hiccup, but not the end. there is still military as an adult when you don't need permission

Being a soldier isn't the only way to be a hero, and you're not weak or lesser for crying because of disappointment. Take some time and see if there's things you can do to help others now--there's probably a lot of volunteer groups that need you, Boy Scouts can hook you up with things to help people, things like that. You don't have to wait on the military to be a hero.