Chances at the Academy?

shogun
Sat, 04 Jun 2005 18:27:43 +0000

AdanBrac:
“I just want to help people. I’m not smart enough to be a doctor, I can’t argue well enough to be a lawyer, and I’m not rich enough to go into politics, so what is left other than the military?”

Sounds like the Peace Corps might be a good place to start. If after 3 rears in Army JROTC and you are still in poor physical shape that points to perhaps a lack of desire on your part to physically prepare yourself for a life in the military, Coast Guard or not. Go to a civilian college, figure out who you are, what you really CAN do and see if that matches up to what you WANT to do. There are still commissioning sources available to you if you go that route but I am afraid that from what you have posted here, any of the service academies (in the unlikely event you got an appointment) would eat you alive both physically and academically (personal issues not withstanding). Just trying to be honest based on what I have read from your posts. Good luck, I mean that most sincerely.