Chances of admission second time around

bulletandpima
Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:11:38 +0000

I mean this as nice as possible, but from an outsider looking in, I kind of wonder if his motivation is not about serving in the AF, but a safety net.

I get concerned when people say it is an SA or nothing else. I have to ask why? If you want to serve in the military you will take the SA, ROTC or OTS commission…all you want is to serve.

I get that the commitment issue scared him at 18 when he saw the casket coming off of the plane. You need to ask why now he is willing to be that body in the casket? Honestly, nobody talks about it, but it is a risk.

I don’t get that he gave up on ROTC when they didn’t return his phone calls. If he wants to serve than he should have continually contacted the ROTC personnel. By your admission he gave up.

You state he is still not sure about 4 more yrs. IMHPO, you need to really grill him. He will not only owe 4 yrs (starting at 21-22), but 5 yrs after that. He will be at least 30 before he can leave. If he takes TA for his Masters he could be much older. At the least we are talking close to a decade from tomorrow. A DECADE…TEN YEARS and that doesn’t include time owed for TA, promotion or PCS.

What are his military intentions? What does he expect to get from attending the AFA? Why does he want to start this educational process all over again at 21-22? What will he do if he doesn’t get into the AFA, he will be a college grad afterall? Will he feel comfortable taking orders from 19 yos? Will he be happy living with an 18 yo, or restricted priviledges? Will it tick him off to eat at attention and chew 7 bites at meals?

He needs to be honest why now.

I wish you and him the best. The AFA is great, the AF life is wonderful.