Chances of admission second time around

parentinva
Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:32:36 +0000

We have been talking with him a lot. For a little more of the story… he received an appointment early via an LOA in November. He was extremely excited. He was working at the nearby airport and happened to be working on the day when a hometown airman arrived backhome in a casket. I think it really upset him and made the word committment fully realized. I think he panicked and didn’t think he was ready to say that he could make that kind of sacrifice. AFter that, he sort of floundered a little. He never even considered ROTC, as he always wanted to go the the academy. Late last semester, he talked to the ROTC recruiters at his school, but they never returned his call to discuss things further and he has not looked into it again. He is still not sure that he really wants to put in another 4 years of college before becoming an officer. He is coming home this weekend and we plan to have some good family discussions to see how we can help him decide on his best career path or at least help him come up with a plan and a list of people to contact to help him sort through his options. Thank you for all of your help.