<p>I would agree with MPCPTUSM02. He values the lessons he received from here, and I respect him for that. Obviously he has much more perspective on this issue than I could ever have at this point, and I will take his advice and reccomendations to heart, just like every other educated opinion I have received. Each person is going to have their own interpretation of the situations WP places them in. </p>
<p>momoftwins, thanks for your advice as well. Your response is essentially the same I received from my american politics professor. I brought the same comments, confessions, and complaints to him, as I have brought to this forum. He suggested that I look into a career in the Special Forces community. His major point was that the leeway I desire, my personal leadership style, my current major/focus (double major of Int’l Relations and Spanish, with a track in Nuclear Engineering), and my current wishes for a career are met in the SF community. He was in a recon unit in both of his deployments to Iraq, as such he had extensive interaction with the SF ODA’s stationed in Iraq. I took it as a great compliment that he thought this would be fitting for me. He also suggested that I hold off on applying to schools because if I was accepted, there might be reasons for quitting that should not deermine my decision (ie: “think of all the parties”, “I wouldn’t have to be marching right now”, etc.). </p>
<p>I’d like to thank all of you who have taken time to comment on this board. You all have provided advice that previously I would not have considered. Thanks.</p>