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Originally Posted by Alex
Has he said what his motivations are for wanting to join the military?
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Get out of the house
guaranteed flow of income
money for school
travel
- and frankly he thrives in severely structured enviornments
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Unless things have changed recently, the Marine Corps has a cap of no more than 5% of new recruits in a year being high school drop outs (this includes both no degree and GED).
Since the number of applications in this category generally exceed your physical fitness and ASVAB scores generally need to be much higher than average. It'll also limit his education and occupational choices.
If he does have a GED, then taking 15 college credits will get him bumped into the same category as regular high school graduates.
If he really wants to be a Marine (and isn't just viewing it as an immediate escape route) the best path really is to complete high school.
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Which he will not do. He wishes he had- but he won't. Fact is- it's the GED or nothing and he plans to get the GED- but the chances of him sticking around to take college classes first- also nil.
I really do appreciate the info-
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Originally Posted by Alex
Oh, and at least as of 2 months ago the USMC was blowing through its 2008 recruitment goals so I don't know that they'll be bending over backwards to get every single person through the door. |
Ah- well, we shall see what the meeting today yields. I want him to get the GED first- will slow him down enough to make a better thought out choice.
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Originally Posted by Morrigoon
Nephy, if he's excited about a career in the military, maybe he can get excited about ROTC? They'll help him cover college AND he'll get to start in the military as an officer.... later.
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Where can I find info on this? Just google it?