exNavyOffRec
Well-Known Member
back when I was a high school senior in the 2000/2001 timeframe, I talked to a recruiter and he said there was no chance I'd ever get into naval aviation, suggested I enlist (ie his job) and I walked out. Needless to say, he was very wrong. Don't worry about that. OCS is your jam if you aren't turning 27 (or 27.5 or whatever it is) anytime soon. I personally doubt you would have much trouble as a VT Mech E grad as long as you aren't snuffing lines of coke on the weekends and you have been a contributing member of society.
What you experienced doesn't surprise me those guys aren't told anything useful about officer programs, it is like walking into a nail salon and asking the woman how to do an engine change.
Maybe it is my time as an enlisted recruiter and what we weren't told that led me to be as open as I could as an OR.