post-covid-lurker
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Greetings. I'm in my late 20s and haven't worked much. I graduated with a BA in History (3.62 GPA), and I was originally set to go to law school in 2020 but that didn't pan out and I froze solid for a few years. I'd like some structure and to be pushed a little bit. Weirdly enough, the most fun I had in quarantine was reading about logistical chains for Chinese armies in the Three Kingdoms period (100s-200s AD) and also Roman supply methods through the Mediterranean. I also read a bit of Alfred Thayer Mahan's Influence of Sea Power upon History, and all of Let the Sea Make a Noise (dealing with Russian/Spanish/British/American colonial projects in the Pacific) and found that interesting. Finally, I wrote an honors thesis on the British Empire for my undergrad, and reading about how their command of the seas allowed them to ship artillery anywhere in the world was really illuminating. Thus, I figure maybe being a supply officer could be a good way to make myself useful. I'm coming to this forum for pointers because I don't know any current or recent service members.
I spoke to an officer recruiter to see what the process would look like. They told me to take a practice OAR, get off of any disqualifying medications, produce any necessary medical records, and then get back to them.
Am I going to get dinged for my messed-up work history? I'm talking, like, I did some retail before and during quarantine, did some online SAT/ACT tutoring, and then I just stopped going outside or talking to people. I never used to be this way, but I just got really lazy, and then several years passed by. Anyway, it's not healthy, the clock is ticking, and I want to get my act together, so this seemed like a good avenue to try while I'm still young-ish. TIA
ETA: I also watched some YouTube videos about how American tanks in WW2 were largely designed to be transportable by sea/rail. And I think I watched something about the IJN's logistical capacity/how they maintained a seaborne empire until they didn't. Logistics is definitely interesting and I think it's an underrated element in understanding force projection.
I spoke to an officer recruiter to see what the process would look like. They told me to take a practice OAR, get off of any disqualifying medications, produce any necessary medical records, and then get back to them.
Am I going to get dinged for my messed-up work history? I'm talking, like, I did some retail before and during quarantine, did some online SAT/ACT tutoring, and then I just stopped going outside or talking to people. I never used to be this way, but I just got really lazy, and then several years passed by. Anyway, it's not healthy, the clock is ticking, and I want to get my act together, so this seemed like a good avenue to try while I'm still young-ish. TIA
ETA: I also watched some YouTube videos about how American tanks in WW2 were largely designed to be transportable by sea/rail. And I think I watched something about the IJN's logistical capacity/how they maintained a seaborne empire until they didn't. Logistics is definitely interesting and I think it's an underrated element in understanding force projection.
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