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I had a speeding ticket that was removed from my record by traffic school. However, I was advised to put it down on everything and just make a note that it was no longer on my record due to traffic school. So I did. Not even close in magnitude but similar in situation. Good luck, be honest.

HAHAHA +1 Anyone who murders 3 people and rips their heart out is obviously insane, doesn't mean he should get to avoid execution by further proving how nuts he is...

Probably more like what you want to say on a public forum. Never lie, but don't state more than the legal facts either.

Some of your questions are very general so search for most of that stuff. You can't hold any citizenships beyond U.S. to be final selected. I would guess that living in Canada for so long would make your security clearance procedure more difficult.

This seems like the kind of thing BDCP was made for... nice find. I like how they point out that you can get this deal in the CG as if somehow members of the CG would think they're not included... is it me or is that kind of dick or at least stupid?

Here's a link to a cool site that has all that info available

This man does.

You owe the Navy now either way. Nothing wrong with taking your discounts, you're going to pay for them one day no matter what.

You can't say that without telling us a horrific story! I had to do a leave chit for a trip I took, didn't seem so bad. Filled it out, sent it in. Easiest part of the travel process...

Make sure to put that on your SF86 :)

A focus on manpower and pragmatic development while spending less on things like the F-22 and Zumwalt are things that I've seen a lot of guys on this site suggesting... Just sayin' Second page seems to get a lot dumber though.

Yes and very easy. Fill out a little form and you're done.

Most of the correspondence with your officer recruiter can be done through email, fax, and phone. You need the officer recruiter, as he's the one who will know all this stuff. Officer recruiters are generally considered very different from enlisted recruiters. Be smart but not unnecessarily "wary"

You're the only qualified person? What kind of 4-year institution is this that there's only one person with a 3+ GPA graduating in the next two years? :eek: Just messing with you. But I am a little confused. This is an officer recruiter, right? Are you working with a recruiter in your home town...

To be in the military you just have to pass the MEPS physical and be within basic standards. Answer truthfully. But it should be a diagnosed, serious issue. Don't check "back pain" just because your back hurt for a day after you slept on it wrong.

Damn, and I thought it took me a long time. Congrats!

I was just being a smartass and I had no idea what was wrong with your back :icon_smil

Great news, dude. When I did my MEPS physical I didn't do a single situp. But you should probably start duck walking around in your underwear if you really want to prepare for the MEPS physical.

I see your point, but I think we also have a right to know how much it costs and it's good journalism to report the cost. I figure that advancing aerospace engineering, building good stuff for defense, and employing all those workers is tax money well spent but I'm still interested to know how...

No idea... but it sounds like it also falls under DADT.

It's early in the morning and I'm doing push ups. I'm not myself right now. :)

Bath and Body Works? Didn't they tell you about DADT? Also you're only one small step forward. The thing you signed after watching a video was just something that says you understand that OCS is hard. You're a long, long way from being in the program.

No idea, but it's totally not worth it... and here's why. If you NPQ now, you're a 2 years out BDCP guy. Then you become a college student who just lost his paychecks and has no set career on graduation. Why is anyone going to try to keep you in the Navy? If you NPQ in 2 years, they've dumped...

Check out his book. http://www.amazon.com/Worst-Enemy-Reluctant-Transformation-American/dp/1566637503 Reduce all branches to 100,000 people? Eliminate the Pentagon? I may not be an expert but these ideas seem retarded.

BDCP here, renounced second citizenship before final select for the sake of my clearance and for final select. My advice? You're becoming an officer in the United States military. Make your loyalty clear by giving it up, even if you think you can get away with keeping it. I know it was made...

While I agree with the officers above me that he should research this stuff himself, and respect their experience on this stuff, it seems possible that this guy's kid doesn't even know that his height would be an issue based on my reading of the original post. BTW, it's entirely possible that...

From what I've read on here, policy varies. But since they've paid you, the Navy generally wants to keep you. It's in the contract too. I believe you apply for a new designator that you're qualified for.

Over half of students have had "suicidal thoughts" (http://www.apa.org/releases/suicideC08.html) Hopefully that won't hang you up. Anyway, good luck. That's quite a paragraph you have there :)

Watch out for capitalizing things that aren't proper nouns, and some of that was a bit cheesy. I'm not saying it's not how you really feel or that you're not devoted, but to me some of the stuff was a bit over the top. Maybe concentrate on accentuating how your sacrifices for your nation have...

If Kerrang! did a political piece, I'd probably pay attention to that. But not Rolling Stone.

It varies. I did it online, and pressed submit. I don't know of my OR printed it out after that or not. I know sometimes you have to fax it.

Sonicboom is exactly right. I spent a lot of time trying to get the damn thing to work until I tried it in IE. Just a Firefox issue. And yeah keep records of all this.

I improve most when I vary my workouts and include rest days. Also, note that when you do the actual test situps (well, as far as I know) you generally want to go up and let your body fall back down on its own. It's really like half the work. Plus proper "Navy situps" are a lot different from a...

So true.

This had me laughing really hard. Damn that's hilarious.

Google makes this kinda futile. Oh, and FLY USMC, that's a creepy ass movie. Carry on...

I have slightly flat feet, apparently. I didn't even know about it until MEPS, and no one seemed to care. Pain in your feet can come from a lot of things, like running a different surface, distance, or in different shoes. Unless you're 100% sure that flat feet are causing you pain and it's...

I'm guessing during indoc week we won't be thinking they made anything great for us. I wish we had training over the summer.

+1 on this. USNA would be an amazing opportunity for an 18 year old high school senior, but BDCP was made for people like you, if you have the grades and scores. Which you would need (probably better) for USNA anyway.

Pro-rec As for the recruiter, just keep in mind that he's got a tough job and likely has more important tasks than getting pilots.

Thanks for the tips everyone, I'm thinking Glock and 1911 are the next two on my list.

I'll bet you did...

Way too many smileys in this thread... congrats JP

I didn't even do my PRT until after my pro-rec. It doesn't really factor in. That 80 is probably just a good number to be able to do, especially when you're reporting.

I had a 3.2 in political science (although it was actually all engineering classes up until the semester I applied during) and I got picked for both SNA and NFO. Take the ASTB, which you should ace as an engineering major with that GPA.

Handgun Recommendations I've been doing some shooting at a local club lately. I don't own a gun because 1) I'm not old enough and 2) I can't legally keep one where I live. Anyway, I can rent whatever gun I want and shoot for the price of ammo. I've been shooting a .40 Springfield XD, which I...

I have no idea what that means but it sounds either awesome or horrifying.

Nah I meant that for George. Can I come with?

Go on...

If Adam Smith is your hero you probably know a fair amount of economics. If you do, you know about market failures. Education is a market failure in the form of a positive externality. There are societal and economic benefits to education outside of the direct supply and demand price that it...