Hello all,
First of all, let me thank those of you who take the time to come on here and share your wealth of knowledge with us wannabe's (and sometimes put some of us back in our proper place). I appreciate having a site like this to come to.
A little about me and my situation: I am a 25 year old college graduate with a degree in logistics. For the past several months I have been working for an engineering/construction firm here in Houston as a material controller. I have been pursuing a commission in the Marines for about 6 years now, only to have met opposition and rejection time and time again. This hasn't deterred me yet, and I don't think it will until I pass the final age limit to apply (and even then I won't go quietly
).
I was a Marine option Middie for two years in college but was unable to secure a scholarship so I was told I couldn't stay. Since then, I have been applying for PLC and now OCC at various times only to keep having my waivers denied over and over. The main waiver I have been told is holding me back is a small, quarter sized tattoo on the inside of my left wrist. It's nothing vulgar or profane, and is covered by my watch band, however was told it was a no go (This past time it actually cleared district with the Recruiting CO's endorsement but was shot down at the regional level). I have been having laser removal treatments for the past year and I am a few months away from having it gone completely.
While in NROTC, I passed a flight physical and scored a 7/8/8 (56 OAR) on the ASTB, as well as a 97 on the ASVAB. My college GPA wasn't hot, due mainly to my first year of school, which is why I pretty much ruled out any chance at the Navy. My PFT is around a 275 on average, 280 on a good day, and I'm pretty active in sports.
The only problem is I'm running out of time. The plan right now is to finish my tattoo removal and then apply for OCC 197,198, and 199. By then I'll be close to the age cutoff at 27, in which case I'll enlist to buy me some more time. It'll be somewhat of a paycut, but well worth it for another shot at making it.
I could go on for awhile but I've already rambled too much. I've got several friends in the pipeline right now who might be lurking around here and know who I am, to everyone else thanks again for your future help and support. It's been a frustrating ride so far, but hopefully one day it will all be worth it!
First of all, let me thank those of you who take the time to come on here and share your wealth of knowledge with us wannabe's (and sometimes put some of us back in our proper place). I appreciate having a site like this to come to.
A little about me and my situation: I am a 25 year old college graduate with a degree in logistics. For the past several months I have been working for an engineering/construction firm here in Houston as a material controller. I have been pursuing a commission in the Marines for about 6 years now, only to have met opposition and rejection time and time again. This hasn't deterred me yet, and I don't think it will until I pass the final age limit to apply (and even then I won't go quietly
).I was a Marine option Middie for two years in college but was unable to secure a scholarship so I was told I couldn't stay. Since then, I have been applying for PLC and now OCC at various times only to keep having my waivers denied over and over. The main waiver I have been told is holding me back is a small, quarter sized tattoo on the inside of my left wrist. It's nothing vulgar or profane, and is covered by my watch band, however was told it was a no go (This past time it actually cleared district with the Recruiting CO's endorsement but was shot down at the regional level). I have been having laser removal treatments for the past year and I am a few months away from having it gone completely.
While in NROTC, I passed a flight physical and scored a 7/8/8 (56 OAR) on the ASTB, as well as a 97 on the ASVAB. My college GPA wasn't hot, due mainly to my first year of school, which is why I pretty much ruled out any chance at the Navy. My PFT is around a 275 on average, 280 on a good day, and I'm pretty active in sports.
The only problem is I'm running out of time. The plan right now is to finish my tattoo removal and then apply for OCC 197,198, and 199. By then I'll be close to the age cutoff at 27, in which case I'll enlist to buy me some more time. It'll be somewhat of a paycut, but well worth it for another shot at making it.
I could go on for awhile but I've already rambled too much. I've got several friends in the pipeline right now who might be lurking around here and know who I am, to everyone else thanks again for your future help and support. It's been a frustrating ride so far, but hopefully one day it will all be worth it!
