AndersonE014
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So I have been contemplating going into the military for sometime and have decided I want to go into Naval Aviation. I am 23 years old, turning 24 next September and am still in school. I will graduate in 2011 with a bachelors degree in Physics and Natural Sciences from Xavier University, a small Jesuit college in Cincinnati, OH. I do not have any physical problems, good hearing, good eye sight, 190 lbs 5'10" and physically fit. The problem I am worried about is I am not sure what I should do for my situation. I will be going into my 6th year of college, yes 6th, because in the beginning I didnt care too much because I wanted to join the SEAL teams and I knew I didn't need an education for that. My current GPA is 2.9 but I have a lot of leadership background and volunteering. I read that to be competitive for flight school I need to have at least a 3.4 GPA. What I plan to do is go back and retake courses that I did not do so well in and increase my GPA as much as possible, because the grade gets replaced. I have a scholarship that pays 90% of my tuition until Im 25 so I can afford to stay in school. But I am worried that if I retake the courses, the Navy will frown upon all the courses I retook and will hurt me more than help me. What should I do?
I guess I could also add that when I was 17 years old, in summer of 2004, I did go to Norfolk Virginia and training with SEAL team 8 for 3 weeks through the Naval Sea Cadet SEAL Training. WIll having that on my record help?
I guess I could also add that when I was 17 years old, in summer of 2004, I did go to Norfolk Virginia and training with SEAL team 8 for 3 weeks through the Naval Sea Cadet SEAL Training. WIll having that on my record help?