Currently I am in the second semester of my senior year of high school and my DEP ship date is in June 2012. I've applied for the NROTC Marine Corps option, but have not heard back yet. I am intelligent (31 ACT, 97 ASVAB) and physically fit (Captain of football team, 3 year varsity player, black belt in martial arts),however I only have a 3.5 GPA and scored a sub 230 PFT. My biggest ambition is to become an officer in the Marine Corps and I've been looking at my options if I am not fortunate enough to receive this award. I have been accepted into schools who offer NROTC programs and have been thinking about enrolling and joining without a 4 year scholarship. I feel that I am much more qualified, both academically and physically, then my packet shows and I would be a strong contender for a two-year scholarship. But this would require me to discharge from the Delayed Entry Program. I truly want to become a Marine and feel like it would be dishonorable of me to discharge from the DEP. But becoming an officer is also something important to me. Would leaving the DEP hurt my chances of earning a two-year scholarship in the NROTC program? Would getting out of the DEP hurt me anywhere down the road if I ever were successful in becoming an officer? As of right now I am DEP'd in as a reservist (If that makes a difference instead of active).
Thank you for taking the time to read this. Any thoughts or opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. Any thoughts or opinions would be greatly appreciated.