Meowspike13
C/O 2026 Applicant
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- Jan 18, 2021
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Hello to all,
I received a letter in the mail from Great Lakes stating that my waiver for mild red/green color deficiency was denied. Because of this, I do not qualify for my NROTC Scholarship Navy-option (as to go for an URL officer slot since that is the main purpose for NROTC). It's hard to process that a childhood dream of mine since middle school has gone towards another route that I didn't expect. The only thing to do is adapt and overcome but I guess I'm still trying to process this.
The only other options that are placed on the table are:
- Possibly go Marine-ground option as there are no restrictions (aside from becoming an aviator and other specific jobs)
- Go to the Navy Nurse Corps
I've had to contemplate and consult many officers and people for the past few days in order to weigh out my options. Here are some information about both the Marine option and Navy Nurse alternative that pertain to me or just in general.
I am leaning towards the Navy Nurse Corps so that I am able to still have that opportunity to serve in the Navy, and that I have the will to keep pushing Navy. But leaving the ability to choose any MOS without restriction in the Marines is enticing to an extent.
Some questions I have are:
I received a letter in the mail from Great Lakes stating that my waiver for mild red/green color deficiency was denied. Because of this, I do not qualify for my NROTC Scholarship Navy-option (as to go for an URL officer slot since that is the main purpose for NROTC). It's hard to process that a childhood dream of mine since middle school has gone towards another route that I didn't expect. The only thing to do is adapt and overcome but I guess I'm still trying to process this.
The only other options that are placed on the table are:
- Possibly go Marine-ground option as there are no restrictions (aside from becoming an aviator and other specific jobs)
- Go to the Navy Nurse Corps
I've had to contemplate and consult many officers and people for the past few days in order to weigh out my options. Here are some information about both the Marine option and Navy Nurse alternative that pertain to me or just in general.
Marine-Option (not guranteed since all Marine slots are filled for this year) | Navy Nurse alternative (through the NCP) |
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I am leaning towards the Navy Nurse Corps so that I am able to still have that opportunity to serve in the Navy, and that I have the will to keep pushing Navy. But leaving the ability to choose any MOS without restriction in the Marines is enticing to an extent.
Some questions I have are:
- If I choose to attend a non-accredited CCNE school, like UCSD, go into their BSN Program, and decide to transfer to a CCNE school; is that worth it? Will be units be transferred over to the next CCNE university?
- Does anyone have any insight on here as to what the process is like to submit a package for NCP? What life is like as an NCP'er? How to prepare for ODS? Though I am only a HS senior, I would love to know what I should be planning for and what I should do.
- What is life like as a Navy Nurse Corps officer? Are you still able to be stationed on a ship despite some medical requirements?
- Is it worth it to try to appeal the waiver? What if the Navy or DoDMERB still say "no", would I just drop my scholarship completely?
- Since it is late to transfer to any BSN programs at the schools that I applied to, should I attend community college to get some of my GEs out of the way? Or should I go to one of the colleges that I was accepted to and try to transfer into the BSN program to the other CCNE university?
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