Recent content by MerchantmarinerDot

Thanks for taking time to reply and thank you for your wishes. I am not delusional to think this is a good fix for anxiety. I'll have to figure out something healthy that works, thanks for your words.

Thank you

You're absolutely right, I am starting to look at other options. Medication definitely isn't an option, I don't want to jump through that hoop going back to commission. Alcoholism does have a presence in the family history. IDK man, I'll figure it out eventually I hope. Definitely not happy...

Good question, I'm happy to answer since I'm sure with the amount of personal details I've put in this thread it doesn't matter. So alcohol is still around in my life especially since I can legally drink now. I often have a drink to calm my nerves before a zoom meeting or call with a new...

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Hey bro! First thanks for your interest in serving, you'll get there. Also I'm about to give you a punch in the face, the answer is no. You cannot join NROTC unless you are a US citizen. You might be able to sign up for a NROTC course though as a civ student, check with your college when u get...

I figured I'd post an update here since its been over a year. When I first wrote this post I really just wanted to get right back into the swing of things and enter another commissioning program, as you might've guessed that did not happen. I spent the semester following my disenrollment even...

I tried private messaging you. It wouldn’t let me. Try shooting me a message otherwise I’ll drop my email. Let me know

Hey man, Listen I was in your shoes a year ago. Something extremely similar. Let’s have a chat via private messages. Let me reiterate I am/have been in this exact position. Others on this thread are speaking (for the most part) very one sidedly and have brought up needs of the army and...

A bit of an update for those interested in my situation or those that have found themselves in something similar: After contacting multiple programs and getting a lot of "no", I was finally able to schedule an interview with a PMS at a different ROTC battalion. From the start I was honest and...

In my personal experience and knowledge (of others), Asthma waiver is virtually impossible because they don't even let people enlist with active asthma. Possibly if it wasn't "active", you might have a chance, I know a buddy who got kicked out after having an asthma attack. I don't know anything...

I sat on your comment a bit, and took it for what it’s worth. I do appreciate it. OCS isn’t something I’m interested in right now, I still believe that ROTC could be a good option for me. As I said commissioning has been a huge motivation for me throughout school. I don’t want to waste 4 years...

I think you’re kind of misinterpreting what I’m trying to say. One) throughout the post I was giving you my feelings at the time, that other people were causing problems etc.. Two)I took responsibility and I’m still owning it Three) I never once said I was in trouble for not lying. The sad...

Perhaps the fact that I was honest I would’ve been fine, I’d still be a cadet in army rotc. If I just lied I could’ve gotten away with it all. Perhaps your right, I have heard of many officers and NCOs that do lie to protect themselves or sometimes others. I know that I can’t lie my way through...

Very well said, thank you for your response and advice. I'll definitely consider reaching out to my Guard COC, for some guidance, I just don't really know them all that well, and going to someone I don't really trust... I dont see it working out well. I've got drill coming up soon enough and Im...