Nelson,
Nelson said:
i'm honestly not sure which part of my comment was inappropriate, immature, or offensive, maybe you could fill me in on that?
I think what patentesq was referring to was what you said here:
Nelson said:
WTF is wrong with you guys?
No need to write that. It was inappropriate, immature and offensive. I don't need to be cursed out because you didn't like what you read.
Now back to your point/post.
Yes, I am sure you are not the 1st 17 yo to try marijuana. HOWEVER, if I am understanding your situation correctly, you have already made a commitment to ROTC and the military. That says to me, 6 weeks ago when you tried it, you already knew it was a big NO-NO.
You decided to put your military future in jeopardy. The problem is for many posters you put yourself first and said I am above that code.
Honestly, and I mean this, if you cracked under peer pressure to smoke weed, what is going to happen when you get to college and drinking underage is prevalent? Let me warn you now...kiss your military career goodbye if you are caught drinking underage. Not one branch will look the other way. Most schools have a 0 tolerance for underage drinking, so if ROTC keeps you, the school might not, thus ROTC is gone. If the school catches you they will report you to ROTC, and you better report it to them before the school does.
Nelson said:
what i'm saying to all those who suggested i take a different route is that it is completely ridiculous to tell me i shouldn't join because i tried it once
Please re-read the posts. Not one poster said you shouldn't join. What they said, including me was:
This issue is far from over. You will be asked prior to commissioning if you ever used drugs for your security clearance. You will have to answer honestly and say "yes". Granted you were 17, and they will probably say okay. However, it will be on your permanent security clearance that you said yes.
Additionally, as I stated you will give references, and those references will be asked "Do you know if Cadet Nelson has ever used drugs?" They will answer "yes", so don't even try to say NO when you are interviewed. Reason Why? You will be caught in a lie and now you really risk that security clearance.
I don't know your career plans but DH flew fighters in the AF for 20 yrs, DS will be going to UPT in 2012, both have TS clearance. That form is @50 pages. It will go back to the day you were born. By the time they are done it will be a novel for your biography. It is not something to take lightly.
You made a mistake, you will recover.
Luigi said:
Using the POTUS as an example of not using drugs was a bad choice, as President Obama has admitted to past use of both marijuana and cocaine.
Yes, Obama broke the law, however to compare him using drugs as a young adult and a person who knowingly broke not only the law, but the military regs too are 2 different things to me. I don't think that is a true comparison. Now, if you said Adm. Mullen admitted he did marijuana a few weeks prior to attending Annapolis, I would say that would be a good comparison.
I took Patentesq's post to say that if a POTUS did drugs after being elected and prior to taking the Oath of Office he too would be in trouble, because he knew it was against the law. Nelson, knew it was against the law and could jeopardize his ROTC career, but did it anyway.
SERVICE BEFORE SELF!