This last week has been absolutely miserable for me. I "intended" to get up early pretty much every day and run, but I never did. I'll be glad when Daylight Savings comes around again. It was much easier to get out and run when I could do it right after work. It's so hard for me to get up when I sleep like crap the night before (I realize I'll have to get up early when I'm in the Marines, but I'm counting on the fact that I'll be tired enough to sleep and there won't be so many extenuating circumstances keeping me awake.) I also decided to move closer to home so I can see my family more. I'm banking on the fact that if I do end up joining the Marines, I'll have more than 5 days vacation... I've told work, but I haven't told my roommate yet. I don't know how he'll react.
Something I was thinking about is maybe enlisting instead of becoming an officer. I'll make so much less, and my degree will be absolutely worthless, but I don't know if I'll physically be capable of being accepted before I'm too old. My birthday was the 10th, and I'm 27 now. I still have a lot of weight to lose, and I can't even run for 30 minutes straight yet (much less run 3 miles). Plus, there's an enlisted recruiter right around here, where as the officer recruiter is a good 45 minutes away. I don't know. There's too much to think about right now.
I also want a dog.
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Your degree would not be worthless... you have paths available even if you go enlisted. Warrant Officer, for instance, maybe even LDO if you stay in long enough. Heck, you could enlist then retire as a Major.
And don't forget that we need smart enlisted folks just as bad, if not more. The Corps runs on its NCOs...
Keep pushing!
That's a very good point. If I went enlisted, I would still only be 32 by the time my first 4 years were up. I still have time to think about it, but it's definitely an option.
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