Ares1775
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- Jul 6, 2014
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Good afternoon Gentlemen,
I enlisted into the United States Marine Corps Reserve in Dec 2009, attended boot camp from Jan-Apr 2010. I am an admin by trade. I attended and completed Marine Corps Officer Candidate School (PLC) in 2012 and 2013. I just received the bad news last week that I was dropped from becoming a Marine Officer Program due to my grades dropping, they are still within regs but a drop means I can be dropped and it happened. I bit off more than I could chew (24 units) and I paid the price and lost out of the opportunity of a lifetime (air contract).
Here I am, I have a year and a half left on my current contract and I can not go out like this. Although I am only in the reserves my life is the Marine Corps. I have given it everything I have in the past 4-5 years and I want to continue to give 110%. I will apply for OCC next Feb-Mar to try and attend OCS for next summer, however realistically I will not be selected after being dropped after completing OCS, one year out from commissioning.
I have set my eyes on MARSOC and am training to put in a package for next Oct class. My swim needs A LOT of work but I am as motivated as ever to prove myself. Getting dropped from the Marine Officer Program was the most humbling experience of my life. Attention to detail 24/7 will only get me to my goals. I look forward to speaking with you all and I thank you all for this forum. It will help me like it has helped others.
- Ares1775
I enlisted into the United States Marine Corps Reserve in Dec 2009, attended boot camp from Jan-Apr 2010. I am an admin by trade. I attended and completed Marine Corps Officer Candidate School (PLC) in 2012 and 2013. I just received the bad news last week that I was dropped from becoming a Marine Officer Program due to my grades dropping, they are still within regs but a drop means I can be dropped and it happened. I bit off more than I could chew (24 units) and I paid the price and lost out of the opportunity of a lifetime (air contract).
Here I am, I have a year and a half left on my current contract and I can not go out like this. Although I am only in the reserves my life is the Marine Corps. I have given it everything I have in the past 4-5 years and I want to continue to give 110%. I will apply for OCC next Feb-Mar to try and attend OCS for next summer, however realistically I will not be selected after being dropped after completing OCS, one year out from commissioning.
I have set my eyes on MARSOC and am training to put in a package for next Oct class. My swim needs A LOT of work but I am as motivated as ever to prove myself. Getting dropped from the Marine Officer Program was the most humbling experience of my life. Attention to detail 24/7 will only get me to my goals. I look forward to speaking with you all and I thank you all for this forum. It will help me like it has helped others.
- Ares1775
