Hello all,
I am currently a high school senior from California. I will be attending college next year, I have been accepted into an Ivy and have a spot on their lacrosse team. I know it is pretty early to be posting here with my goal of military service still 5 years from now, but I have applied for a NROTC scholarship and that is pushing forward decisions about my career path. If I am awarded the scholarship it is likely I will only take it for the first year because enlisting will give me more control over my specific job/ MOS. I also have a desire to be in combat as opposed to a more administrative role (not that all officers are like that but it seems to be a fact that enlisted soldiers see more combat). I was originally planning on going for SEALs, but there are no other jobs in the Navy I want so if I do not complete BUD/s I am somewhat screwed. I have been doing more research on Marine Recon/MARSOC/Scout Sniper and really like the way one progresses into a Special Operations career. Right now I hope to enlist with a Recon contract and just keep my head down and work hard to get the best training I can. I will see where my path goes from there, hopefully to scout sniper school and then MARSOC, but I first and foremost want to be a successful Recon Marine. I know the path is long and difficult, but in the end very rewarding. Thank you all for running such a great forum full of information that makes my choices far easier, and thank you for allowing me to join.
I am currently a high school senior from California. I will be attending college next year, I have been accepted into an Ivy and have a spot on their lacrosse team. I know it is pretty early to be posting here with my goal of military service still 5 years from now, but I have applied for a NROTC scholarship and that is pushing forward decisions about my career path. If I am awarded the scholarship it is likely I will only take it for the first year because enlisting will give me more control over my specific job/ MOS. I also have a desire to be in combat as opposed to a more administrative role (not that all officers are like that but it seems to be a fact that enlisted soldiers see more combat). I was originally planning on going for SEALs, but there are no other jobs in the Navy I want so if I do not complete BUD/s I am somewhat screwed. I have been doing more research on Marine Recon/MARSOC/Scout Sniper and really like the way one progresses into a Special Operations career. Right now I hope to enlist with a Recon contract and just keep my head down and work hard to get the best training I can. I will see where my path goes from there, hopefully to scout sniper school and then MARSOC, but I first and foremost want to be a successful Recon Marine. I know the path is long and difficult, but in the end very rewarding. Thank you all for running such a great forum full of information that makes my choices far easier, and thank you for allowing me to join.
