On Fri, 24 Nov 2017 18:13:50 -0500, John H
wrote:
On Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:26:58 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 11/23/2017 3:15 PM, John H wrote:
On Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:02:30 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 11/23/2017 2:11 PM, John H wrote:
On Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:58:31 -0500, wrote:
On Thu, 23 Nov 2017 08:26:45 -0500, John H
wrote:
One of my grandsons was considering the Coast Guard. He wanted to be a Coast Guard officer. But he
called last night and informed me he got accepted to Auburn. I suppose the Coast Guard is taking a
back seat for now.
I was accepted to 3 universities when I went into the CG. Money was a
big issue but I also had the draft to think about. At least that is
not going to be a problem for him. I do think people will take college
more seriously after being in the military, particularly if you have
been in military schools. We only have to look at the original GI bill
students to see that.
You also get GI Bill money.
The problem with Auburn is the 'out of state' tuition as his home is in Georgia. We're still waiting
for a few of the Georgia schools to accept or decline him. One of the big draws for Auburn was its
Naval ROTC program. Being an officer in the Navy is high on his list also.
I wholeheartedly and positively agree with this post! :-)
How about applying to the Naval Academy?
That was his first big 'downer'. He has asthma. The Navy folks told him he could not attend the
academy. That depressed him big time. His grades went to hell, and he just didn't give a damn about
anything. He's finally gotten over it, got a pot full of A's on his last report card (costing me a
fortune), and is headed in the right direction. He and his parents don't get along too well, which
is pretty normal, but he and I have a super relationship. Money won't be a problem, but I'll let him
try for the scholarships first.
His mistake may have been admitting he had asthma to the Navy. :-)
My older son has been asthmatic since he was a little kid and still is.
When he joined the Navy he didn't acknowledge it and he served his full,
four years without any problems. Might be that aboard a ship at sea
there are few allergens that kicks off an asthma attack.
One of the reasons he moved from MA to SC is because in SC his asthma is
not anywhere near as severe as it is up here. He's had all the tests
for allergens and he's basically allergic to almost everything that grows.
You're probably right. But, if he denied it on a medical questionairre and later was found out, he'd
be kicked out of the academy anyway.
Sometimes you don't win!
The way to go is to go to a doctor and get him to say you outgrew your
asthma. If he thinks he can actually do it, he has to believe he has
overcome it. The academies have a pretty good physical program along
with the academics so you will be out because you can't keep up, not
because you lied. I got to know some of the CG cadets on a reserve
cruise and they said they were run pretty hard.
It was actually my last 2 weeks before I was discharged and I sailed
out of Yorktown so I could walk over to sign my papers.