exNavyOffRec
Well-Known Member
In nearly all cases if a person has their degree enlisting just delays the process, if a person doesn't have a degree and doesn't have the means for college or isn't sure what they need to do then enlisting is fine.I disagree, I have learned a great deal from being enlisted and wouldn’t change my experience for anything. From my 10 year experience, 6 years of that being a first class, the only people that had OCS applicants shot down were those that failed to continue sustained superior performance. Not once did I have a Chief give me crap about wanting to become an Officer. They only told me that I would be better utilized in the Mess which isn’t part of my goals and they respected that
I have too many times seen good sailors shot down for OCS because their community would not release them, or a few CO's who required them to have their warfare pin prior to them getting an endorsement.
I have seen fellow Chiefs that have derailed a person's officer goals because why give a good eval to a person that is going to leave.
yes in some cases enlisting can result in positive things, but in general all you do is delay the process.