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College Accreditation confusion

gunnar_034

gunnar_034

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I am college graduate and am very interest in pursuing a career as a pilot in the Marines. I tried contacting the nearest OSO and a Staff Sergeant called me and told me that my college was not nationally accredited. I told him that I thought it was, and he seemed confident that it was not. After he told me this I did some research and talked to the department chair as well as the president of my college. They told me that my college is indeed nationally accredited. My college is listed under the Department of Education's website of accredited colleges and universities.
I have been reading a lot on this forum and have a burning desire to pursure this career, but I am wondering how I should tell the Staff Sergeant that he is wrong without burning any bridges or pissing him off.
Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
 
BigIron

BigIron

Remotely piloted
pilot
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Your school doesn't have to be nationally accredited. Those are usually tech schools. A regional accreditation is what most academic type schools have. I'd tell him you think there is a misunderstanding and present the evidence. As long as you don't have a degree from a diploma mill, it should all work out for you.
 
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pjxc415

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pilot
An OCS conversation with a good friend of mine:

Sergeant instructor: Candidate, where do you go to school?

Candidate: Gunnery Sergeant, this candidate goes to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Gunnery Sergeant.

Sergeant Instructor: Whats that? One of dem online schools or something?
 
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Vanguard

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gunnar_034 said:
but I am wondering how I should tell the Staff Sergeant that he is wrong without burning any bridges or pissing him off.
Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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Assuming that the unnamed college really is legit, and you didn't simply receive a shiny piece of paper in the mail after sending them a thousand dollars, just go tell him that. Be confident about your position, back it up with the evidence you've gathered, and don't back down.
 
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