Jonathan Goss
05-04-10, 01:50 AM
I covered the origin of this in a previous thread, so I'll just recap:
When I was 2 yrs old I had surgery on my large intestine called a Duhamel Pullthrough that is classified as a "colon resection" and is therefore a permanent DQ. My recruiter (SSG Sparks, I think, here in Brentwood/Franklin TN), said back in November that I couldn't enlist; no waiver, nothing I could do, etc., despite me being able to accomplish ALL the PT goals--I even finished a 3 mile run in under 25 minutes before going in for my meeting that day just to make sure I was up to snuff.
Anyway, my prospect for recruitment seemed dead because of a surgery I had 25 years ago despite my good physical condition and zero medical issues (I'm not in great shape but I'm in good shape; aside from needing contacts/glasses, there's nothing wrong with me).
However, someone recommended a way around this and I wanted your opinions on it (especially recruiters or those associated with MEPS): Could I go into ROTC at a college and THEN join the Marines with a commission? If I was able to hack it through ROTC, wouldn't that at least count to my credit enough with the recruiter to get me to the MEPS stage? Last time I was at the recruiter they simply called MEPS and then called me back with the news.
I wanted to enlist but if going through ROTC is the only way I can get in, I'll do it.
Thanks for your time,
J
When I was 2 yrs old I had surgery on my large intestine called a Duhamel Pullthrough that is classified as a "colon resection" and is therefore a permanent DQ. My recruiter (SSG Sparks, I think, here in Brentwood/Franklin TN), said back in November that I couldn't enlist; no waiver, nothing I could do, etc., despite me being able to accomplish ALL the PT goals--I even finished a 3 mile run in under 25 minutes before going in for my meeting that day just to make sure I was up to snuff.
Anyway, my prospect for recruitment seemed dead because of a surgery I had 25 years ago despite my good physical condition and zero medical issues (I'm not in great shape but I'm in good shape; aside from needing contacts/glasses, there's nothing wrong with me).
However, someone recommended a way around this and I wanted your opinions on it (especially recruiters or those associated with MEPS): Could I go into ROTC at a college and THEN join the Marines with a commission? If I was able to hack it through ROTC, wouldn't that at least count to my credit enough with the recruiter to get me to the MEPS stage? Last time I was at the recruiter they simply called MEPS and then called me back with the news.
I wanted to enlist but if going through ROTC is the only way I can get in, I'll do it.
Thanks for your time,
J