Is the recruiter jerking me around?
Hey there, I don't know how many remember me, I think I made an introduction post awhile back when I joined waaaay back when. Anyway, I was all set to go into the DEP at 17 and what not, I'd have graduated last week from highschool and would've been shipped off. But problems arise in life, as they often do, and as any Marine Corps hopeful I sought to overcome them.
I was knocked off my *** for 3 weeks with Pnemonia and once I was fit to return back to school I did so, but they had in my absense taken me off the school records and essentially failed me in all my classes for missing to many days in a row. I had a doctors note, but the damage was already done, aparently the woman who worked at the desk failed to file in the doctors notes that had been faxed to the school.
So, I was set back a year in my 11th year and my recruiter I noticed stopped calling to check in when I explained what had happened. In the mean time though, thinking I still had a shot at joining I worked my ass off and got back into shape as my lungs healed up and what not, I got my GED and gave my recruiter a call. He's a really nice guy and, I've connected well with him and have a decent ammount of respect for the man. But coming from a military family I know that is his job, it's what he's supposed to do. I also know that recruters tend to do and say things that aren't always accurate.
Anyway, I explained to him all that happened he said to give him a call on date X to see about taking all the tests and the like to possibly apply for a GED waiver and getting me back into the DEP and blah blah blah. I called him promptly on date X and he said he had to go to some highschools for their graduation. Said he'd call me back when he got a chance to do so. Haven't heard back from him since.
I'm really put off by the whole thing, I've been busting my balls to get in shape and the like and then I feel like he's just kind of blown me off essentially. Maybe to much paperwork, or maybe theres no room for the waiver as the Corps can only accept a certain percentile of recruits with GEDs.
So I guess what I'm asking is, should I go do some more pushups and wait for my Recruiter to call? Or should I go do some more pushups and look for a new god damn recruiter?