I signed my contract yesterday with the Marine Corps. The paperwork is finally finished, now I have to wait to hear back from the board about my acceptance.
A lot of people I talk to don’t understand that this is a competitive process. They hear stories on the news about the military failing to meet recruiting quotas for the 4th month in a row and think that everyone that applies is a shoe-in, which is not the case. Some branches and programs are failing to meet quotas, but not the one I’m applying to.
I will be ecstatic if I am accepted, I should find out mid-August. Until then it’s going to be hard to think about anything else.