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My son (high-school senior) is STILL waiting for a medical waiver, but this question is for a coworker. She doesn't want to join this group (yet), but her son,16, is seriously considering the Navy or Marines when he graduates. However, his school record isn't great. To-wit: 1. His grades are Cs or below. He hasn't failed a class in high school, but he is also not a great student. 2. He had numerous unexcused school absences last year (his sophomore year) due to ditching school. There were so many absences that he had to write a letter promising to do better so that he'd be allowed to move up to junior year. I guess they were "forgiven" or whatever by the school district, since they let him move on to 11th grade, but they are still on his record. 3, and most troubling for her. Her son was suspended from school and recommended for expulsion on suspicion of having drug paraphernalia in his car on campus. I remember this incident; the child went through the disciplinary hearing and wasn't expelled but he did have to complete some sort of school-mandated drug counseling. He was not arrested and the police were not involved; it was strictly an in-school thing. No actual drugs were found in his car or on his person; and he took a drug test within hours of the incident and came up clean. Those factors were helpful at the hearing, she told me; but because of the "paraphernalia" (a plastic bottle with holes in it I think?) he still had to agree to the counseling to get back into school.
Her worry is that a record like this will keep him out of the navy. I told her I don't know how much of an applicant's school record is considered. Do they care about grades or attendance, as long as you graduate high school and make the score for the job you want on the ASVAB? My son is a completely average student, but he made the ASVAB score for the rating he wants and his recruiter said he should be A-OK for that rating. But he (my son) never got in any trouble attendance-wise or otherwise in school, so I have no advice to give my friend on those subjects. She does not want to talk to my son's recruiter, or any other recruiter at this point, for fear she may disclose something that the Navy would not have to know. That's why I'm asking for her on this forum.
Can anyone help? How much attention is given to the school record, and is there any chance to explain things that might otherwise doom your enlistment? I know my friend will appreciate any insights. She doesn't want her son to have his hopes up if there's no chance for him. Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Steph Proud AG Mom on
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Hi Veronica. For the drug paraphenlia, it's good he was clean. Does he have the paperwork on this? Your best bet is to have her talk honestly with the recruiter. They will pull the school records and question this at meps. My best advise is to go ahead and talk to a recruiter, and they'll let him know if he has a chance or not.
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