Chaszs
04-07-2015, 23:48
Hello, First off, I would like to say that I am a 17 year old high school senior with hopes of enlisting with an 18X contract when I am 21. I have a couple of questions that I could not find the answers to in any other posts (here or on other sites) Hopefully I did not miss one and apologize if I am re-asking something.
First, since I cannot get an 18X contract until I am 20, I am looking into getting a degree in psychology with a criminal justice minor as a fall back plan to go into law enforcement after I get out of the Army. The question: is this degree going to be helpful in SF? Does a college degree play any role at all as an enlistee?
Second, I had a mountain biking accident a couple of years ago and broke my collar bone, as a result I had to get a plate surgically implanted on top of it to hold it in place. It is now completely healed and does not inhibit me in any way, I just cannot get it removed because of the expense of the surgery. The question: Would this require a medical waiver? What about if I was able to save enough money to get it removed?
Third, I read the post "SFAS Advice" and found it very helpful; however, one question that I would like to ask (if you can answer it without giving anything away that would reduce the effectiveness of SFAS) was: in your experience, what was the part of SFAS that the candidates were least prepared for? If you were to go through it a second time, is there something that you would have prepared for more?
Finally, on a different note, I was looking for a good book on the history of the Green Berets and found that there are more than I had imagined. Is there one you would recommend that is both detailed and accurate?
Thank you for your service and help, it is greatly appreciated.
Chaszs
First, since I cannot get an 18X contract until I am 20, I am looking into getting a degree in psychology with a criminal justice minor as a fall back plan to go into law enforcement after I get out of the Army. The question: is this degree going to be helpful in SF? Does a college degree play any role at all as an enlistee?
Second, I had a mountain biking accident a couple of years ago and broke my collar bone, as a result I had to get a plate surgically implanted on top of it to hold it in place. It is now completely healed and does not inhibit me in any way, I just cannot get it removed because of the expense of the surgery. The question: Would this require a medical waiver? What about if I was able to save enough money to get it removed?
Third, I read the post "SFAS Advice" and found it very helpful; however, one question that I would like to ask (if you can answer it without giving anything away that would reduce the effectiveness of SFAS) was: in your experience, what was the part of SFAS that the candidates were least prepared for? If you were to go through it a second time, is there something that you would have prepared for more?
Finally, on a different note, I was looking for a good book on the history of the Green Berets and found that there are more than I had imagined. Is there one you would recommend that is both detailed and accurate?
Thank you for your service and help, it is greatly appreciated.
Chaszs