2010-08-03, 11:23 PM
A friend of mine is actually at the USAFA right now. He enlisted and is in the program to become an officer, if I remember correctly. He was NOT a man fit for the military two years ago. However, last year, his senior year in high school, he joined the cross country team and worked out with his recruiting officer in order to prep for the test, and to continue getting ready for basic. He is an incredibly intelligent kid who is socially awkward. He is doing just great, he finished basic this past Saturday, and is going to have a career while most people are just starting college. I will tell you this, PREPARE, physically and mentally. Learn to remove your emotions and personal affinities from your body and just let your body do the work. If you get worked up over emotions and let frustration set in, you won't get far. I say take a year, get in to great shape, maybe find a job to help with some experience working under someone, work with a recruiter, and have a relationship with he/she where you can decide what is the best process to prepare you for enlisting as an officer and getting ready for basic.