he got told to kick rocks by a recruiter (right or wrong
) for being sloppy years ago, and made no significant improvement since then.
standards went up significantly since he started feeling out this whole process... since then a war ended, game has changed entirely, skilled civilians in every field out of work looking to get in, retaining skilled people in evolving positions is high priority. i can't speak for every branch, but the army is about finding ppl that can make the army better - not throwing life lines to fill seats on deployments. marines got a huge image change, navy is a clusterfukk and they're not trying to bring in more problems waiting to happen, air force ain't thinking about nobody, coast guard can pick and choose because they've got some great career advancement potential lately.
it is what it is. window closed. plenty of opportunities out there still but the military isn't a good move for him or any organization.
i knew more than a few guys who held on to believing they had an option to keep from taking harder looks at their actual situation. no jokes but you gotta just own where you at sometimes
@Dave24