Veterans On the Board

Not sure if i count or not... usmc joined in highschool shipped to boot shortly after i graduated and recieved a medical diacharge during training due to a birth defect in my hip that according to doctors there "could break his hip if training is continued" complete bs in my opinion because at most it felt like a pulled muscle or something in my groin. I fought to re enlist with a waiver and tried for well over a year to get into any branch i could after the marine corpa continued to turn me down. Finally had to give up hopes of being a marine....... i was in tears when i called mama to tell her i failed at making the family proud.......

The fact of the matter is that you did all you could. There is NO shame in that. I had to go through a formal medical board a few years ago to beg and plead for my career. Fortunately, they let me stay in. I know how it is. Your 'lack of service', as you see it, is no fault of your own. The fact of the matter is: you enlisted, they saw you unfit. No shame in that. If you still feel compelled to 'serve' there are many organizations out there that support the troops. You may want to consider joining one of them.

good luck and don't let anyone get you down. I know it's hard, but, eff em.