u/Western_Tiger_8435

I’m a freshman in college pursuing a political science degree and I’m considering the military as part of my future career, if everything goes well. If I’m able to graduate, I know it would make plenty of sense to just apply for commission and join OCS, but I fear it could backfire very quickly if I don’t have any formal experience with the military. Considering how OCS is a big change compared to normal boot camp, what do you think the best path is? Also, would it also be a good idea to enlist normally and go to regular boot camp and just work my way up from there even though I’d theoretically have a bachelors degree? For the sake of experience and growth overall. Thank you for the advice!

I’m an upcoming freshman and applied to be a lifeguard. I’m supposed to take the assessment right before classes start and can’t help but notice how similar the assessment was to my original lifeguarding certification course, not that it matters or anything. Is the lifeguarding assessment super difficult, more specifically is there anything I should be looking out for when preparing or actually participating in the assessment? Thank you!

For a little bit of context, I recently got a job lifeguarding at a private apartment pool near my home, maybe 2-3 weeks ago. My boss called me earlier in the week about my availability this weekend, and I told him I was pretty sure I could come. However, I also told him I can’t say anything for sure because I’d be coming back from a school trip (Six Flags amusement park) on EARLY Saturday morning, about 3 am. Hence, it wouldn’t be a good idea for me to work that Saturday. I confirmed with him last night while I was on this trip that I wouldn’t be able to come in to work today, since I thought he would be ok with it, considering that conversation we had about it earlier in the week. He then texted me this insanely long paragraph about how he needs people devoted to this position, ultimately saying I shouldn’t come in that Saturday or Sunday, the days I should’ve worked. I then went back and forth with him for like 30 min on what he meant and if I was legitimately fired. I also told him that it wouldn’t be a good idea for me to come in anyways since I’d be exhausted, but I insisted coming in anyways. He said not to come in because it’s supposed to be an important day and it wouldn’t look good if I Was falling asleep on the job. His reaction was really weird because at first it was almost certainly that he would fire me, but then after all that talking he just said “I’ll let you know when to come next” so I’m really freaked out. He’s a really chill guy, so I didn’t expect this intense reaction from him, although he is my boss after all.

Sorry for this rant, I’m really stressed out about it and just need some personal advice on how to go forward and maybe some analysis on what he ultimately meant?

Thanks!