Posted on Aug 29, 2018
LeRoss Sawin-Porter
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My name is LeRoss Sawin-Porter. 2 years ago I was a recruit in the United States Marine Corps. I had been placed in PCP due to failing my pullups. Normally, if youre discharged from boot for somethong like failing a PT test or being overweight, the answer is simple: Get in weight, get as fit as possible, and find a prior service recruiter who isn't going to be annoyed at the fact that you didn't bother to properly train yourself the first time around. However, I didn't recieve my ELS for failure to adapt. My boots were a size too small, and I had requested new ones from my Senior Drill Instructor who wouldn't let me be issued new ones until I was medically cleared to do so. When I went to get medically cleared, I was hit with a bombshell. I have bunions in both feet, which is a disqualifying condition. You can't imagine the dissapointment I felt after being on Parris Island for a near month and being in the DEP for so long to have heard that I shouldn't have been allowed to enlist in the first place. I haven't really been the same since. I mean, I'm not going to lie. I miss it there. Everything was ordered. I loved putting on those cammies in the mornings and feeling like I was a part of something beautiful. I can understand that some servicemembers and veterans won't think too highly that I failed my IST, But i believed I was on the path to re joining training and becoming a Marine. Many of my buddies got back into training and a few were heavier than I was. Is there anyone else who recieved an ELS and misses boot? Are there any current service members or veterans who recieved an ELS and were allowed to enlist?
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1LT Kevin Chapman
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What was the process like?
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1LT Kevin Chapman
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Add me and message me.
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1LT Kevin Chapman it says i need a business account to connect to servicemembers or something like that.
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1LT Kevin Chapman
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I sent you a request.LeRoss Sawin-Porter
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