Hi,

In 10th grade, I was going to a private, Catholic school. Half-way through, they were discriminating based on who played sports, and they actually didn’t accept some of my assignments because I didn’t play sports. Starting the second semester, I transfered to the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School and completed half of 10th, 11th, and 12th grade in six months with straight A’s at the age of 16 (I’ll be turning 17 in January). I should be receiving a diploma by the end of July. I called a Marine recruiter and he asked what school I went to and I said PA Cyber Charter School and he said that the Marines (or even the Army) stopped accepting cyber school graduates. I called MANY Army and Marine recruiters and all of them gave me different answers; some said that I can’t (period), some said I can, and others said I can’t right now, but in the future I can. I was a little confused because my academic supervisor assured me people have successfully entered the Military (both in the past and recently). PA Cyber is also accredited 100% by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to be a public high school. Many of the graduates even go on to Ivy League colleges. Can anyone explain to me if PA Cyber’s diploma will qualify me in Tier 1 or Tier 2? I tried contacting many recruiters and they all gave me different answers. Thanks for your help and please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

If it matters, and I’m sure it does, I’m completely qualified otherwise. I have no health problems (I never smoked, drank, or did drugs), no criminal record, and I’m physically fit. Now I can’t do 100 push-ups, but I can do around 50 with relative ease. My mile is in the 5-6 minute range (it varies) if I sprint, but at a nice, steady pace, it’s about 7:00. The real impressive thing about me is that I do A LOT of hiking. Just the other week, I did a 40 mile hike in about 11 hours with a 30 pound pack (not too heavy, but it was only my camping gear). I took one half an hour break around mid-way to check my gear and call my parents to tell them that I’m at the mid-way mark. Along with this, I have nothing that is “extremist” either, such as tattoos or piercings.

Thanks.