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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with “any job.” It will get his engine running & show him how crappy life can be if he doesn’t get focused. I had plenty of grunt jobs I never put on a resume.

I’m an ex-military officer with a kid who recently completed Marine OCS & TBS. Marine officer training is way tougher than other services, & from what I can tell, OP’s kid wouldn’t last a month. Try any service except Marines. If not the leader type, swallow your entitlement & try Space Force as enlisted. Once in, education, travel, & promotion opportunities are endless.

Another option is to focus on education, & get it to be the highlight of the resume by getting a master’s degree, even an online one. This will take the spotlight off the low undergrad gpa. The majority of grad programs (though not the top ones) will admit low-gpa students on probation, & that is lifted after completing a few courses successfully.

Any field will do for a master’s, but even better if it’s something in demand. A relative in a similar predicament got a master’s in accounting from a business-focused college even with minimal prior business classes & work experience. He quickly got an accounting job…end of problem.

Another angle with a master’s program is to get it in a subject that is commonly taught in community colleges. A few years of part-time (“adjunct”) teaching would boost his ego & give him confidence to shoot for something better.[/quote]

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