flunked armed forces admission exam

[grauwulf]

My nephew just took the admissions exam for the Air Force. He did very very poorly. I understand he can take it again, and he will, but I don't expect him to ace this thing. I think on his best day he'll score a click under average. So, that said, what are his options?? I know Air Force is the hardest to get into anyway, but it's the only recruiter he has talked to at this point.
He has a high school diploma, he's 22. He doesn't have any college credit, he took a certificate program (non credit) for welding at our community college- he's good with his hands, not so good with the books. He just wants to enlist- somewhere. What should be his next step? His mom and I differ, she thinks he should just not bother since he'll never score high enough, I think he should know all his options before making that decision. Thanks!!!

I can program computers. I can fix my cars. I have put a roof on my house and rewired most of it. I usually do my own taxes, and I have a college education now.

I can't weld for $h!t. I've tried and tried, I even went out and bought my own mig setup. I have practiced and tried different things and so far all I've gotten is a heap of dis-tempered metal.

If what your nephew REALLY wants is to be military, send him to the Army. The Army is a good organization and it will train him up to be a productive worker bee. Navy See Bees is also an option, but again the tests are a bit rougher than the Army (or so I'm told).

There is, however, fantastic money to be made for a good welder outside of the military. Citizen welders build air craft carriers, war planes, sky scrapers, hospitals, and works of art. I see absolutely no shame in being a good welder, and he should be proud of it too.

Best of luck.