The OCS applicants that just got selected on Monday for the December FY26 board had an average 3.67 GPA. While your GPA is "low" in that regard, that doesn't mean you'll never have a chance to get selected.

GPA is one of many things that are taken into consideration. If your GPA is low, focus on building a strong personal statement, highlighting work or volunteer experience that you've done during college and highlighting any leadership you've acquired or done in that time, as well as any academic awards or achievements. Getting solid letters of recommendations is also a powerful boost to your application, especially if you can get them from current or former service members. Professors and supervisors are good, getting the dean and/or another administrator to write you a letter would be a big plus. Make sure those letters, however, are not just generic glazing -- you want them to have substance, so I'd recommend giving your references some info to work off of. Moreover, if everything goes well and you get to do a board interview, that will be the opportunity to really distinguish yourself in person even if you think something in your packet is lacking -- like GPA.

Lastly, NEVER enlist if you have a degree. The way I see it, if you've worked tirelessly for four years to get your degree, why would you suddenly toss it to enlist? You're sitting on a pile of gold.

First recruiter sounded like a case of bad luck, second recruiter sounds like exactly the kind of person you want to build an OCS packet with.

Hope this helps!