{"id":106180,"date":"2024-06-20T16:32:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/20\/collin-gosselin-heads-to-college-this-fall-no-longer-a-marine\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T16:32:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:32:46","slug":"collin-gosselin-heads-to-college-this-fall-no-longer-a-marine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/20\/collin-gosselin-heads-to-college-this-fall-no-longer-a-marine\/","title":{"rendered":"Collin Gosselin Heads to College This Fall: No Longer A Marine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Collin Gosselin is off to college this fall, according to his father, a year after he enlisted with the Marines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The most talked about son of Kate and Jon Gosselin seems to have abandoned his ambitions of being in the military for higher learning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But what exactly happened there? How did he go from basic training to freshman orientation? Here\u2019s what we know.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kate-gosselin-collin-gosselin-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Gosselin and Colin Gosselin\" class=\"wp-image-463837 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kate-gosselin-collin-gosselin-2022.jpg 767w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kate-gosselin-collin-gosselin-2022-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kate-gosselin-collin-gosselin-2022-735x509.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kate-gosselin-collin-gosselin-2022-335x232.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kate-gosselin-collin-gosselin-2022-347x240.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kate-gosselin-collin-gosselin-2022-520x360.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kate-gosselin-collin-gosselin-2022-640x443.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kate-gosselin-collin-gosselin-2022.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kate Gosselin no longer speaks to son Collin. It\u2019s very sad.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-collin-gosselin-s-marine-life-ambitions-he-s-always-wanted-to-do-it\"><strong>Collin Gosselin\u2019s Marine Life Ambitions: He\u2019s \u2018Always Wanted To Do It\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Over the years, much has changed about the dynamics of the Gosselin family. First, Kate and Jon divorced. Then, as their children started to grow, they chose sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For Collin Gosselin, his father was the clear choice, after what Kate allegedly put him through as a child and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/08\/collin-gosselin-defended-by-jons-ex-colleen-conrad-after-kate-gosselin-smear-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> her smear campaign<\/a> against him as an adult.<\/p>\n<p>But as an adult, he was ready to make a decision about his future and expressed excitement to join the military.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, he started basic training with the Marines, a move his dad Jon Gosselin and his girlfriend Stephanie Lebo gushed about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/jon-gosselin-shares-update-on-son-collin-after-enlisting-in-us-marine-corps-exclusive-210128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> to <em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollin\u2019s super independent,\u201d he shared of his son. \u201cHe lived on his own a little bit during high school. Like, he just wanted to experience that \u2026 [Then] he enlisted at 18 and he left when he was 19.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his military training, Collin sent Jon \u201cletters\u201d talking about the early mornings, his studies, and his happiness over being in a \u201cvery structured\u201d schedule, as Stephanie put it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s what he\u2019s always wanted to do,\u201d Jon acknowledged.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Collin Gosselin today\" class=\"wp-image-502400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-728x410.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-960x540.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview.webp 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Collin Gosselin today\" class=\"wp-image-502400 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-728x410.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-960x540.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview.webp 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/221130083408-collin-gosselin-interview.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Entertainment Tonight)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-now-collin-is-off-to-college\">Now, Collin Is Off To College<\/h2>\n<p>That interview was in 2023, some time after Collin finished high school. Fast forward to the spring of 2024, and Jon told reporters that his son is actually starting college in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>In speaking <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1400286\/jon-gosselin-shares-update-on-relationship-with-his-and-kate-gosselins-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to E! News<\/a><\/em>\u2018 Francesca Amiker at the grand opening of the Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center\u2019s brand new West Hollywood location, Jon explained that he\u2019s an \u201cempty nester\u201d now that both Collin and Hannah have left home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hannah was the other sextuplet to choose life with Jon over her mother Kate and started college last year. But Jon was clear that Collin would be starting school THIS fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He made no mention of his son\u2019s time with the Marines, or clarified where his son was actually going to school. Instead, he focused on himself and what their departure has meant for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHannah and Collin store their stuff in my house. They don\u2019t really live there. But it\u2019s a different time for me in my life only because, one day they\u2019re in my house, and then the next day they\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jon Gosselin and Stephanie Lebo on Keeping Their Romance Secret for Years (Exclusive)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-L0pX3EFVvM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-is-collin-gosselin-still-enlisted-with-the-marines\">Is Collin Gosselin Still Enlisted With The Marines?<\/h2>\n<p>The short answer is \u2013 most likely. It is possible to be enlisted AND enrolled in college. The path isn\u2019t easy, but it is still doable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Collin hinted that his plan was to pursue both paths in his graduation announcement in 2023 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CtyDOELuh9a\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis chapter of my life has come to a close,\u201d he said in the caption, alongside a photo of himself and sister Hannah in their graduation garb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNext stop Parris Island,\u201d he added, \u201cand soon after I will be studying Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in college! Can\u2019t wait!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, he had big ambitions and it sounds like he\u2019s chasing after them! Good for him!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA2L2NvbGxpbi1nb3NzZWxpbi1tYXJpbmVzLw==\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collin Gosselin is off to college this fall, according to his father, a year after he enlisted with the Marines.\u00a0 The most talked about son of Kate and Jon Gosselin seems to have abandoned his ambitions of being in the military for higher learning.\u00a0 But what exactly happened there? How did he go from basic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-106180","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}