Can a LET 3 in Army JROTC become battalion commander?

I am a sopre and I am a LET 1 right now and I am ranked as the top Cadet in Leadership and Academics (Number 9 in cl rank). I won Superior Cadet for LET 1, Academic Excellence, Academics Cord, and Cadet of the Year and many other awards. I was told it was highly unlikely for me to become BC, yet if I had joined last year I'd be well on my way but I didn't due to the fact my mother tricked me into not doing it because of the military affiliation. In my battalion there is a shortage of LET 2s & LET 3s and one cadet, because of this was moved up to LET 2 level (due to there being no squad leader ). I don't think that is fair to penalize me for not joining last year and coming this year and busting my *** to get awards and recognition all for a horrible cadet to be able to move up just because be was in the right period. So is there possibly any way I could become BC, being as I out perform every cadet on every level? I really love Army ROTC now and I plan on applying to a military college. So any suggestions would help as long as their nice.