I have no military experience and probably shouldnt comment but I would think it over carefully with this war going on anddont believe anything the recruter tells you.
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Any Marines???
Ok Im looking into joining the Marine Corps, and am wondering if theres any current or former marines that have any advice i could use. I also have some questions on what its like, education, basics, etc. So yah send me a message or just post on here Id really appreciate it.
P.S. No bashing the Marine's you army guys, i dont want to be in the army or the navy or the air force, my father was a marine, and i want to make him proud by becoming one too.
P.S. No bashing the Marine's you army guys, i dont want to be in the army or the navy or the air force, my father was a marine, and i want to make him proud by becoming one too.
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I'm sure your father will be proud of you no matter what you do with your life, as long as you are happy, and do the very best you can at what you choose. You need to work on making bassproguy07 happy, and not doing what you think will make others happy.
The Marines are terrific. What an incredible job they do- and that goes for the rest of the services, too.
good luck.
I'm sure you'll get all the answers you need from the members of this site. I can tell you that I was on a gator freighter for a couple of years and whenever we dropped the marines off, I was glad it was them, and not me, going into harm's way (even though during that period it was always training missions, no real harm...)
The Marines are terrific. What an incredible job they do- and that goes for the rest of the services, too.
good luck.
I'm sure you'll get all the answers you need from the members of this site. I can tell you that I was on a gator freighter for a couple of years and whenever we dropped the marines off, I was glad it was them, and not me, going into harm's way (even though during that period it was always training missions, no real harm...)
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i know hed be happy with whatever i do, but he was honorably discharged 2 months after becoming a marine, so never really got to experience it, i want to go through and do my tour of duty, and live with the satisfaction i get from it. It is something i have wanted to do for a long time, follow in his footsteps, and make him proud. And when i originally posted this i wasant expecting a counseling session on love and pride no offense.
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just wondering if it helped you with any career oppurtunities? Ive talked to recruiters and everything but they recruit and thats theyre job, want to know what life after the marines is like? Also how do they determine what your going to do, do u jus pick sumthing or do you take a test and they put you where they think youll succeed.
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Not being ex military, I would think that ANY branch of the military would help you with career opportunities depending on what you choose to specialize in. If you choose infantry, it could help you become a cop if you wanted to go that route. If you choose to work on helicopters, that can become a good career in civilian life. It's all up to you and what you want to do after the military.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
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Im not affraid to fight for my country, I think we need this war, the trouble in the middle east has been goin on for too long, but this isnt about the war its about the marines.
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I did my 4 years in the Marines met alot of good friends and have a strong bond with them . We are a special breed and will always go out of our way to help our fellow brothers . I think everyone should at least do some time in the service. Best of luck to you. SEMPER FI
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I will say that not being able to go into the military is one of the biggest feekings of regret and shame that I feel everyday. I tried to get into the Army when I was 18, but I had blown my back out when I was 16 in a car accident. I wish I was 18 again so I could join, I know I would've been a career man.
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i was in the Navy but worked a whole lot with the Marines, although i love the technical skills the Navy gave me, the Marines are a whole lot better structured and way more disiplined and really dependable people and always made me really wish i had joined them instead. i worked directly for a retired E-9 marine and he was the best person i ever worked for, you can't go wrong with no matter what you choose in the Marines, but....from what i have talked to and experienced, stay away from the mobile security force groups, a few Marines like it, but the overwhelming majority hates it. the E-9 i worked for was in recon and loved the hell out of it!! but good luck!! and being in the service is always a benefit to your life career!!!!
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big hoss 29 dont feel ashamed you tried to do your part that is alot more than some people I hate to hear some people complaining about what we should be doing and what we should not be doing as they are sitting on there backside doing nothing I did my time so I speak up every time somebody says something that I dont agree with. Like I said I did my time I have seen war and lost friends but I did my job with pride and would not change that for anything . So even if you did not serve you still can buy supporting our troops now
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I did a hair under seven years of active duty in the Marines. (Clipped a bit off of my original 4 year contract when I re-enlisted for another 3.) Two years in Okinawa, Japan with side deployments to Saudi/Iraq, Hokaido (northernmost island of Japan), South Korea, and Bangledesh. I then got shipped back stateside where I served five years at Camp Pendleton, CA (located between LA & San Diego) with side deployments to Somolia & Saudi.
The only reason I'm not still enlisted is because of how I screwed myself over while originally enlisting. But, that could have been easily avoided had I read through everything while enlisting AND sticking to the original ship date on my contract. As it was, I ended up going in earlier than my original ship date, and I screwed myself out of my guaranteed MOS (job).
Even having done that, I do not regret joining the Marine Corps in the slightest.
The only reason I'm not still enlisted is because of how I screwed myself over while originally enlisting. But, that could have been easily avoided had I read through everything while enlisting AND sticking to the original ship date on my contract. As it was, I ended up going in earlier than my original ship date, and I screwed myself out of my guaranteed MOS (job).
Even having done that, I do not regret joining the Marine Corps in the slightest.