Should I join the Marines?

MOS?

 

buzzards why did you say other?

 

military occupational specialty

 

Military Occupational Specialty= Your Job

 

ok. from former or current marine. what was some of the things you experience during your 12 week training.

both the good and bad

 

Sure, spoken like a politician! If I know where my recruiter is, I'd shoot him in the balls, then I'd shove them down his throat, and ram my foot up his ass.

Seriously, recruiters are the last people the OP wants to talk to about joining. They are after all "recruiters" NOT advisors, or your friends, or honest.

 

why is that

 

Marines pick their own MOS as well.

OP, if you want to join the infantry go for it. It will be the best and worst time of your life. If you dont get killed or blown up of course. If you want to do something other than infantry, the other services will be a bit more laid back.

 

you havent researched anything about it if you dont know what an MOS or asvab is at all..

Do some generic research and you can answer a lot of your own questions..

Google what does basic training consist of.. Or look at the website of the services your considering ..

A generic break down of the extremes..

3 mile run in 18 minutes, 100 pushups 100 situps,

10+ mile hikes with pack,

classroom learning, weapons ranges, lack of sleep, lack of food, lack of communication,

Toilet scrubbing, kitchen work, etc etc..

 

Honestly, boot camp was fun for me, but I cant say it is for everyone, there were some sorry souls there. You will have more training after boot camp where you will either go to SOI (School of Infantry), or MCT (Marine Combat Training) depending on what MOS you choose.

 

I've always wanted to go into the military but I just started really looking into it that's why I was trying to get everyone's opinion and experiences.

 

got ya yea i'm pretty well built not a very good runner but of course I would work on that before inlisting. but for the most part I feel like I would enjoy it. like where I work I have the most labor intensive job there and I LOVE my job.

 

He was a lying sack of shit! List is too long to mention. But I wasn't stupid to believe in everything he had to say. I joined to travel around the world and money for college.

Btw, I'm not the only one who wants to kick his sorry ass. I'd would have to fight with two of my buddies from high school for that opportunity. They both signed up after I did.

 

I got exactly the MOS I picked, and it worked for me. But like previous post, you have to score on the ASVAB equal to what MOS you pick. Just make sure you actually read the contract prior to signing.

 

I mean before I even walk through the doors of a recruiter office I'll have my mind made up b/c i've hear about them lying just to get you to inlist that's why I thought I would ask on here for some information.

 

well knowing my dad he will read the entire thing 50 times before he lets me sign. haven't even told him yet.

 

And if they say they cant get a certain MOS for you or there is no openings or some other shit, try a different recruiting office. There are some decent recruiters out there and then there are some

 

thanks yea I have 2 marine corps offices pretty close to me either that or google is lying to me

 

This is how I would have done it if I could do it again: Go to a fun college for your first year. That way you still get to bang some slutty college chicks, drink to much and earn a few credits while you are at it. THEN, join the military. It is my understanding that you have a little more bargaining power with some college credits when you go to sign up. If you are joining for the main purpose of getting money for college, I don't know if the Marines is right for you. Those are some pretty rough bastards. Might wonna look into the army(I hear they have a my vagina hurts card you can wave if boot camp is getting to stressful and they give you a little nap), navy, air force. Also, take this with a grain of salt. When you do get out and are looking for work, IMO the people looking to hire will be weary of hiring a young vet. When I am interviewing a young vet, I take a GOOD hard look at the way they look. My experience working with military guys(and I work with alot), is that they either come out as really hard working/organized individuals OR they come out as crazy slobs. If the guy I'm interviewing is clean cut, straight shooter I will give him a shot. If he looks rough AT ALL, I pass. I did the college thing and bypassed the military. Like I said, I wish I would have done a little college then gone into the military. Probly wouldn't have made some of the mistakes I made.