Thats what i mean, I don't want him to have to be so stressed out... I mean, im not a marine so i cant say but I heard it was elite, top of the top...

Just dont want the little guy to get in over his head and off himself FMJ style ya'mean?

I mean totally honorable for him to do that, but I believe something that big of a decision, find out about it first... atleast when your at the office get all the answers you want dont just walk in "Sign me up"

Just be a pog you'll be fine.

Just be prepared to deal with a lot of bs

If you can, try to join the chair force. Life is much better(environment and pay wise).

If you're looking to be a grunt, send me a message brah.

I don't mean any disrespect by this, but they're not elite/top of the top. They do think highly of themselves though. Hopefully OP's reasons for joining are more than just wanting to get something out of it for himself. And joining the USMC at this time is probably one of the worst branches to join, and I'm presuming he's wanting to go 0311, which would also not be a wise choice in terms of careers. They're going through huge budget cuts, so training is going to go to shit, and with the political/economic situation; we're not going to be doing anything anytime soon.

The military can be an incredible path to getting a good career that can set you up for life, or it can have you painting rocks for 4 years. That's all up to you.

This post was edited by impulsepainter on May 20 2013 11:10pm

The pay in every branch is the same so don't base which branch to join on money. Also, Air Force is cutting a ton of people right now but if you can get accepted it's definitely worth it. Pretty much any job you want in the Marines (there are certain exceptions, as in all branches) you can get in the Air Force.

Also, please don't watch movies and think you know what branch you want to join because something seems bad ass. The Army and Marines will use your body for anything because it's easy to find 30 ASVAB kids to replace them. With that being said, there are also a lot of bright people in those branches that I've worked with during search and rescue.

As for benefits, medical insurance and free school is good, especially today. I think Air Force gets around 4,500 a year in free tuition and there are other grants for military personnel.

This post was edited by Rot89 on May 20 2013 11:19pm

Why not just take the citizenship test?

marines is the best in self-standards. That is why I picked them.

They have teh hardest bootcamp (which isnt actually hard, but because beginning standards are so low, it is the most effort in all bootcamps) , not phyically but mentally because of all the bullchit that you have to put up with.

They actually care about their drilling, the way they walk, the way they look. Yes it depends on the person because they are all regulated, but marines stick out because they always have to have high standards. Another reason i chose them.


unfortunately, I was one of those who go so tired of the BS and how un-honorable they actually were. I left before my contract because im not scared of our government, they even lie about punishments. Yes there is a way to get out if your not happy, just forget about the benefits.


However, I really hate civilian jobs so it was a stupid thing I did. Military life suits me well, I hate being social and the common civilian is stupid as hell.

I enjoy the high standards and working out to compete with your platoon and get paid for it. Don't get me wrong, a lot of military guys are scrawns like civilians and just abuse their military I.D.
Which led me to not look at military with higher respect anymore, so now even military needs to earn my respect

I specifically chose infantry/grunt so that I would get combat training. However, I left before I could join special forces because I was so impatient. I kept thinking of how fat and lazy everyone really was, I would not risk my life unless with special forces, because I know they are also trying hard to keep their bodies in top shape and learn to hone their skills.



I am now currently going to opt in a discharge re-evaluation so that I may re-enlist. I would make it my goal to be patient until special forces training. As everything before that was really easy for me and I lost a lot of my muscle/stamina. (caused me to get depressed)
So I know now, not to look so highly of the military because their standards are basic shit. You have to work towards the harder training and im going to stick to that motto this time.

upcoming Recon Marine is my goal. If i am unable to join marines again, able to join Navy, I would go for SEALS. Airforce would be 3rd option and last resort would be Army.


Edit:

also look into becoming an officer, much better pay if your worried about money. Just expect more responsibility.

This post was edited by Josiah on May 21 2013 04:20am

bootcamp will make you out of shape unless you currently do nothing

you'll lose your gainz

srs

All part of the discipline and breaking to build you

its amazing how ironic you calling anybody stupid as hell is

so much irony in this post ,you will fit right in with the rest of the peanut head cog in the military