Considering Joining The Marines, I Have A Few Questions.

[Phoenix Wright]

Typically, how long are you required to serve? How was the training?

I ask this because although I'm interested in joining he Marines, I'm not passionate about it to the point where I want to do it for more than 2-3 years.

[Don Mack]

Are you prepared to fight in Iraq if necessary?

[YellowS4]

Open door policy at OCS

[Gimpy]

:wtf: is the fasincation with the Marines? When I was younger I thought about the Army. What's wrong with the Army???? :lol:

[RockBogart]

Of all the branches, why the Marines?

[MAGUS1234]

propoganda

[DS]

Navy SEALS was a good movie.

[Jappo]

I wanted to join the Marines, was in the DEPS Program, and had about less than a month to ship out, but due to personal problems, I had to basically bail out.
Signing up for the Marines was probably one of the best moments in my life, too bad I couldn't pull through with the rest of the guys. :sad:

[defcon]

Typically, how long are you required to serve? How was the training?

I ask this because although I'm interested in joining he Marines, I'm not passionate about it to the point where I want to do it for more than 2-3 years.

active duty contracts are 4-5 years with 3-4 years of inactive duty (time after discharge where you COULD be called back to duty), and i think 6 years as a reservist. boot camp sucked, but it was worth going through (for me at least) just to know that i did that shit. if your body is weak, and your mind is soft, consider another branch.

besides, the only place you could potentially do a 2-3 year enlistment i think is the army.

[Valaris]

If you're as easily influenced as I am then you want to join the navy after watching too much NCIS.

[Ducky]

active duty contracts are 4-5 years with 3-4 years of inactive duty (time after discharge where you COULD be called back to duty), and i think 6 years as a reservist. boot camp sucked, but it was worth going through (for me at least) just to know that i did that shit. if your body is weak, and your mind is soft, consider another branch.

besides, the only place you could potentially do a 2-3 year enlistment i think is the army.

It's an 8 year obligation total, so you could serve 2-3 years with a chance of getting recalled from inactive status to active duty within the 8 year window. After that Uncle Same lets you go.

The Army does have 2-3 year enlistments, but those typically aren't offered for jobs that people would want, so you get stuck as infantry or cav scout for 2-3 years. In any case, if the OP isn't passionate about it, he shouldn't enlist at all, especially in jobs such as infantry or cav scout.

If there is no passion there is no reason to enlist.

[ProfessorS]

Of all the branches, why the Marines?

Marines get the most ass, from what I've seen.

[Gimpy]

Marines get the most ass, from what I've seen.



My friends in the Army would probably laugh at that statement. :lol: I know one thing, alot of Marines are arrogant assholes. :looney:

[ProfessorS]

My friends in the Army would probably laugh at that statement. :lol: I know one thing, alot of Marines are arrogant assholes. :looney:

I dunno, there just seems to be something about the Marines...

Case in point, I knew this guy in high school. Creepy as fuck, he shoved vegetables up his ass and told people about it for starters. He wondered why he couldn't get a girlfriend.

Anyway, a couple years down the road, he joins the Marines, then all of a sudden he starts dating this very cute, very nice girl from graduating class. It felt like a damn CRIME that this creepy bastard got himself a great girl like that. I think they're married now.

So yeah, being in the Marines can trump even your must disturbing paraphillas.

[Gimpy]

I dunno, there just seems to be something about the Marines...

Case in point, I knew this guy in high school. Creepy as fuck, he shoved vegetables up his ass and told people about it for starters. He wondered why he couldn't get a girlfriend.

Anyway, a couple years down the road, he joins the Marines, then all of a sudden he starts dating this very cute, very nice girl from graduating class. It felt like a damn CRIME that this creepy bastard got himself a great girl like that. I think they're married now.

So yeah, being in the Marines can trump even your must disturbing paraphillas.



:wtf::shake::lol:

[defcon]

get some

[Bernard]

I served a total of 7 years in the Marines both active and inactive duty.



:wtf: is the fasincation with the Marines? When I was younger I thought about the Army. What's wrong with the Army???? :lol:

They are not the Marines.

Of all the branches, why the Marines?

All other branchs are made to serve the Marines. For example, the Navy exist because Marines have not yet learned to walk on water.

If you're as easily influenced as I am then you want to join the navy after watching too much NCIS.

Watch the greatest Marine recruiting film ever made, Full Metal Jacket. At least the first half the second half is only worthwhile for the line about "Alabama Blacksnake".


Marines get the most ass, from what I've seen.

This is true. One of the reasons our uniforms do not make us look like UPS drivers, postal employees, or inspire songs by the Village People.

My friends in the Army would probably laugh at that statement. :lol: I know one thing, alot of Marines are arrogant assholes. :looney:

He would laugh unless their were Marines around. I have a friend who is a retread, they actually hold people in the Army who can't do pushups to keep their numbers up.

I dunno, there just seems to be something about the Marines...

Case in point, I knew this guy in high school. Creepy as fuck, he shoved vegetables up his ass and told people about it for starters. He wondered why he couldn't get a girlfriend.

Anyway, a couple years down the road, he joins the Marines, then all of a sudden he starts dating this very cute, very nice girl from graduating class. It felt like a damn CRIME that this creepy bastard got himself a great girl like that. I think they're married now.

So yeah, being in the Marines can trump even your must disturbing paraphillas.

If any Marine told me he shoved a vegtable up his ass he would be a prime candidate for a blanket party.

[R | C]

Starship Troopers:

"The mobile infantry unit made me the man I am today !"

*files paperwork with bionic arm and missing legs*

[Gimpy]

Bernard: I think they could beat several Marines. :rofl:

[Tigerboi]

I have a friend who was in the marines for 6 years. He now works in a grocery store deli.


I hope this helps.

[BEWD]

WtF?^ How'd he end up in a deli?

[tajiri]

marine=Muscles A Requisite Intelligence Not Essential.

or

marine=My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment.

:/

/edit: somebody in the navy told me that.

[Tigerboi]

WtF?^ How'd he end up in a deli?

Everyone I know that has joined the marines or army all say the same thing: They don't teach you ANYTHING of any real world use. They tell you how to shoot guns. That's it.

More:

I know another marine....who served in combat....that works at a Logan's Roadhouse.

I have a close friend in iraq right now. He tells everyone, that if you're going to join the military, join the air force. At least then you'll learn how to fly a plane.

[Bernard]

Bernard: I think they could beat several Marines. :rofl:

If you put the entire Army vs several (say 5 Marines) you might be right.


Seriously about 99% of soldiers/sailors/airmen are cool to hang around in a bar/club. Their is that one percent who declare themselves Billy Badasses and try to prove their girlfriend is wrong about their microdick. They get their asses handed to them. Now any other serviceman who have seen a fight which involved a soldier/sailor/airmen and Marines will tell you not to fuck with the Marines. If you fuck with one Marine you fuck with them all.




I know another marine....who served in combat....that works at a Logan's Roadhouse.

I work at a fourtune 500 company and I am a Marine, one of the people I went to bootcamp with is now a college professor. I have a friend who served 10 years in the Navy who is currently being butt-raped in state prison for writing bad checks. I guess the I know a person who was in the X and is now Y does not hold true.

Besides when you get out with an honarable discharge you can get a nice civil service position with the post office within the first 120 days.

I have a close friend in iraq right now. He tells everyone, that if you're going to join the military, join the air force. At least then you'll learn how to fly a plane.

He is not in the Air Force, the Air Force has a higher turnover rate than the Marines. If you join more than likley you will not fly, what you will do is take a ridiculous amount of certification test to stay in. There is a reason why all the people who go bonkers and kill people in UCMJ are always in the Airforce.

[rcaido]

If you put the entire Army vs several (say 5 Marines) you might be right.


Seriously about 99% of soldiers/sailors/airmen are cool to hang around in a bar/club. Their is that one percent who declare themselves Billy Badasses and try to prove their girlfriend is wrong about their microdick. They get their asses handed to them. Now any other serviceman who have seen a fight which involved a soldier/sailor/airmen and Marines will tell you not to fuck with the Marines. If you fuck with one Marine you fuck with them all.

no homo

[Bernard]

no homo

That is correct, the Marines do not want your kind of "preference". If you feel the need to join the service and the need to disclose your preference towards "teh ghey" and enjoy wearing womans clothing please go "Be All You can Be"

[J-ride]

If you go into the military, make sure you find some way to provide for yourself when you get out. My friend was really great with electronics, and he went into the marines and spent his whole time repairing communication towers, and now works for AT+T and gets paid over 100,000 a year. That is without a college education, and he is moving up to a management position and won't even have to repair towers after next year. The military is fine, but don't think anyone has any use for special ops badasses in the real world.

[m00b]

I don't know why the fuck there is all this hate between services. "My service can kick your service's ass" bullshit. Fuck that. We all breathe the same air. Your shit DOES stink.

[Ducky]

Yeah, Bernard, you can chill with the "my service is superior" shit. We all tend to get along in real life, we're all brothers and sisters in arms, "sibling rivalry" is expected, but you can quit with all the crazy talk now.

[orochizoolander]

Obection!

[Bernard]

I don't know why the fuck there is all this hate between services. "My service can kick your service's ass" bullshit. Fuck that. We all breathe the same air. Your shit DOES stink.


Who says it has anything to do with hate? It has more to do with masculine rivalry, pride and the honor of your branch and fellows. Did you not spend any time playing any kind of sports or hang out with your friends constantly shit talking and riffing eachother? More importantly what kind of feminized, castrated faggotry are you suggesting be inflict on the members of the armed services?

[Weeks]

Don't do it unless you're serious, and if you are sorta serious and have to join, go reserve to test the waters a bit

You're still going to hit Iraqistan guaranteed, but at least your obligation monthly is less important, and if you're a moto, you can always go active quite easily

[sainthuey]

If you go into the military, make sure you find some way to provide for yourself when you get out. My friend was really great with electronics, and he went into the marines and spent his whole time repairing communication towers, and now works for AT+T and gets paid over 100,000 a year. That is without a college education, and he is moving up to a management position and won't even have to repair towers after next year. The military is fine, but don't think anyone has any use for special ops badasses in the real world.

i kind of agree, everyone i know that went into the military came out and just ended up in a junior college might as well just go there in the first place.....

[VruS]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Battalion_5th_Marines

You probably want to join these guys with a name and slogan that sounds like they really fuck shit up and will cover your ass.

[VruS]

Watch the greatest Marine recruiting film ever made, Full Metal Jacket. At least the first half the second half is only worthwhile for the line about "Alabama Blacksnake".


He doesn't want you to watch the second half because that's a good reason why not to join the marines :rofl:

[PcLanAdmin2]

With the Iraq war going on, I'd go into the Navy or Air Force if I were you Phoenix Wright...

[defcon]

Everyone I know that has joined the marines or army all say the same thing: They don't teach you ANYTHING of any real world use. They tell you how to shoot guns. That's it.

More:

I know another marine....who served in combat....that works at a Logan's Roadhouse.

I have a close friend in iraq right now. He tells everyone, that if you're going to join the military, join the air force. At least then you'll learn how to fly a plane.

ok... what were your buddies doing BEFORE they joined the marine corps? living at home with their parents? and im pretty sure the air force, like any other branch, only lets their officers become pilots. and officers have college degrees. which most ppl thinking about enlisting and posting for advice on teh internets probably dont have (i didn't).

the military offers a LOT. but you have to have the balls to take it.

and what's your point about shooting guns? why would anyone even join the military if somewhere, deep down they didnt want to shoot guns?

to OP, if you're not fixin to be at the tip of the spear, kicking down doors, clearing houses and patrolling every day, stay away from combat arms MOSes. once you take the ASVAB, pick a job like, admin clerk, or MIMMS clerk, or comm-elec technician. this is one of the most important things you can do before joining: make sure the MOS you want to go into is on your contract. like you wouldn't expect a glamorous high-paying job if you got out after being a bulk-fuel specialist for your entire enlistment. also, from what i've seen, the amount of bullshit marines in different MOSes have to put up with (e.g. micromanagement, personal restrictions, etc.) is directly proportional to how low the requirement is to attain that MOS. so in general, stupider = shittier life.

on the other hand, like j-ride's friend, some of the technical MOSes will land you some sweet paying jobs in the civilian sector where you do pretty much the same shit a lance corporal does, but the difference is you get six digit annual income and dont put up with the the lcpl does.

[Psycho Flame]

Assuming you haven't taken ur ASVAB or anthing the best advice I can say is talk to recruiters from different branches and ask LOTS of questions. Once you take your ASVAB if you don't/didn't do too well, wait and take it over it, you will have a lot more job choices. The liasons will try to shove certains jobs down you're throat and try to hook you in with the nice enlistment bonuses. ASK QUESTIONS!. this is coming from personal experience and family/friend experience.

[Tigerboi]

ok... what were your buddies doing BEFORE they joined the marine corps? living at home with their parents? and im pretty sure the air force, like any other branch, only lets their officers become pilots. and officers have college degrees. which most ppl thinking about enlisting and posting for advice on teh internets probably dont have (i didn't).

the military offers a LOT. but you have to have the balls to take it.



For the record, I know several marines and former members of other military branches that are doing quite well. however, they all say that the progress they've made wasn't much thanks to the time they've spent in service. for example, the guy who's in iraq has a degree in computer programming so he's cool either way.


why join if you didn't want to shoot guns?

Mostly because shooting guns isn't that useful of a skill in the real world, and most of the niggas that told me about this ALREADY DID THAT SHIT before they joined.

I thought about joining myself, but when everyone who's already been there around you advise you not to, it kind of makes you a moron if you don't listen.

But eh, these are just my humble words.

[goodm0urning]

This might help. (http://www.freaksafari.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2602)

[smacked311]

My friends in the Army would probably laugh at that statement. :lol: I know one thing, alot of Marines are arrogant assholes. :looney:

this is true. they are the manilest of men so why shouldn't they be? (sarcasm there for you retarded folks)

[smacked311]

With the Iraq war going on, I'd go into the Navy or Air Force if I were you Phoenix Wright...

actually navy deploys quite a bit of personnel to iraq, afgan, kuwait, etc. not as much as army or marines but they still do.

[Hellion]

The military is fine, but don't think anyone has any use for special ops badasses in the real world.

I disagree.
The real world turns to shit often enough that having one around for support may actually be a good thing. If ever the day comes where violence, no, the mere thought of violence brought on instant death to the perp, then I'd be well-inclined to change my mind.

I've been considering such a change for a bit myself, but I'd be facing a bust 2 paygrades, or even 3.
That and I've already built up a sort of stupid mentality with the branch I'm in, a mix between "motherfucker" and "slacker," and the latter is getting worse. Right now it's manageable, but I can tell that it'll only get worse because of my lack of enthusiasm at my current command.
I decided to put in for IA (Individual Augmentee) to go to Iraq for this last year round the next time the window opens for just a taste of that life, but I know it's just a mere shadow of what the Corps would both give you and do to you.
Maybe I'll make my decision there.

[m00b]

Who says it has anything to do with hate? It has more to do with masculine rivalry, pride and the honor of your branch and fellows. Did you not spend any time playing any kind of sports or hang out with your friends constantly shit talking and riffing eachother? More importantly what kind of feminized, castrated faggotry are you suggesting be inflict on the members of the armed services?

Taking pride in your service and having honor equates to calling all the other services faggots and feminists? Way to go...

I find it hard to believe that the military didn't teach your friends anything of real world value. There's opportunities there.. you just have to take them. I've learned a lot more than just how to shoot guns. Enlisting is probably the best thing I've done and I can't imagine doing anything other job.

[Rhio2k]

The only thing you should ask yourself about enlisting in any branch other that Air Force during wartime or with war on the horizon is "Am I willing to put myself into a position where I could be sent somewhere and possibly disfigured, crippled, or even killed for some short-sighted, power-hungry fool's ego and ambition?".

[Hellion]

disfigured, crippled, or even killed
I suppose it is just a matter of perspective.
For me it has always been about character.
I could care less at this point about our country's motives, it's still our country.

[Rhio2k]

Hey, good thing what's-his-face's term is up next year, though. You can once again actually serve your country without serving the guy who's actively working AGAINST it.

[J-ride]

I disagree.
The real world turns to shit often enough that having one around for support may actually be a good thing. If ever the day comes where violence, no, the mere thought of violence brought on instant death to the perp, then I'd be well-inclined to change my mind.

I see what you are saying, but what I mostly meant is that outside of combat zones, it is hard to find a place for those kinds of people to work, as in, that kind of skill is not very useful to most companies in day to day function. One guy I went to high school with was a Army Ranger, and he had to go back to school because there just weren't any opportunities for him when he got out. That is what I meant.

[Einlanzer]

Obection!

:rofl:

i have two cousins in the navy, and one of them is a dentist, iirc. i dont know what the other does.

[Hellion]

One guy I went to high school with was a Army Ranger, and he had to go back to school because there just weren't any opportunities for him when he got out. That is what I meant.

Sometimes I don't understand why such people do these things, only to get out and do "regular" stuff. Those skills as a Ranger are actually in high demand in the civilian sector. Maybe somewhere along the line something snapped and he realized in the end it wasn't for him?

[defcon]

The only thing you should ask yourself about enlisting in any branch other that Air Force during wartime or with war on the horizon is "Am I willing to put myself into a position where I could be sent somewhere and possibly disfigured, crippled, or even killed for some short-sighted, power-hungry fool's ego and ambition?".

wow, i love how all the civilians have two thousand cents to put in on combat deployments. because you know first hand from fox, msnbc and cnn how it is, right?

let me clue you in on something. not everyone enlists in the military for patriotism. i enlisted because i was sick of what i was doing, realized i was going nowhere fast, and needed a drastic change in my life. not because i agree with the war on iraq, because i was one of the first ppl to think and say, "WTF does this have to do with bin laden. iran and n. korea are openly proliferating nuclear technology for weaponry, and military intel has repeatedly shown bin laden popping up in afghanistan. wtf wtf wtf." i also believed then, as i do now, that george bush is one of the most spectacular failures of a public official in american history.

but i didn't join because of bush, or because i believed in iraq. i joined because of myself. yes, for no one but, me, me and me. and make no mistake, i'm still doin the damn thing and makin the military work for me... the game never sleeps, no matter the walk of life. but i've also evolved from my experiences and relationships with all the people i've met in service so far, and i realize that i have no qualms deploying anywhere, because what i'm REALLY doing out there is supporting my brothers (and /sigh, yes, sisters) in arms.

the bottom line is this. if you're seriously contemplating enlisting in the armed forces (and the marine corps, no less), you're probably not very satisfied with where you are and what you're doing with your life right now. so just man up and commit to a positive change in your life. talk to recruiters from other service branches, and read up on some shit for yourself. maybe you'll find you're better suited for a different branch. maybe you'll find out you're better off just trying something different as a civilian. or maybe you'll grow a pair (obligatory service bragging) and realize a couple of years as a marine will do more good than it will hurt. but for god's sakes, don't make the decision based on what a bunch of people on a video game forum tell you.

[Rhio2k]

Yeah, I mean, do whatever works for you. You're perfectly capable of making up your own mind. I'm not trying to dissuade anyone.