How to leaving the Marines?

Question

I have a friend who is currently in Marine Basic Training

(3 months)

...how many training "sessions" is there?

And after he's done with the first part and comes back, he wouldn't want to go back. What does he need to do so that he won't be forced to continue? Or is it as simple as telling his recruiter he wouldn't want to go on without a reason?

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Please no rude comments. I'm not here to hear negativity about this.

Answer 1

He signed a contract, and they will hold him to it.  So no, he can't just go to the recruiter and say he just doesn't want to do it anymore.  Tell him to man up and fulfill his obligations.  And I mean that in the most positive way.

Answer 2

he is already in boot camp then he is already in the military.

there is no changing your mind

you cant just hand in your resignation.

He signed a legal binding contract to serve in the United States Marine Corps for eight years.

four years active and four years inactive.

his only option is he so chose to do is to go AWOL.

at which point if he were to be caught he would serve time in the brig.

Answer 3

If he's currently in boot camp, it's too late for him to just say, "Sorry, recruiter, I'm not going to continue with this." When he's done with boot camp, that's going to be a lot of time, effort, and money put into making him a basically trained Marine, not to mention that he's also receiving pay while he's there.

He has two options from there:

1. Deal with it. He signed the contract, he can go ahead and have the experience.

2. Refuse to continue to serve. This is going to get him kicked out under a General Under Other Than Honorable Conditions discharge, which doesn't look good to employers.  

Answer 4

During the first 6 months of your enlistment it is possible to receive an Entry Level Discharge. However, after you get out of boot camp it is very rare that this happens.

Going UA on boot leave happens but lots of guys show up for MCT and SOI and do things like pop the p**s test, they can be charged and DD'd.

If you don't think you want to do it, don't do it. Goto another branch first. You can always switch.

Answer 5

He signed on the dotted line and followed that up with an oath.  That's a pretty serious commitment.  The military is nothing like the civilian world where you can just up and quit.  He's there until he's fulfilled his obligations.  If he choses to resist, he becomes subject to criminal punishment to include extra duty (picking up trash after normal work hours) to confinement in the brig.  He'd be wise just to man and uphold his commitment.

Answer 6

Its not a choice now.  He made a commitment, and he will be expected to follow through on it.  

Answer 7

No rudeness intended but why would one join a potentially lethal organization only to seek the quickest way out? Beyond some supposed right of passage what possible other reason could there be for joining? I really have no idea.

Answer 8

If he stops trying, and gives up. The DIs will give him pure h**l, and he will be put back in training. This is will lead up to someone eventually deciding he's not worth the time and effort. I do not promise you that your friend will come out at all. But this is the toughest training, branch, and situation............ You'd figure the Marine Corp. doesn't want someone, who don't want to be there.

Tell him, do not consider AWOL. That is like putting a gun to his career inside and outside the military.  

Answer 9

He can't. He's the one that signs the contract, however he can just fail basic training. Hence "The Few the Proud the Marines" everyone don't make it, he could just fail purposely if he wants to take the ***** way out then so be it.

Answer 10

trust me,he may wanna quit now,but once he earns his EGA,his whole view is gonna change,he'll be proud to be a marine.and i cant stress this enough,its not Marine Basic Training,its BOOT CAMP,big difference

Answer 11

It doesn't work like that. There are no two week notices in the military. I don't know what MOS he selected, but going off his character, it's probably one of the cushier ones. Something in an office, probably? Anyway, the MOS mandates how much post-BMT training he will be going through. He's in it for the long haul.