I want to join the Marine Corps, what should I do to prepare myself? Am I making the right choice?

Question

Most of my family has been in one military service or the other and I am always being told of the benefits of doing it. And I really want to be a Marine, I have no idea why. It's strange, I want to do it, but at the same time I feel like I have to. As if to prove something. But whenever I try and talk to someone about it (Mainly my friends) they scoff at me and call me a fool for wanting to be thick as a brick and stubborn as a mule. I guess my reasoning behind it is, I want to do something useful with my life because I don't think I'm capable of doing something else. I dunno, I'm rambling now. Anyone know what I can do to prepare myself? Any advice?

Answer 1

"I don't think I'm capable of doing something else"   How did you ever get that Idea?   The youngest Asst. Manager, soon to be the youngest manager.........takes some brains or you would not be there......

At this time, it would show a lack of good judgment to go into the Marines, be brainwashed, given a rifle and sent probably to Afghanistan to shoot people.

As for the military, the opportunities lie in the Air Force, or helping people in the Coast Guard.

Or better yet....finish school, which you could do in three years or less and do something you like.

You won't like killing people!

GP

Answer 2

If it feels right go with it. Don't let your friends discourage you. It is an elite and honorable branch of the armed services. I don't think I've ever met a marine who said they regreted serving. I knew it was not for me and stayed away. You need to be physically fit and mentally tough. They will try to break you. My friend who served told me Paris Island was lonely and difficult. Initially he wasn't allowed to do much talking and no joking around was permitted. The guy who worked the chow line said something motivational to him when he put the chow on his tray and he told me he actually looked forward to that. Things got better as he progressed and it turned out to be a great experience for him. If you can make it as a marine you can do anything.  

Answer 3

i wouldn't do it. what will you be proving?

Answer 4

I went into the Navy.  They have the best training for the real world, i.e. Nuclear Power, Electronics, Computers, etc.  Don't go undesignated (no job), that is a bad deal.  There are a lot of benefits, but you are giving  up a lot of personal freedom.  You will be managed by a few good people, but mostly idiots.  The smart people in the military only stay in for the minimum amount of time.  Some people stay in order to support their families who can sometimes be considered smart.  Most who stay in for long periods are power hungry idiots.  You will have to play the game and if you don't, you won't move up in rank or get the few good deals available.

Answer 5

You probably feel you have to do that because of your family's influence but give a kick at something else. You don't have to settle for the easy path because getting to your goal is way more fun with adventure. I'm sure you've got talent at something else.

Then again, I'm leaning more towards people not entering any military branch because loads of lives have been lost.

Let's stop this nonsense fighting already!

Answer 6

Get and stay in shape. Go for the MARINES. And when you come home from training, you can laugh at your buddies flipping patties at a burger joint. You are not a fool. Knowing what MARINES go through, it takes alot of courage and determination to go for it, so do it. Make yourself proud. You do not want to be they guy wondering "what if" while YOU'RE flipping burgers...do it. Prove it to yourself...at the end of the day remember, you made all your own choices. Don't be filled with regret for the sake of your -what sound like loser- friends. Even if you're friends aren't losers and they are wealthy and spoiled and end up as CEOs, they still won't be MARINES, and that is something no one can take away. Go be a MARINE.

PS-if you wanna do something useful with your life, whatever you do, serve God faithfully while you're doing it and you can NOT go wrong.

Answer 7

im planning on joining the marines too but a couple a days ago a saw something on tv that had all these ex marines and sh*t that had psycological problems like if they were still in the war and were all paranoid... but idk

.. just do it for urself if u wanna, i heard that they train u extra crazy too...

sorry if it didn help

Answer 8

look i am in the military my self and is good that your doing these. my best friend is in the marine. know these is going to be a hard life. you will spend time away from friend and family allot. my friend has deploy 5 times in the past 7 years. i want you to know these before you know what your getting your self in to. but the best thing is to run at least 3 miles every other day. try to lower your  mile to 8 minute mile. do allot of push up at least 100 per day. do about 200 sit ups also per day and you should be good when you go to boot camp. good luck in boot camp and don't let people discourage you do what is in your heart.  

Answer 9

yea my firends are doin gthat to but hey you are goin to be better than them and go farther in life

dont go on what other people tell you

and RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN THEN SOME PUSH-UPS

Answer 10

My advice is don't do it. Do you really want to be the "first to fight"? You will be if you are a Marine.

Answer 11

You didn't say how old you are but I'll pass this on. Go to the sites I've posted. These are if you are still in high school. And don't let other people decide your life for you. Do what YOU want, not what you can.

Answer 12

The marines is most definitely a hard choice so your recruiter will offer poo-lie pool functions where you can go pt and work out, i strongly recommend you go to these functions to prepare your self for the marines and pt'ing on your own will help you out too,especially running.

when you enter boot camp you will do an ist ( initial strength test) where you will have to do 2 pull ups, run a mile and a half in 13 minutes and around 45 crunches, maybe a little more or less crunches,

with you recruiter make sure don't let him choose for you, a lot of young marines get screwed by there recruiters so make Sure everything is in writing and make sure you pick an mos that suits what you will want to do and hopefully something you can use later on in life

one last thing be prepared to go to Iraq or Afghanistan in the Marines, no matter what you are told all marines go reserves or active

Answer 13

never do anything because u feel u have to....if it is something that u truly want to do then u should do it...just make sure u weigh out all of ur options, and dont listen to the people who say ur crazy...our soldiers are doing a great deed for iran...and we should all be proud of our men and women