Lance Corporal out of Boot Camp?

Question

Is there any way to get LCpl out of boot camp, besides getting Honor Graduate? If so how?

Answer 1

No not really!  There is a time period between ranks.  Basic Training is not the one that gets folks promoted to E-4.   It will look good if you can be the top dog in your company; but, you will have to wait the required time to be eligible for your next rank.

Not sure how the Marine Corp does it; but, I went into my Basic Training a E-3/PFC due to my college.  Nobody in my company got rank upon graduating from BT.

Answer 2

My husband came out of bootcamp a PFC.

I really don't think there is a way to graduate bootcamp being a Lcpl.

Answer 3

Well if while you are in the DEP you bring in two other USMC prospects and they enlist you get promoted one rank..

Certain MOS's will also promote you because you must take a longer contract with the mos.

If you do that JROTC thing in HS you get promoted one rank.

If you went into boot camp a PFC then if you were chosen by the DI to get meritoriously promoted you would have E3.

DI's are encouraged to promote as many recruits as they see fit..You simply must stick out in all aspects..You dont have to be the fastest or strongest or best shooter.

Yes those recruits will get promoted but many times average recruits get promoted for giving their all the entire time there.

In the long run you will feel better if you earn your rank like the majority of Marines. For some reason todays society feels as if they should instantly be jumped ahead because of either this reason or that one.

The DI's dont know who is what rank until they look at your records..So they just choose who they feel deserves to be promoted..If they choose a PFC to get promoted then his *** is now a LCPL.

Answer 4

Three years of succesful ROTC in high school will get you to E-3 right out of boot camp .