Vanity: Advice requested: My Youngest Son Enlisting in USMC

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[BladeLWS]

Tell him to keep his mouth shut and his ears open.

[ASOC]

You have Freep mail

[Clara Lou]

Thanks. That was one piece of information that we already knew. : )

[txroadkill]

Good for him, but has he thought about college and ROTC?

[claudiustg]

What MOS is he looking at?

[SuzyQue]

As everything else in life, it is what he makes of it. God bless.

[stm]

And never forget it's not personal, it's training.

[Wings-n-Wind]

There is a better way to enter the Corps....
AFTER COLLEGE.....
As a commissioned officer (2/LT)

Enlisted rectruiters will likely not tell him about the PLC Program (Platoon Leaders Class) -- or PLC (Aviation guaranteed)

If your son has college smarts and means to get into university.... he would do MUCH BETTER wih this route.

And after for years of school... the geo-political/military scenario will have changed quite a bit -- hopefully for the better.

Either way -- he will have more say over his entry and career.

Wings<----did this... and I have a son who didn't (enlisted).
FReepmail me if you want to know more.

Advise....

[JamminJAY]

Exactly.

You were given two eyes, two ears and one mouth for a reason, use them accordingly.

Thats my advice

[montomike]

If he is smart and likes math and science and machines and isn't scared of a little radiation...

Tell him to become a navy nuke!

[Texagirl4W]

You sound like you've raised a very good boy, or rather, man. My oldest brother joined the army right out of high school. He was the first of 6 children and my parents couldn't afford to send him to college. He joined the army. After 3 years he married his high school sweetheart. They traveled around the world in 26 years. (He was in Vietnam twice, that was the worst of times.)

After he retired he got another job working for the state and was able to retire at 65. I say all this to tell you, the military life was good to him.

I pray your son makes the right decision. You just have to support him in whatever he does. God bless him, and you.

[skimask]

Tell him to learn his DI's voice and no matter what he does, he will screw up. Don't take it personal, it happens to everyone. The pride he will feel upon graduation from Boot Camp will last his whole lifetime.

Semper Fi

[Dog Gone]

That's the way my son is doing it. Finished OCS this summer, will get his commission next May.

[Enterprise]

I agree with others that it is better to go after college. I realize that not all young guys will do that. Otherwise, find out what skill he is interested in getting a school for. Whatever it is, it has to be in writing, and he has to know the start date. Bottom line, if it's not in writing on the contract, it's no good, and once he signs, it's too late to go back and have the recruiter make good on his word. Good luck, and God bless.

[Clara Lou]

(I don't know what "MOS" is.) He says "security forces."

[mrsmith]

An old thread you might want to read: What questions should we ask the RECRUITER?

Good luck, there is no higher worldly profession than arms.

[meanie monster]

my sons best friend is a marine and he ran and trained for 2 yrs before turning 18. he got recruited in highschool and his recruiter helped him train. good luck to your son.

[Enterprise]

Military Occupational Specialty

[Physicist]

Tell him that there are complete strangers who will be very, very grateful towards him, and that those who are not grateful...will need him just the same.

My deepest thanks to your son and his entire family.