Long story short, had a high asvab. Picked infantry. When I got to soi they said I had to become a weapons mos... I could pick between assaultman, mortarman, or machine gunner, just not a rifleman due to my high PT, asvab, and gt score. Picked machinegunner. Best/worst job ever! He's right about not acquiring direct skills for civilian life from an infantry mos, but the soft life skills are priceless if you pay attention. Being the tip of the spear affords you an opportunity to see what really goes on around the world without the media spin. All you have to do is volunteer and stay open to the whole experience. And if you're already in the corps and hate it, just remember, dont regret your decision, because at one point in your life you truely wanted it. Itll be over before you know it because you cant stop time, so enjoy it while you can
I’m a be honest bro I ship in a month and I love the honesty cus everyone making the marines sound like a play club, but these vids won’t blow up cus every other recruit wants to hear that’s the corps perfect and dandy
@@johnbaker4916 and when you all get down there your gunna see there's some fucking retards who have no business being there. I remember some kid was crying in receiving saying he wanted to go home.
My recruiter either failed to mention the ASVAB or I didn't pay attention. I had just finished my last beer after a night of heavy drinking, when the recruiter knocked on my front door and said it was time to take the test. I was a D+ student at best, so he told me not to worry about it and that if I failed, I could take it a second time. I was so drunk, he had to walk me into the hotel to take the test. Long story short, my GT score came out to be 122. I had joined for a 6 year hitch with a desire for the ordinance field. Little did I know, but 2147 (LAV mechanic) fell in the ordinance field. I was told at MCT that the LAV was a big armored vehicle and tha tI'd be working on the weapon systems. That was good enough for me. Then, when I made it to my MOS school, the first thing I saw was a 30 foot painted of a Marine with coveralls and a wrench in his hand and I knew i was screwed. That's when I found out what a LAV mech really was. The instructors said that if anyone fails out, they would go to the next school down the road and become an armorer. I liked that idea and tried to fail out of the mech school. After my 3rd failed test, they had me go see the officer. He chewed my ass and said I was too smart to fail any of the tests and sent me back into the classroom. I absolutely HATED turning wrenches. I tried every legit way to get out that job. I became a Safety NCO, a training NCO, a MIMMS clerk. Heck, I even tried to make a lateral move to Public Affairs to get out of being a mechanic. Yet, as a mechanic, I had a good boss (Maintenance Chief) and I really liked the people I served with, so I stuck it out for the 6 years. When it came time to get out, I was an E-5 and I had no plans or offers to do anything else. I met with the recruiter about reenlisting and was told. 1.) They had spent so much money training me, that they were not going to let me change my MOS. 2.) I had been stationed at 29 Palms for so long, they were not going to let me change my duty station. 3.) If I was going to take the first two options, then they did not need to offer me a reenlistment bonus. I got out, quit drinking, and graduated college with almost a 4.0 GPA. Now, I work for a bank and I pay someone to change the oil in my car. Once a Marine, Always a Marine!
I remember when I was joining with a contract for avation operations and my recruiter told me to pick motor t later on and said youl like this job, blah blah blah it's fun. He made it sound so easy to do a LAT move and said I can change my MOS whenever I want. Fucking damn recruiters.
My brothers been in for 8-9 years, I’m enlisting in a few months, a lot of what you’re saying is very close to what he is telling me. Solid raw advice, thanks.
@@pradag.e marine corps can be great, but its a lot of chance of how your command is, the people in your unit, and what assignments your unit gets like where they go, the type of range they do... etc. but if youre lucky youll be having a blast. if its a shitty command or shitty unit, just puish through and ernjoy the moment cuz no matter what you will miss it when youre out. my wife just shipped out and its funny cuz i now work on the island so im getting a chance to see her do some stuff
My MOS was a 2871 Test Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment Technician. It was one of the best jobs in the Marine Corps. I worked in a calibrations lab with a bunch of civilian contractors. I scored a 95 on ASVAB, and I passed an electronics/data processing tested. I spent a year in school, received a $7000 enlistment bonus, contract promotion to corporal, and a choice of first duty station.
Understand that IF YOU HAVE THE SCORE, and are unhappy with where you are, you can Lat Move. Across and up only, but if you’re in it for the long haul, lat move up into a field that’ll set you up for your post-Marine career. Set yourself up for success early. Great video.
Best recruiting poster ever was the “We didn’t promise you a rose garden” poster. If you go in with that in mind it doesn’t mean you want notice getting screwed, you’re just not surprised when it happens.
Remember your contract is fulfilled when your feet hit the ground at MCT. Anything you do to disqualify yourself revert to "Needs of the Marine Corps". You are correct in the fact that you will be guaranteed a job field, not a specific job. This is true across the board. Even Pilots are impacted the same way. A Pilot can be assigned to any aviation type in the Marine Corps.
I remember signing the contract, asking specifically for 1371. I got it so easily and wondered why.... got to 1st MarDiv... and with nearly HALF of my class in that unit with almost ALL of them getting a purple heart... I learned quickly why. because 2nd deployment, HALF my platoon was a non-debatable PH recipient. we're talking... broken legs, broken arms, lost an arm, lost a leg, took a bullet to the kevlar, solid concussion Grade III w/LOC, losing both legs, losing an arm and both legs, losing fingers. Marine Corps at the time was trying to plug this MOS, and I was starting to believe they were reducing ASVAB requirements because they were promoting the dumdums and pushing in newbies to replace them.
A million years ago I got out of ITR and they gave me 3516/3531, Motor-T. When I finished Motor-T school I got a secondary MOS of 8151. (Now 8152 Security Force). I did 2 years overseas at a NAS with top sec clearance. After that attached to 3/13, 5th Div, back in Motor-T hauling 105s behind a deuce and a half. As the man said, they will put you where they need you. Go figure.
They will put you where they need you. I was in from 1996-2000. My 1st duty station was Camp Kinser in Okinawa. I chose 3521, a 2nd Echelon Motor T Mechanic. This is the level just above the driver. They put me in a 4th Echelon shop rebuilding engines with a few other 2nd guys. Something we weren't trained to do. The Marine running the Dyno was saying 80% of the engines he was getting were blowing on the Dyno. So they moved me to the paint shop. This was gravy duty! All we as Marines did was drive and move the equipment around for civilian contractors to paint. After my tour overseas was finished they moved me to 1st ANGLICO, 1st MHG (Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Co, MEF Hq Group). This is a unit that has to be least known of in the USMC. It was an Airborne unit and open to almost any operational school you could want to attend. The mission of the unit is to call any form of supporting fires for Allied Forces. They operate in small teams of any number from 4 to 1 Marine to do so. The esprit in this unit was unlike any other. I guess you could say that I completely lucked out in my enlistment. There's a Marine from about an hour and half north of me that got stuck at MC Base 29 Palms. He HATED every part of his enlistment. He was stuck in the middle of the desert an hour or 2 from anything he wanted to do. That's at the opposite end of things. Basically, when you sign the dotted line you become govt property and they will do with you as required. There's nothing special about me. I'm of average intelligence but I just worked out that way. Best of luck everyone and Semper Fi!
My grandson will be going to boot camp in February (2021). I'll make sure he watches your videos. Especially this one.............You have a good head on your shoulders. Thank you.
it was my MOS of 03/11( grunts = infantry ) that salted me enough to pursue my secondary MOS 03/21 and that led to other bad ass shit , but recon's aren't even around it's a whole new CORPS
Wow, I found your channel by coincidence after just hanging out with my bro that got back from recruiting duty. He was telling me of how he had an allegation of lying to one of his contracts. This kid wanted Crash Rescue so bad. He point blank told him with witnesses there, that all he can guarantee is the occ field, not the specific MOS. The kid said "no problem I know I'll get Crash Rescue!" He got Airfield Systems Technician which is a fancy name for the guy that takes care of airplane runways. At first he claimed that his recruiter lied to him. When that didn't work, he then just wanted out of the service. He doesn't know what happened to him after that.
@@davidfleeman2610 no he’s doing some recruiting in San Antonio and I luckily ended up with him and he’s cool as shit, good recruiter. I have high hopes to join just because of him
@@mikeyrodriguez9483 yeah hes great, just listen to him on things and do what he says, its his job to get you in the Marines. So when he tells you to be honest, be honest, and if he tells you to...stretch the truth...do it. ISTs are tough and so is PT but dont let it get you down
I qualify for any job in the marines according to my recruiter. I’m debating between nbc, avionics and combat camera. I’m thinking avionics is going to give me the most job op after I get out.
Marines are Extremely strict with tattoos if you have any, hopefully they are small enough to cover up but if not there are waivers for everything. Best thing to do for anyone is don’t get any at all until once your in
Yea my friend had to wait on a waiver for a dot tattoo on his wrist super small btw and was faded and he waited 7 months on a waiver for that stupid thing
I went in open contract and still came out with a good job. Two weeks before graduation I and some other recruits went down to the career counselor and they showed us what specific jobs were available. I got a pretty good MOS LAV’S and guys that got recycled had to pick another MOS so please don’t get recycled.
Knew a buddy of mine at work who was medically discharged. To be fair, it was due to a blood clot caused after a series of events in a hurricane, but he always told me that it was always the military FIRST's needs. Started as something mundane, maybe a combat medic, but a series of changes led him to become an aerospace engineer. You have to be prepared to adapt and overcome since they are such a small branch and are willing to do everything possible to fill their numbers ONCE you go in. The fact is that everything needs to be done in writing and the fine print needs to be read before you go in an enlist.
I served in the Corps from ‘82-‘86. I was a field artillery meteorological crewman (0847). That was a good mos, however I was told I needed a degree in meteorology for the civilian world. I didn’t do it, but the mos was worthwhile.
Thanks for the good content Marine. No reason for new Marines to get into jobs they have no clue about with all this knowledge and experience her on the internet.When I came in internet was new and they were still unknowns about bootcamp. Its all on youtube now. I laugh though , one thing to watch on youtube another thing to have your ass there. Semper Fi.
Great advice! I went in 86 as a 0331 I guess I watched to many war movies as a kid I was that dude they wanted though big strong I feel the pain now I dont regret it ,but this guy is preaching truth great service brother Semper fi
LOL i had some dude in my MCT platoon named Mcdonald, He was constantly bragging about being a recon marine and I remember he was sorta getting in my face about it... idk something about taking his seat beside a girl ... anyways We all got our order and he’s like “Bro they messed up my orders and now Im Fiscal” LOLZ
mans spitting true facts and I can say the with personal experience to back. Research your MOS but also make sure you know who your peers are in your field because you may end up in a situation where you get slotted or offered a position to be that MOS instead. In my experience, I was selected to be a Comms Marine but what i didn't realize is there are several MOS under that field. Had I known I would have been able to be more specific in my selection. Also, understand that every MOS in the Corps has its purpose and if not the Marine Corps wouldn't waste time and money on having people tasked and trained on that job.
I was a 0656 and 51. This is the truth! Most folks don’t have an exit strategy. When your in your late teens you don’t think about your future. I recently went through the MEPS process again to sign up for the Army Reserve. It’s sad watching these kids sign up without having a plan. If these kids could see all their options and align to a personal goal, I’m certain it would reduce the 22 a day number.
I'm going to the recruiters office in two weeks, ive been studying everyday for an hour for almost two months now, i really want to be a electrician! Thank you for this video, your channel has helped me out so much.
That was my mindset: do something cool. Something I won’t be able to do for the rest of my life, if I didn’t stay in. Went 03XX. Recruiters lost their mind because I scored high and could pick anything. No regrets. Ended up as an 0351. Deployed a lot. Got to do and see things a lot of “smart” MOS’s wouldn’t. Grunt life can be miserable, but the experiences were awesome. Did 4 years active and 6 months reserves as an AAV Crewman (OJT).
For folks considering the 03 field: Life is gonna suck a lot. You'll leave with plenty of stories and you'll never be able to watch military movies the same. You'll play video games a decent amount. Your body will hurt, you'll have many sleepless nights, cold nights, hot days, in the middle of nowhere, your girl is likely to break up or cheat on you etc. But you'll have a hell of an experience. I'll say this though: You have to ask your recruiter the right questions. Push for maybe getting a bonus or an incentive based bonus. He'll probably say no but try to see if you can sway him or her. Also remember that dude in the video is right, you'll come out of your contract with experience in nothing aside from killing people and cleaning. Remember you can get dropped from your bootcamp platoon and your stay in bootcamp can stretch to at most around 180 days. Recruiters (some) are kind of shitty. Ive seen kids with all types of disabilities end up in bootcamp. There are DIs that have assaulted recruits in the past. Ive seen some people get fucked up mentally and physically from bootcamp alone. Im always going to be real with you. Its a part of your life that will likely be very close to you and when you get out, you wont have anyone to share it with. No one really will understand unless they've been in. Put some money aside as often as possible, invest into some sort of income generating asset. Buy a cheap car with very low interest or avoid interest outright. Much of the infantry is a lifestyle and a game. Many who get ahead either live and breathe Marine Corps or they are good at playing to peoples personalities. They are likeable and physically in shape. If you can do your job and PT, you'll go a decent distance, but if people don't like you, you likely will limit your opportunities. In my experience, you'll envy POGs and they will come off as very immature. Infantry folks are just as immature but they don't show it. You'll wear much of your fear and or suffering on your face. Fear at first and then as time goes on, that face of slight anger and discontent will show. You'll be punished for things others have done. People in your family may die while you are away. Your seniors might haze the shit out of you. You just gotta be strong willed. And most of all remember: "You are a man before anything else". Don't be a pushover or a bitch or pussy or whatever. Play the game, but don't be the joke of the unit thats scared to be real with people. Some will hate you for your honesty, and you'll have to do it in an appropriate manner dependant upon who and what it involves. But be the best you that you can be.
If your a student still going through college and the military is something you want to do. Honestly, engineering is a great degree and curriculum for getting a great score on the ASVAB or PICAT. It’s great to have that previous knowledge before taking either test. It can greatly improve your scores in GS, AR, MK, MM, EI, and A&S( auto and shop). Especially MATLAB and Drafting will help with the Cyber Security portion of the ASVAB at MEP’s. Good luck to everyone who will take either test. You got this!
yea, the Navy used to be that way, if the contract says "electronics" that means they can send you where ever they need a body (needs of the Navy). AT, AW, ET, even Electrician ...Is it still that way?
I got a 91 on my ASVAB my junior year of high school, but I went to college and enlisted this spring during my freshman spring and got a 93. I’m going Reserves to finish school and be enlisted for several years before I go officer in law enforcement for the marines. I basically can choose whatever job I want as long as it’s available.
I'm 17, I enlisted on my birthday, went to Meps, signed my contract, I got like a 93, I genuinely don't remember picking my specific field when I signed, I remember talking to my recruiter about it afterwards and it coming down to choosing infantry or military guard, and I eventually told him I wanted infantry, and all I want to be is a rifleman, since I was 6, I go to basic in June, 8 days before my birthday, and I'm tryna graduate in a month or less of the second semester starting as I'll only have 2 half credits left I'm going to try and graduate early. And I'm just praying I get to be a rifleman
One of the Marines I served with signed up for combat engineer. The Corps needed stitch bitches, (textile, tent repairman, seamstress), and it was under the umbrella of combat engineer field. He had a combat sewing machine hauling that thing all over the Pacific.
1968 I did not get to "pick", i was assigned 0311. Best thing that ever happened to me, off to Nam in 69, grew up REAL fast. Learned to think on the fly, evaluate and react to any situation. Saved my life more than once and always served me well.
Not sure if anyone is still listening, but your school work is important as well. If you get a good MOS and a good school, keep your materials from your course work. Chances are you won't use a lot of the stuff you learned in the field, but you can translate a good school to "real world" credits. Having those books will get you back to what you learned when you came in. I was avionics on those helicopters, the course we took was very long and complex, if I'd retained 10% or better yet the books I used so I could relearn it then I could have most of an electrical engineering degree done. Most new recruits don't think about the future, but you too will become old one day. :)
I enrolled on an Aircraft Maintenance College, 2 years only because it’s Associate Degree. I admit I did a poor job, and all those learnings are getting forgotten these past 8 months ( supposed to graduate March 2020 ) My plans is to enlist to Air Force, to further my experience than to study 4 years of Aircraft Maintenance for an Bachelor’s Degree. My country’s Marines doesnt have aviation :(
@@azurerisus4256 Go with your passion. If it's air craft then you gotta follow that. When it comes to your degree, do your best, of course, but don't worry so much about retention. No tech job will ever match what you learn in school, that's why it's so important to convert any outside classes (outside of college, like military training) into college credit as soon as possible. If you have to take a test then you will be better able to pass that since that test will be based on what is taught in school rather than what you learn on the job. Degrees get you the job, perfecting your specific job is how you stay employed. I learned so much in my avionics school, but I needed very little of it when I actually worked on the helicopters. There really aren't that many military attack helicopters in the civilian world so no matter how good I was at fixing those aircraft it was a degree that would get me a career after the military. I would have been able to stay with aviation in my civilian career if I had converted my military classes into civilian college credits as soon as possible.
Great advice. If you want options you need to get a high score on your asvab. My son studied and prepared for it. He earned a high enough score to have legitimate options. After boot camp he was locked in for heating, air conditioning and generator repairman. He was set to go and it was a solid MOS he could use after leaving the Marines. However, after MCT, they switched him to the armory, where there was a need, as the host here stated. Initially, he wasn’t happy about it. Turns out it was the best thing that could have happened. He’s assigned to the west coast and his fleet assignment is the 11th MEU. Plus he’s months away from making lance corporal. Sorry if I missed this, but please consider advising those to join at a later age if they’re not mature enough or not willing to do the work to succeed in the Marines.
I went into the Air Force. I told the recruiter which job I wanted, and which state I wanted to go to. He assured me I would get both. I ended up getting neither. "Air Force needs come first", they told me.
great video. In 1986, thanks to my recruiter, I entered the Marine Corps under 'open contract' with no guarantees for a specific MOS. I didn't realize what that meant until I was already at Parris Island. Back then most open contract recruits were afraid of getting sent to infantry. I would have been ok getting sent to infantry. The thing I was afraid of was being sent to become a cook for the mess hall. The idea of working in a chow hall for 4 years seemed so boring and mundane that was willing to do ANYTHING but that.
@@dynamitelui attached to a Harrier squadron and then an A/6 squadron as an Aviation Ordnance man . Lived out of a sea bag for almost all my 4.5 years traveling the world and capped it off At Desert Shield/ Desert Storm
Went in in 68 guaranteed 0311 got moved to 0351 trained on the 106 then never touched one again Demo school for Me. When I came home after discharged form hospital had 52 weeks unemployment coming they offered Me two jobs blowing up stuff in a coal mine or a hotel doorman uniform and everything I took the money went to school had some issues fitting in became a carpenter did all the high work others didn't want So what did the Marine Corps do for Me I learned I could do anything I wanted to and the only one I had to prove anything to was Me the rest would fall into place Semper Fi
Dude is spitting truth. There wasn't a vast number of videos like this when i joined in 2008. It would have saved me a whole lot of headache and hate for my recruiter had i seen this shit... Oh...Happy Birthday Brother
Best RU-vid Marine video. Honest and raw. I made the huge mistake of not studying for my ASVAB, really wanted to be a Marine, listened to my selfish ass recruiter, and settled. I expressed to this clown I wanted to retake my ASVAB, and he gave me some made up song and dance that if I score higher, I would have to take another test, or some made up bs like that. My options for MOS’ were far and between, grunt, cook, rations clerk, warehouseman. I thought long and hard, knowing in the back of my mind if I settled just for the sake of being a Marine, I would be miserable. After that bastard recruiter processed me at MEPS, I noticed his tone started to change. From all in on me, to “yay I’ll talk to you later.” I kept asking him when I could come in and go over my MOS’ options, and he kept gaffing me off. I realized then that something wasn’t right, but I didn’t go with my instincts. I eventually showed up to his office unannounced and asked if I could go over my options. There were other applicants in the office, so he didn’t want to loose face in front of them. He reluctantly opened up that big black book and said, “you don’t qualify for shit.” I should of just walked out and never contacted him again, but I was only 18 and didn’t think ahead. I laughed it off (stupidly) and listened as he went over the MOS’s. Not one of them appealed to me, at all. The other recruiter was a grunt, and said I should go infantry. I left the office without an answer. After thinking about it for a couple of weeks, I realized I need to retake my ASVAB and that’s when this idiot gave me the aforementioned bs. He even got mad at me and said he’ll see to it that no other recruiter will touch me. Absolute lies. So I settled. Against my best judgement and chose to be 3051, a Marine Warehouseman. The WORSE MOS IN THE MARINE CORPS. Not only that, I ended up at 1st FSSG Supply Battalion, Supply Company, Storage. I swear to this day, Storage had the biggest shit birds in the history of the Marine Corps. They didn’t even try to hide it. Every single week, one or two Marines from Storage popped on a piss test. Saw a fat, Hispanic lance corporal tell a Gunny, fuck you it’s Saturday I’m a civilian today. The Gunny beefed the lance corporal, and shit you not, damm near every single SNCO stood up for that fat tub of shit. Was called in as a witness for the NJP, and the lance cooli had 3 SNCO’s standing next to him and this Gunny, was standing there by himself. Disgusting. Marines would disappear all day, and leave three of us to do everything, and NCO’s were all their boys cause they played football together. It’s was terrible. It drained me mentally cause I truly loved being a Marine and the Corps. I eventually volunteered to go on Westpac’s and got a glimpse of what the Marine Corps truly is. But plz, watch and listen to this video over and over again. CHOOSE WISLEY!!!!!
You kept it a buck with us brother , I really appreciate you for posting this video. I was having a lot of trouble deciding what field I wanted to go into, I got a 77 on my ASVAB and was thinking of going intel or comms but I didn’t like the idea of being behind a desk and was considering going artillery but that won’t benefit me at all, do you know anything about intel? Peace and love 🤟
Comms offers some cool jobs like 0621 which is field radio operator and they can be attached to infantry or arty units so you can get the best of both words. But intel is a great and growing field as well with cyber intelligence jobs that can transfer nicely into the civilian sector.
@@atreussonofhippodamia9182 gg’s i’m glad you commented , i got out of the marine dep because i realized Active duty isn’t for me , i wanna focus on my career and getting somewhere in the civilian world. i left the dep but it took like 8 months, i enlisted into the army national guard to be a combat medic and go to BCT in a coupe months. super excited for it. could’ve went marine reserves but i want to be something in the medical field and the marines don’t got that, could’ve been a corpsman in the navy for the marines but combat medic is better.
Same thing happened to me except they told me there was no combat support contracts either (bullshit) so I got stuck with communications. Which sucks ngl
Man I went to the recruiters the other day. Talked to the marine recruiter for a minute. I'm on the same boat as you were. I want combat engineer. But the recruiter straight up told me I could get put in any other mos in that field and I just dont like that fact. Stopped by the navy recruiter on the way out and talked with him for a minute. Really got me leaning towards navy now.
I joined the Navy in 69. 'Got to basic training and we all went to an Auditorum for a lecture. They asked us how manh of you were promised a certain job ? Several guys rasied their hands. Then they told us forget whatever the recruiter told you.
Actually things have changed now, it's uncommon for something like that to happen where the military changes your MOS like that out of no where after MCT, but it is still a possibility for that to happen since there are more people joining the military its less of a possibility and this happened to aonixo because that was back then when there were rarely as many people joing the military.
Lol I had the same reaction too. I want to go into legal and got basic ass admin. Though I hated working at the IPAC...low key the skills and experience helped me transfer out in the civilian world with a good paying job. But you’re right about infantry, they have to learn more skills. My Pops was infantry in the army but lay moved into CBRN. His skills and experience from CBRN helped him work at pharmaceutical plant till he retired. But everyone’s different.
No truer words ever spoken. I was in from from 88-92. Joined as a guaranteed Grunt, ended up as an 0351 Anti-Tank Assultman. Landed in Kilo Co. 3/2. I was told that I scored above the 95th percentile. I just had to be a Grunt, as that is what I thought was a real Marine. I am different as I knew I was going to college after the Corps, so I thought I would enjoy my time in the field. I did, but I knew a lot of people who would have benefited from a trade after the Corps. When I was getting out after the first Gulf War, ALL Grunts, with the exception of Staff NCO's were NOT being allowed to re-enlist due to the draw down of forces after the War.... Like I said, I was good with this as I was going to college but a lot of my friends had a tough time finding jobs after the Corps. Listen to this Marine, think about what you might want to do, then talk to the Recruiter. Don't settle for anything but what you want. Use the Corps, cause the Corps will damn sure use you up!
I was a grunt my whole career as an 0311, all the way! But dude you can’t be hating on smart guys being grunts. I scored a 90 on my asvab way back when and I made sure I was a grunt. As a grunt you need to learn multiple jobs and fill multiple rolls and when you are out people look at you being a grunt and respect that more than most other mos’s. I am currently in sales managing a team of sales reps making 6 figures and that had nothing to do with my marine corps career. At the end of the day your mos doesn’t predict your future for all the kids that watch this. If you want to be a grunt and fight and gain that brotherhood within your platoon and squad do it and don’t let anyone tell you that you are too smart and you won’t benefit.
I’d agree that if you’re smart and don’t necessarily want to go to college than something other than infantry is the way to go. I had a high asvab score but really wanted infantry so I became an 0311. If I had stayed in, I probably would have switched to intel. I chose to get out and get an accounting degree which I used to get - job as an auditor.
Always choose 0311. It will be the most adventurous time of your life. Constant nature walks with full combat gear is always fun. Weapons inspections and close order drill is always a thrilling affair. And field days are a morale booster. Messhall chow in the grunts are like meals from a four 4 star Michelin restaurant.
What do grunts get out of being infantry: A positive K/D ratio And if that’s not good enough for you to be satisfied with life, you probably don’t belong in the infantry
ty gamer It just takes a special kind of person to love war, just because that’s not you doesn’t mean that the brutal enjoyment of satisfying ones bloodlust isn’t natural. It’s what makes the marine corps so god damn combat effective.
My son just finished TBS. He had his MOS listed as Combat Engineer, Artillery, and infantry. They gave him Combat Engineer. It was his first choice. He is now off to North Carolina.
I did the same thing when I joined the Army. The USMC wouldn’t give me a guaranteed Enlistment and a Bonus, but The Army would. I had Good ASVAB Scores but I wanted a Combat MOS. My recruiter said I was wasting my talent and couldn’t understand why I wanted to be a GRUNT. I was a Combat ENGR. SAPPERS CLEAR THE WAY. And I got the highest Enlistment Bonus at that time. But I will say if I could go back I would’ve done something else. I ended up getting injured and was eventually Medically Discharged due to being unable to go back to my unit after 2 surgeries. But the experience was great and I got to do some really cool stuff others never experience.
I got a 70 on asvab found out I was colorblind at meps, I qualified for a shit ton of jobs but can only do very few since I’m colorblind, only option was infantry
I was my Recruiters wet dream, I already finished my first enlistment in the Army as a Medic and was doing my reserved time...started talking to the recruiter didn't know the Marine Corps didn't have it's own medics, but had Navy Corpsman, but signed up to take the ASVAB anyway, I knew I wouldn't have any problems getting a decent score, so went when open contract.... ( definitely not advisable ) But I didn't know I landed Engineer mos till the last week of boot before graduation.... turned out to be 1345 Heavy Equipment, so now I tell parents and their children who think of joining the military ASVAB, ASVAB and ASVAB, and look at what MOS are available to you, what do they translate into, in the civilian world.... When my daughter took her test for the Air Force she had just about every MOS open up for her, but they really were looking for her to go toward electronics, so she went that route.
I went in in 1982: we still had the option of having a "Guaranteed Contract", meaning what we signed up for was where we were going; if not, we could ask to leave...I was a 3043-Supply Administration/Operations Clerk, and later, I added an MOS, 3051-Supply Warehousemen...
@@katherine2744 It was alright; I got a chance to go all over the entire east coast(being stationed at Quantico, and working to help the Marine Corps Marathon, which took place in D.C....)
I went in combat support. Thought I’d be artillery. Ended up at LAAD school learning about stinger missiles. Honestly a badass job tho we learn a lot. But not a lot at the same time
My three choices were combat support, infantry, and comms I ended up stuck with comms. Kind of wish I would’ve had one of the other two I envy you, combat support seems kickass. While comms not so much.
@@openingshift7070 I can say I don’t think the Marine Corps cares about laad. You’ll see haha. We were in Afghanistan in 2010, granted we were a small element in a secfor mission but some people had iron sights, we had no pec’s and shared nods. All the gunners may have had rco’s. It was tight tho we got to set up outpost and stay there with 2/4. But yea so good lucky buddy. Stinger!
@@twotatanka5396 Thanks for the info. I’m in the LAAD school house and we’re gonna finish next month. What’s the fleet like for LAAD gunners if you don’t mind me asking? Or at least for you
You are giving the best advise you can give anyone going into the military. If you are going in get a job that you can use in the civilian world. I got 98% Raw Score back in the day. I got 5923 which is a HAWK Fire Control Tech. I learned electronics. I didn't know what HAWK was until I got to my MOS School. That MOS helped me to this day, and I'm an Electrical Engineer now. But when the Corps got rid of HAWK I became a 0861 Scout Observer. Forward Observer for artillery Naval Gunfire. I loved that job. It has absolutely no application in the civilian world, but it was great!!! Keep taking care of those Marines!!! You are doing a great job. Semper Fi!!!
I totally agree. I got my choice(ish). I ship soon, but I hope I get to do research, but I know I got to start with training people and doing decontaminations. I wanted to ship in the fall, but they want me to ship sooner unfortunately. I wanted to be a door kicker, but after my test, my recruiter told me to pick something advanced, and I ended up choosing CBRN cause I love chemistry and biology.