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The Marine Corps does not have an ROTC program. NROTC students can opt for a Marine option but still have to go to OCS. ![]() |
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Why wouldn't they call people who are on their list? Apparently military recruiters have to work hard to find enough suitable people who meet admission criteria. ![]() |
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And no, it's not just sign me up and the bus leaves in an hour... you first have to have an interview with your recruiter to determine your eligibility and if you're truly interested in joining that particular service branch. This is where all legal, medical, education, etc. issues are initially explored and discussed. Then you take a practice ASVAB test to determine roughly where you stand and what sort of military occupational specialties may be available to you. A few days later, you head off to Military Entrance Processing where you take the official ASVAB test and go through a bunch of physical tests to see if you are medically qualified for the military. This can be a long process as you will have to gather your medical history, may have waiverable conditions that may require quite a bit of legwork to clear, etc. Many people spend months at this stage. Medical is no joke.
Your ASVAB score determines what MOS's you are eligible for and you sign your initial contract at this point once you're cleared medically. You then enter the Delayed Entry Program until you ship to boot camp which will probably be sometime a few months later. Then you go back to MEPS, get a final clear (for the Marines, you have to take an initial PFT ![]() The process for Marine officers is a bit different, though. The above applied to enlisted. |
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One thing very telling about the difference between the branches is, you go to goarmy.com and you search through careers first:
http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jo...-and-jobs.html Go to Marines.com and nothing about jobs is anywhere on the site. Tells something about priorities. All Marines are riflemen ![]() Army, they're cooks, electricians, etc. ![]() ![]() |
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Cooks Food Service Specialist (92G) Related fields: Veterinary Food Inspection Specialist (68R) ( ![]() Nutrition Care Specialist (68M) It's mind boggling to me who really joins the military and wants to make food! ![]() |
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