USMC......
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Topic: USMC......
Posted By: merc
Subject: USMC......
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 9:54pm
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hey guys. i went to the recruter today and talked to them about the researves. they say if i join up im garenteed a spasific job local. is this bs? also does anyone know how much you get paid cash money for being in the researves?
also i took a pretest for the asvabs (sp) and it said i would probly get an 89 on the real test. is this high or low? or are they just bsing and il probly get like a 30? im looking at being small arms repair and they said there is a spot opening up but its at an arti base i want to be working on shoulder fired weapons mabe some truck mounted .50s or 20mm stuff but not realy arti. also what is AAV repair if i do that it would be on the base i dream about working on (little creek) anyway im tired and have alot on my mind so im going to go for a run and il ttul... ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
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Posted By: tippy_182
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 9:56pm
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Your first mistake was talking to a recruiter. They'll say anything and everything to get you to sign up, they don't care about you. Your just a number they get paid for. ------------- 
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Posted By: munky!
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 9:58pm
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dont do it!! ------------- Forumers ageinst stuff that sucks |
Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:06pm
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Unless you can get an absolute gurantee that you will be doing what you want to do, dont do it. Cause you'll probly get stuck doing something you hate, and the have to do it. |
Posted By: PaintballWizard
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:08pm
 Only Join if its a World War . ------------- 
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tippy_182 wrote:Posted By: boomstick
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:08pm
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I would never join the military unless I had to.
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:19pm
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Yer askin the wrong people bout those questions, they have no idea what theyre talkin bout, I myself wont sway you from joining the military "thats yer choice to join" not theirs, as fer gettin paid in the reserves, yer better off goin to a base and ask the guys there. ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:23pm
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Anything a recuriter says you NEED in writting. Their word is bull, their job is to recruit you, getting you your ideal position is second or third. ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:26pm
| Don't believe a word that comes out of the recruiter's mouth, unless those words are "as soon as you sign up we OWN you." |
Posted By: Kevin Z
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:32pm
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The Job in the reserves is based on the needs of the reserve unit. They have an opening, they recruit you to fill it. It is the best gaurentee you can get. You get paid, based on rank and time in service, for each weekend drill you get paid for four days. During the two week drills, you are paid like your on active duty. Small Arms repiar, is an armorer, m-16, various machine guns, Mortars, etc. It will depend on what your unit has. Artillary repair would be a mechanic, after all it is just a trailer with a big gun mounted on it. AAV is Amphibious Assault Vehicle. It's the big eight wheeled mostrousity the Marines use. Mechanic. Before you go, you will sign a contract, it will spell out your garuntees, bonuses, rank etc. And yes, the recruiters are salesmen, really really good salesmen. They could sell Ice Machines in Alaska. But, they won't lie to you. The just make it sound better than it really is. ------------- United States Marine Corps.... When it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight! Just say NO to junk mods |
Posted By: Fallout_soldier
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:34pm
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WOW ------------- 
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:36pm
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If you're ever drafted into the Army, join the Navy. ------------- [IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/1538fbc.jpg"> Squeeze Box ☣ |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:40pm
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I had a friend who joined the Air Force fer 4 years and whats he doin now....hes a Mail Carrier fer the USPS. ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:43pm
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thanx kevin i was hoping you, wun gun or another marine would see this...
so if the reserve unit needs something i like and i sign up for it then i get that spot no ifs ands or buts? and if i get pulled into active duty then il be that mos? im not worride about that in the back of my mind im thinking active duty light inf anyway but i thought ide start here... ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: 5ptcontingency
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 10:57pm
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http://www.dfas.mil/money/milpay/pay/2004paytable.pdf - Pay You are not "guaranteed" an MOS until you actually go to your local MEPS ( military entrance processing station) and choose your job. When I joined the Army, I chose my job off a computer screen. I did not have many jobs to choose from, so don't get your hopes up. |
Posted By: Pump Scout
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 11:14pm
Hmmm, I had to take hours to weed through what they offered me.  I wound up picking something that let me shoot things and blow stuff up.
If you're looking at reserves, go check out the Reserve unit you'd be with. Ask the full-timers there if you can hang with them for a couple drills, because you're interested in joining. That's going to be your best look at what you'd be getting into. ------------- http://www.geocities.com/limitedpump - Limited Pump Paintball |
Posted By: CarbineKid
Date Posted: 22 November 2004 at 11:45pm
| go to military.com and ask those guys. Most here are totally clueless about the reserves. When I joined I started out as a E-3 made about $140 a weekend. It was okay but the recruiter lied thru his teeth. I only found out the truth after I joined. My suggestion check out the air force, they get the best of everything |
Posted By: TRAVELER
Date Posted: 23 November 2004 at 1:46am
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You will be shown a list of available jobs as soon as you complete your physical. Anything your recruiter tells you beforehand is BS. If you don't see anything you like WALK AWAY! After you pick your job you will be sworn in for real, so pick carefully. The pretest isn't always accurate, but one thing is for sure, if you don't score over a 50 on your ASVAB, don't go in. If you don't get over a 50 you won't qualify for any of the better jobs. Your recruiter will tell you that it will take months to retest, but don't fall for that, he gets a bonus for getting you in, the sooner the better. Maybe I'm a little impartial, but if you are looking for variety, and quicker advancement once you are in, consider the Army. I tested well, and the Army gave me a choice of more than 80 different jobs. I took the one I wanted, with my unit of choice, and the Army stood by it's word. The Marines promised a friend of mine a job in aircraft maintenance, and he ended up spending two years washing helicopters at El Toro.
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Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 23 November 2004 at 9:46am
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^^ washing choppers sounds like aircraft maintenance to me...
is the asvabs the same for all branches? like if i took the test one time could i go to all the different branches and check to see what they can offer me? ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: 5ptcontingency
Date Posted: 23 November 2004 at 10:45am
Yes, it's all the same test. |
Posted By: WUNgUN
Date Posted: 23 November 2004 at 4:43pm
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Sorry to come in to this late, seems like "they" (meaning those who have served) have a pretty good grasp on the situation. Kevin Z said it best when he explained that the Reserves need certain MOSs based on what type of unit they are Engineer, Motor-T, etc... Unlike Active Duty where you generally have, depending on your ASVAB scores, all MOSs at your disposal. Its not much money at all, you have to totally disregard the money part and just do it if its in you! Good luck with which ever decision you make, times are tough! PM me if I can help in anyway, I generally "check in" every few days. ------------- [IMG]http://hometown.aol.com/hlwrangler/myhomepage/revised5_copy.jpg"> ""...the Marines we have there now could crush the city and be done with business in four days."--LtGen Conway on Fallujah |
Posted By: glooey
Date Posted: 23 November 2004 at 7:31pm
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go army if you are still young (under 19 or somthin) and have good grades go for an academy like West Point if not still GO ARMY ------------- USMA |
Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 23 November 2004 at 9:28pm
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Go to http://www.specialoperations.com - www.specialoperations.com there are a bunch of people from every branch there that can help you. Search for it first though because they are just as picky about searching as we are here. ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: Unicorn
Date Posted: 24 November 2004 at 12:37pm
| It's a Reserve unit right? Therefore, the recruiter will be recruiting for the local Reserve units. The recruiter can't really guarantee anything, it's at the MEP's (where you actually get your written contract, and swear in, then leave for Basic) that they give you a written contract that will guarantee what your going to be trained for. Go to the armory and talk to the people there. Find out what jobs are needed, and if they have what you want. If none of the local units have what you want, they unless you want to drive to the nearest unit that does have your desired job, you are out of luck. |
Posted By: Kevin Z
Date Posted: 24 November 2004 at 12:49pm
We had a reservist, that was sent to the wrong school. The Marines were in breach of contract. So they sent him to us, an 8 month electronic school, he graduated, got his contract bonus, and got out 3 months later. So, yes you will be garunteed that job. You will be active duty for basic and your first school. After that your whole unit can get called up, but it's rare to be forced into active duty. Unless your in intell or something unique. ------------- United States Marine Corps.... When it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight! Just say NO to junk mods |