Want to join the USMC Reserves

[jmjusmc1]

I want to join the reserves but had a couple questions. I'm in the army guard but have already spoke with them, and they have a form the recruiter can sign for me to get out of the guard to go USMC reserves. My biggest question is my age.....I'm 33 but have 7 years prior service active Air Force. Do I have any chance to go in the reserves or should I just continue to be a fan of the USMC? I'm well aware that I would have to go to basic, and I have no problem with that. Thanks for your time, and any feedback I get.

[crazymjb]

We just had a 32 year old PFC check into my unit, and I believe I read the oldest Marine Corps recruit of this generation (past 10 or so years was 35) so I would so keep working with a recruiter, and don't give up hope.

Mike

[AAV Crewchief]

What did you do in the AF? I've went the opposite direction. Was in the Corps as AD, then reserves. Decided that I would try to get in the next 13 years for retirement as a reservist in AF. How hard can one weekend a month and two weeks a year be, right? LOL Too bad I never knew that 9-11 was coming and 7 deployments since 9-11.

[AAV Crewchief]

One thing you might think about even in the Marine reserves is high year tenure for rank? In the AF reserves you could stay for 33 years and be an E-5. In the Marine reserves, or at least when I was in Recon back in the day, we pretty much went by the same rank HYT as active duty. I'm sticking around for as long as I can, maxing out my points, and trying to get at least a $1300-1400 retirement out of all this. If I can get to 4250 points with my current rank, I should be able to make it.

[TheReservist]

In the Marine reserves, or at least when I was in Recon back in the day, we pretty much went by the same rank HYT as active duty.

That's interesting, how was the latmove from AAV to recon?

[New York]

I think the toughest part of your decision would be is to lose your current rank/pay. I say this because i assume you have a family?

But if you dont care about that, and want to be a Marine, go for it. You definitely got respect from peers on your side (Age/Wisdom and prior Military experience), but im not to sure how boot camp will go, as in your favor.

It all depends on how set your heart is. Good luck.