IHaveEGA843
07-11-11, 08:06 PM
Evening Marines....
Earlier today while stopping by my local RS the SNCOIC/Lead Recruiter called me into his office/duty hut to discuss the openings for the new fisical year.
He showed me the list of MOS's and ship dates that accompany them. I'm torn between the two because they both have something I want. The first MOS is 0481 Landing Support Spec, I've researched and asking Marines that held that MOS about the job. I got alot of good info back and considered taking that contract the first time around but someone nabbed it once I made the call to accept. This MOS has the ship date boost I want which will bump me from March 12, 2012 to October 2011. My Recruiter and SNCOIC knows that I'm ready to hit PI and obviously have confidence in me with shipping me out ASAP. The next MOS is 2147 LAV/LAR Tech which I would love to do because I wanted a mechanic job and feel I could really enjoy that job since I'm a hands on type of guy who loves taking things apart and putting them back together so what ever it is will work again but better. The only problem is the ship date is the my current ship date of 20120312.
Today I talked to a 2147 Marine who works at my job about his past experience with the field he was in and how he like it. He gave me some insight with an emotional touch on it which I've seen for the second time by him and another Marine, I'll explain that later.
I know the majority of the Marines here might not be able to give me that indepth comparison of Pros/Cons between the 2 but I'd like the honest opinions/words. I'm not one for the hard charging fight action but wouldn't mind it ever once in awhile. I'm for having a high speed job that will take me places that I'd never imagine to be for an experience that would never leave me.
I'd greatly appreciate the knowledge you Marines will bestow on me and I'm ready for whatever y'all feed my hungry mind.
Thanks....
For the emotional part of this post showed me the brotherhood, the care Marines have for each other, that love Marines have for each other. At MEPS a kid who was in the National Guard was talking about how the US is not at war any more and this Marine who just EAS'd and switched to the Army was listening as we talked about the expectations I should look for when I hit Recruit Training. He just stopped talking and said, "shut your ****ing mouth! You dont know what the **** you're talking about because this is a war I've lost brothers in, men that I would give my all for, Marines that I loved as if we were brothers since birth!" He stormed out and never came back in. Everybody was like damn hes mad but I look at it as the pain of losing fellow Marines and the love he had for them. It was a outlook I haven't seen yet that I never thought about until then.
Today while talking to the 2147 Marine I asked him to give me some insight in the job. He went and showed me a ton of pics of fellow Marines on facebook. He came to a pic with this young Marine that was a Junior Marine to him and was one of his Mechs. He started talking and said, "This Marine.......he was a good kid......a damn good Marine.....He would always ask me about bikes because he wanted one and knew I had one. I always remember him saying "Cpl Wallace tell me about this bike or how about this bike." Well when he got out he got that bike, was married for 2 years, and was living his life until some lady.......some lady knocked him off and ran him over." While he as talking he was beginning to choke up, his eyes started to fill with tears. I felt sorry for him but the words he spoke was filled with some much pain that he started to cry in StarBucks. I never seen that from a Marine before, I never seen the pain come out from losing a brother, a fellow Devil Dog. It showed me that closeness Marines have in the Corps. It made me think about how I'd get mad at fellow Poolees for making the whole group suffer when they do something wrong not knowing that one day he'll be my brother and instead of yelling and cussing at him that I'll be laughing and enjoying each others company while in the Fleet.
I see why when someone comes on the broad and does something to one Marine the rest come in to aid, I thought it was just you Marines poking fun or just giving that person the lashing they needed. It makes me want this even more because I never considered making brothers/sisters of differenct races and backgrounds through the Corps. I just thought I'll have the bond like co-workers and have working relationships with other Marines that I work with.
Marines, thanks for what you do because sometimes us civilians just dont appreciate all the sacrafices you all make for us.
Also, whatever feed back I get.....Thanks......
Earlier today while stopping by my local RS the SNCOIC/Lead Recruiter called me into his office/duty hut to discuss the openings for the new fisical year.
He showed me the list of MOS's and ship dates that accompany them. I'm torn between the two because they both have something I want. The first MOS is 0481 Landing Support Spec, I've researched and asking Marines that held that MOS about the job. I got alot of good info back and considered taking that contract the first time around but someone nabbed it once I made the call to accept. This MOS has the ship date boost I want which will bump me from March 12, 2012 to October 2011. My Recruiter and SNCOIC knows that I'm ready to hit PI and obviously have confidence in me with shipping me out ASAP. The next MOS is 2147 LAV/LAR Tech which I would love to do because I wanted a mechanic job and feel I could really enjoy that job since I'm a hands on type of guy who loves taking things apart and putting them back together so what ever it is will work again but better. The only problem is the ship date is the my current ship date of 20120312.
Today I talked to a 2147 Marine who works at my job about his past experience with the field he was in and how he like it. He gave me some insight with an emotional touch on it which I've seen for the second time by him and another Marine, I'll explain that later.
I know the majority of the Marines here might not be able to give me that indepth comparison of Pros/Cons between the 2 but I'd like the honest opinions/words. I'm not one for the hard charging fight action but wouldn't mind it ever once in awhile. I'm for having a high speed job that will take me places that I'd never imagine to be for an experience that would never leave me.
I'd greatly appreciate the knowledge you Marines will bestow on me and I'm ready for whatever y'all feed my hungry mind.
Thanks....
For the emotional part of this post showed me the brotherhood, the care Marines have for each other, that love Marines have for each other. At MEPS a kid who was in the National Guard was talking about how the US is not at war any more and this Marine who just EAS'd and switched to the Army was listening as we talked about the expectations I should look for when I hit Recruit Training. He just stopped talking and said, "shut your ****ing mouth! You dont know what the **** you're talking about because this is a war I've lost brothers in, men that I would give my all for, Marines that I loved as if we were brothers since birth!" He stormed out and never came back in. Everybody was like damn hes mad but I look at it as the pain of losing fellow Marines and the love he had for them. It was a outlook I haven't seen yet that I never thought about until then.
Today while talking to the 2147 Marine I asked him to give me some insight in the job. He went and showed me a ton of pics of fellow Marines on facebook. He came to a pic with this young Marine that was a Junior Marine to him and was one of his Mechs. He started talking and said, "This Marine.......he was a good kid......a damn good Marine.....He would always ask me about bikes because he wanted one and knew I had one. I always remember him saying "Cpl Wallace tell me about this bike or how about this bike." Well when he got out he got that bike, was married for 2 years, and was living his life until some lady.......some lady knocked him off and ran him over." While he as talking he was beginning to choke up, his eyes started to fill with tears. I felt sorry for him but the words he spoke was filled with some much pain that he started to cry in StarBucks. I never seen that from a Marine before, I never seen the pain come out from losing a brother, a fellow Devil Dog. It showed me that closeness Marines have in the Corps. It made me think about how I'd get mad at fellow Poolees for making the whole group suffer when they do something wrong not knowing that one day he'll be my brother and instead of yelling and cussing at him that I'll be laughing and enjoying each others company while in the Fleet.
I see why when someone comes on the broad and does something to one Marine the rest come in to aid, I thought it was just you Marines poking fun or just giving that person the lashing they needed. It makes me want this even more because I never considered making brothers/sisters of differenct races and backgrounds through the Corps. I just thought I'll have the bond like co-workers and have working relationships with other Marines that I work with.
Marines, thanks for what you do because sometimes us civilians just dont appreciate all the sacrafices you all make for us.
Also, whatever feed back I get.....Thanks......