adcparks
08-13-11, 02:56 PM
I have a few questions about becomming a Recon Marine. I have 6 years to train for BRC, and I would just like to know a few things. I appologize if any of this has been posted on the leatherneck forums before. I can't find anything that answers these questions, if I do find an answer, someone says one thing and then another person says the opposite (such as if you fail BRC you become 03xx, then another person will say you become open contract).
1. Would it be best to enlist as a 03xx and then apply for BRC in SOI? Or should I enlist with the UZ Reconnaissance Man contract and why?
2. If under a UZ Recon contract, if I were to fail or get injured, will I be become a 03xx or open contract?
3. What are my chances of getting the indoc at SOI if I'm under an infantryman contract? Is it very common for them to ask who wants to be Recon? Or is it rare and I would be taking a chance?
4. Would I go straight from SOI to BRC? Or would I be placed in RIP or something else?
5. If I were an infantryman and already in my unit. Could I apply for BRC or is SOI the only chance I would get?
The contract also requires that I would have to have:
First Class PFT score
First Class Swimmers Qualification
Expert marksmanship
If I were to come up short on any of these, what would happen? I'm conerned because I can train for the physical aspect, but I can't prepare for marksmanship. I would hate if I were to get a UZ Recon contract, then get only marksman or sharpshooter, then become an open contract or standard infantryman.
Thanks in advance and thanks to all Marines.
1. Would it be best to enlist as a 03xx and then apply for BRC in SOI? Or should I enlist with the UZ Reconnaissance Man contract and why?
2. If under a UZ Recon contract, if I were to fail or get injured, will I be become a 03xx or open contract?
3. What are my chances of getting the indoc at SOI if I'm under an infantryman contract? Is it very common for them to ask who wants to be Recon? Or is it rare and I would be taking a chance?
4. Would I go straight from SOI to BRC? Or would I be placed in RIP or something else?
5. If I were an infantryman and already in my unit. Could I apply for BRC or is SOI the only chance I would get?
The contract also requires that I would have to have:
First Class PFT score
First Class Swimmers Qualification
Expert marksmanship
If I were to come up short on any of these, what would happen? I'm conerned because I can train for the physical aspect, but I can't prepare for marksmanship. I would hate if I were to get a UZ Recon contract, then get only marksman or sharpshooter, then become an open contract or standard infantryman.
Thanks in advance and thanks to all Marines.