Broly3k8
01-19-13, 05:02 AM
Good afternoon all,
My name is Shawn Collins. I have spent the last 6 years in the US Army as a 56M Chaplains Assistant. Recently I have seriously been pineing to go to sniper school, as I shoot extremly well and work well in small groups or on my own. Unfortunatly in the Army unless you are with an Infantry unit or Infantry (or something close) they frown on sending you to that particular school. A buddy of mine gave me the idea to just switch over to Infantry, which got me thinking a little deeper: Why go Infantry when I could be a cold blooded monster? Why go Infantry when I could do what I was going to do before I even joined the Army but couldn't because I only had a GED? Why go Infantry when I could be a ****en Marine? Marines have always held a special place in my warriors soul, as the one man I respect the most in my life is a former Marine himself, my father. This isn't something I am thinking up just because I sitting here in Afghanistan bored out of my mind, no I have been sunconsciously thinking on this for a long time, and as my ETS is coming up, I think it might be time to make that decision.
So after saying all that, I wanted to ask you all what should I expect as an Army guy with a deployment under me, going into Marine Boot Camp? What should I expect in the process in doing this change over? I assume there will be bumps in the road because thats just how life is, but what are some things I can expect?
Thank you for reading and your time, have a great day.
My name is Shawn Collins. I have spent the last 6 years in the US Army as a 56M Chaplains Assistant. Recently I have seriously been pineing to go to sniper school, as I shoot extremly well and work well in small groups or on my own. Unfortunatly in the Army unless you are with an Infantry unit or Infantry (or something close) they frown on sending you to that particular school. A buddy of mine gave me the idea to just switch over to Infantry, which got me thinking a little deeper: Why go Infantry when I could be a cold blooded monster? Why go Infantry when I could do what I was going to do before I even joined the Army but couldn't because I only had a GED? Why go Infantry when I could be a ****en Marine? Marines have always held a special place in my warriors soul, as the one man I respect the most in my life is a former Marine himself, my father. This isn't something I am thinking up just because I sitting here in Afghanistan bored out of my mind, no I have been sunconsciously thinking on this for a long time, and as my ETS is coming up, I think it might be time to make that decision.
So after saying all that, I wanted to ask you all what should I expect as an Army guy with a deployment under me, going into Marine Boot Camp? What should I expect in the process in doing this change over? I assume there will be bumps in the road because thats just how life is, but what are some things I can expect?
Thank you for reading and your time, have a great day.