ShakotanBoogie
01-28-17, 12:14 AM
How's it going, Marines
I have a quick question. For all Infantry Marines/Grunts, What did you do after you left the Corps? What did you get out of it?
I'm headed over monday to speak to my local recruiter. I'm 23 at the moment. I just turned 23. I've been going to school for 2 years now but i've been jumping back and forth and i'm tired of it. I just feel like i could be doing more with my life and i'm wasting my youth and athleticism. I've always done "extreme" sports like skateboarding, paintballing, wrestling in highschool, racing, to competing right now in amateur Muay Thai/Kickboxing (roughly 5-6 years training). I enjoy adrenaline and pushing my body so i've been heavily considering joining the Marines to become Infantry. It feels like it's something i need. That kick in the ass along with the experience and leadership traits. I enjoy helping people and i feel like i'd have a great opportunity of doing that via humanitarian missions or helping train afghans/iraqis/Kurdish, in order to defend their countries. Or am i mistaken here? I consider myself in pretty good shape and i workout heavy 5-6 times a week. I can run a 6:40-7min mile, I can get about 60-70 pushups in one set, i ruck about once or twice a week with my friend who is in the Army for 6 miles using 50lbs. Keeping up with his pace. My pullups need work, i just don't do them much, i can bust out about 12 but i can deadlift 385 no problem if that counts for anything haha.
The only thing that has me concerned at the moment is my future and how my life will turn out after my service. I want to work in the medical field after. I have my mind set on Infantry, get my four years in, save up as much money as i can. I live a pretty humble life, i don't drink or smoke, or party much so i plan on saving up as much as possible to have a downfall when i get out and then use GI bill to finish nursing which would just be two more years or go for Physician assistant. I used to work in a hospital as an OR tech and i loved the rush. It feels like it's a career i'd enjoy later on and in my mindset, i don't know why, it feels like a good career to transition to after infantry.
I've also picked up slight interest in Air Traffic Controller-(7257). It would be a straight transfer from my service and they make 6 figures salary off the bat but like i mentioned, my heart is in the medical field and if in the future i decide i don't like ATC, then it be as if i wasted my time joining to pick up a trait, you know?
I apologize for the long post. I appreciate all responses and i hope i posted in the right section. I tried many different wordings to search for similar posts but couldn't find any.
Blessings,
Gustavo
I have a quick question. For all Infantry Marines/Grunts, What did you do after you left the Corps? What did you get out of it?
I'm headed over monday to speak to my local recruiter. I'm 23 at the moment. I just turned 23. I've been going to school for 2 years now but i've been jumping back and forth and i'm tired of it. I just feel like i could be doing more with my life and i'm wasting my youth and athleticism. I've always done "extreme" sports like skateboarding, paintballing, wrestling in highschool, racing, to competing right now in amateur Muay Thai/Kickboxing (roughly 5-6 years training). I enjoy adrenaline and pushing my body so i've been heavily considering joining the Marines to become Infantry. It feels like it's something i need. That kick in the ass along with the experience and leadership traits. I enjoy helping people and i feel like i'd have a great opportunity of doing that via humanitarian missions or helping train afghans/iraqis/Kurdish, in order to defend their countries. Or am i mistaken here? I consider myself in pretty good shape and i workout heavy 5-6 times a week. I can run a 6:40-7min mile, I can get about 60-70 pushups in one set, i ruck about once or twice a week with my friend who is in the Army for 6 miles using 50lbs. Keeping up with his pace. My pullups need work, i just don't do them much, i can bust out about 12 but i can deadlift 385 no problem if that counts for anything haha.
The only thing that has me concerned at the moment is my future and how my life will turn out after my service. I want to work in the medical field after. I have my mind set on Infantry, get my four years in, save up as much money as i can. I live a pretty humble life, i don't drink or smoke, or party much so i plan on saving up as much as possible to have a downfall when i get out and then use GI bill to finish nursing which would just be two more years or go for Physician assistant. I used to work in a hospital as an OR tech and i loved the rush. It feels like it's a career i'd enjoy later on and in my mindset, i don't know why, it feels like a good career to transition to after infantry.
I've also picked up slight interest in Air Traffic Controller-(7257). It would be a straight transfer from my service and they make 6 figures salary off the bat but like i mentioned, my heart is in the medical field and if in the future i decide i don't like ATC, then it be as if i wasted my time joining to pick up a trait, you know?
I apologize for the long post. I appreciate all responses and i hope i posted in the right section. I tried many different wordings to search for similar posts but couldn't find any.
Blessings,
Gustavo