Trying to get back in, My story...

[FormerRecruit]

Hello everyone, my story is quite long so I am going to just state the main details and keep a long story short.

I went to recruit training at MCRDSD back in August 04. I was dropped twice to MRP from 2 different training companies for catching pneumonia, causing me to stay in recruit training for about 5 months. I had reached training day 45, so I was only a few weeks from graduation when I was dropped from the last company. This time around I let all the negative people in MRP get to me and I lost motivation after seing 2 of my platoons graduate without me. I came up with an excuse everyone from MRP was using to be sent home (psyc. related, realize this is a public forum so will leave it at that). Basically the whole story was made up, just an excuse to expedite the process. I was discharged with Entry Level Seperation with reentry code RE-3F. Reason was for "Adjustment order with depressed mood". This discharge took place in January 05.

Since leaving the depot and flying back home, I have extremely regretted my decision and have been trying to re-enlist in the Marine Corps ever since. This decision I made to not finish what I started and earn the title that I want to earn has been haunting me everyday for the past 3-4 years since I have returned to my civilian life. I've been trying to do everything that I can to re-enlist and complete my goals. I have gone to several recruiters here in the Chicago area and some have tried to help me re-enlist but with no luck.

Most recently (this past few weeks) I have found a recruiter who was really trying to help me get back in. He recommended that I get a psychiatric evaluation and then fill out a request for a MEPS medical examination, and I did just so. I was evaluated by a former service board certified psychiatrist (who has much credential and has done many military psychiatric evaluations) who wrote a letter of recommendation for me stating that I am totally fit for service. Well the recruiter sent in my request to MEPS along with the evaluation letter and other documents from when I was discharged and they denied it yet again.


Is there anything I can do? I have no psychiatric problems and I am willing to do whatever it takes to re-enlist in the Corps. I am not going to give up, I've been trying to do this for 3+ years already.


Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Bulkyker]

I'm guessing it wasn't meant to be. Move along with your life and seek new goals.

[CplKJSpevak]

The Sgt's being nice....I'll tell you what I think, The Marine Corps saw you as a potential problem in the FMF...If you graduated, and checked into a duty station and got hooked up with some unmotivated ****birds..You could have started to conform to them,(since you let the unmotivated recruits influence you so easy) I witnessed it (being in supply)....The Corps would not have given up on you, But you wanted out...It doesn't mean your a bad person...If you wanna serve your country so bad try the Army..I wouldn't waste any more time trying to get in the Marines if I were you...The Marine Recruiter should have known that (being an NCO) Good Luck...

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[DGardner]

We all have to live with the descions we make... whether good or bad.

I made some crappy choices and I'm still living with them. I keep moving on and I don't let them get the best of me.

Good luck though.

[HurricaneRJ]

I know how hard you must of had it but you should have stayed no matter what. I had a guy in my platoon graduate with us and he was in MRP & EHP for a total of eight months, plus the three months he graduated with us. He was a ****bag none the less but he didn't let nothing get to him.

Now for re-enlistment.

A buddy of mine was trying to get the Marine Corps for two years, but got denied because of a medical injury he had. (ciss in the knee). We he went to five different RSS had many profiles and evals saying he was fit for duty and yet he still was denied.

Well he gave up and he then wrote the Commadant and then magically he got in the Marine Corps and is now Pfc. Bell just graduated from Hotel Co. Things can happen. If you really want it keep going. If all else fails. I heard the Army is recruiting big time.

[CplKJSpevak]

A highschool buddy of mine had to have surgery on his toe in the middle of bootcamp...they told him, if he wanted back he would have to start at the beggining of 2nd phase...he chose not too, and just parted ways.....I guess he figured "I've had enough of this DAMN WAR!" :)

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[GySgtRet]

It is too dang bad that you have not filled in your profile. I have a excellent knowledge of what you are trying to do but this is a no go because you have not read the rules of the forum. You should get no further responses because you can't follow the simple rules.

Gunny out

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[FormerRecruit]

I have read through the rules and updated my profile.

[Marine84]

Haven't you been here before with this same story? There couldn't possibly be 2 of you?!?!?!?!

They shouldn't let you back in - move on.

[egbutler1]

Well to bad buddy, you opted out now we don't want ya anymore.

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

If you aren't man enough to admit what you did then you aren't man enough to be a Marine.

I don't feel at all sorry for you. I went to MRP and had to deal with the same stuff. Funny enough, I managed to make it without becoming one of them. It shows your character and what you're made of. You don't have what it takes- nothing wrong with that. Most people don't have what it takes to be a Marine.

[shpdt080701]

I'm glad I didn't go to MRP, they are just creepy looking at them. I know some of them are just good recruits that got hurt but that is the MOST un motivating platoon to ever look at. I almost got dropped for pnuemonia too but lucked out and my SDI kept me.

I ended up getting sent home for a different stupid reason by the EYE DOCTOR. /rant

I am RE-3F too but not for a psychiatric reason thank goodness.

Point of my response...dont ever let MRP recruits get to you, they are such a sad sad bunch.

Dan

[FormerRecruit]

Haven't you been here before with this same story? There couldn't possibly be 2 of you?!?!?!?!

They shouldn't let you back in - move on.

No I haven't.

[FormerRecruit]

If you aren't man enough to admit what you did then you aren't man enough to be a Marine.

I am admitting what I did, kept out certain details since poolee's do view this forum.

[DGardner]

Poolee's arent stupid. It's not that hard to figure out what you made up.

[FormerRecruit]

Yea but the last thing I would want is someone to say what I said to get out of training and end up in my situation. Its sure happen plenty of times.

[DGardner]

Maybe this is just me... but if they want to wimp out and get out of training ... let them. It'll be their loss when they aren't a Marine. again... that just might be me.

[ttracker65]

GO Army!!!!!!
Sorry all of you Dog's out there.
I know you do not want him either

[FormerRecruit]

Appreciate all the criticism, makes me want to go back even more. I'd never attempt to enlist into the Army.

[HurricaneRJ]

Your not going to find much help here, I believe in second chances but others disagree with my logic. Keep trying don't give up, if anything try telling us the whole truth. MRP, PCP, EHP suck ass. I'm fortuanate to never go there, it's a ****hole to be on pause, but you let non-motivated mother ****ers get in your head. "The quickest way off the island is in uniform."

IDK maybe if you could have gotten Moto letters from Davblay like I did, maybe you didn't have enough support from home. But if you really wanted to be a Marine so badly. They would have to shock you on the ground to make you leave.