SabreJack
07-01-09, 12:57 AM
Good evening all,
My wife is pregnant, and I am looking to leave to MCRDSD asafp. My ship date is scheduled for the 16th of Nov, about 3 weeks before the baby is due. I would like to be gone and graduated from Boot Camp before the baby is born. Ideally, I would like to have all of my individual schooling completed before the baby is born but that is definitely out of the question. I have been talking with my recruiter, he said that he could try to get me out of here by the end of July, but he would have to switch my slot with a kid/poolee from a different station and keep the MOS that I selected at MEPS (02XX). However, my recruiter is on leave, and the recruiter from the other station is filling in currently. He said that there is virtually no way for me to leave until the end of the fiscal year (Oct 1st) and keep my job designation. But my recruiter told me that since everything is so full right now, that they are looking to disenroll poolees who do not meet minimum physical standards (specifically the ability to do 5+ pullups). He said that after this goes into effect, there will be spots open left and right. On the one hand, I have no doubt that there is some degree of truth to this, on the other hand, im not sure how much is being passed down the grapevine and how much is official. QUESTION #1: How much faith can I put in this, if any, how soon will this go into effect? The "substitute" recruiter from the other region said that they could put me at the top of the standby list and ship me out "tomorrow, if the conditions are right." He said that if i shipped under these circumstances, it would be virtually impossible for me to get any combat arms, and any intel job designation (unless i went reserve-which is not an option). QUESTION #2: If you could assign a number, if i elected to go onto the standby list, what are the chances that i would ship under my job designation? I was told that all of the individual school slots are at capacity (but sounded like they might be able to make some magic happen) for the 02XX designation until the end of the fiscal year. QUESTION #3: If i jump to the top of the standby list, is there any way of waiting to go to individual training (by maybe doing recruiter's assistant) until they have an open spot; my uncle is a Staff Sergeant and recently completed a tour as a recruiter. I do not get to talk to him much but he told me to do everything in my power to avoid RA. QUESTION #4: Why should I avoid RA (our conversation was cut short so I never got to ask)?
Im really at a loss, I hate my job, Im in debt, and I have a baby on the way. Im trying to get everything taken care of by leaving to Boot Camp and getting back as soon as possible. I am a military brat, so I don't want to get the run-around on this whole MOS designation--I want to join the Marine Corps under my terms (more or less) and i feel like i will not be doing that by getting an MOS code as a supply clerk or something similar. Can anyone offer any kind of insight/advice?
My wife is pregnant, and I am looking to leave to MCRDSD asafp. My ship date is scheduled for the 16th of Nov, about 3 weeks before the baby is due. I would like to be gone and graduated from Boot Camp before the baby is born. Ideally, I would like to have all of my individual schooling completed before the baby is born but that is definitely out of the question. I have been talking with my recruiter, he said that he could try to get me out of here by the end of July, but he would have to switch my slot with a kid/poolee from a different station and keep the MOS that I selected at MEPS (02XX). However, my recruiter is on leave, and the recruiter from the other station is filling in currently. He said that there is virtually no way for me to leave until the end of the fiscal year (Oct 1st) and keep my job designation. But my recruiter told me that since everything is so full right now, that they are looking to disenroll poolees who do not meet minimum physical standards (specifically the ability to do 5+ pullups). He said that after this goes into effect, there will be spots open left and right. On the one hand, I have no doubt that there is some degree of truth to this, on the other hand, im not sure how much is being passed down the grapevine and how much is official. QUESTION #1: How much faith can I put in this, if any, how soon will this go into effect? The "substitute" recruiter from the other region said that they could put me at the top of the standby list and ship me out "tomorrow, if the conditions are right." He said that if i shipped under these circumstances, it would be virtually impossible for me to get any combat arms, and any intel job designation (unless i went reserve-which is not an option). QUESTION #2: If you could assign a number, if i elected to go onto the standby list, what are the chances that i would ship under my job designation? I was told that all of the individual school slots are at capacity (but sounded like they might be able to make some magic happen) for the 02XX designation until the end of the fiscal year. QUESTION #3: If i jump to the top of the standby list, is there any way of waiting to go to individual training (by maybe doing recruiter's assistant) until they have an open spot; my uncle is a Staff Sergeant and recently completed a tour as a recruiter. I do not get to talk to him much but he told me to do everything in my power to avoid RA. QUESTION #4: Why should I avoid RA (our conversation was cut short so I never got to ask)?
Im really at a loss, I hate my job, Im in debt, and I have a baby on the way. Im trying to get everything taken care of by leaving to Boot Camp and getting back as soon as possible. I am a military brat, so I don't want to get the run-around on this whole MOS designation--I want to join the Marine Corps under my terms (more or less) and i feel like i will not be doing that by getting an MOS code as a supply clerk or something similar. Can anyone offer any kind of insight/advice?