Excoriation
07-10-09, 09:48 AM
Hello Marines!
Just to get started I'll introduce myself. I'm 21 years old, graduated high school in 2006. I've wanted to join the Marine Corps since I was probably 8, but as I got older ideas of college and making money took precedence. I dropped out of college a year and a half ago because it really didn't give my life meaning or fulfillment. Since then I've been working lazy part-time jobs wondering what to do with my life when I finally woke up and decided, it's now or never, and I want to earn that Eagle, Globe, and Anchor.
I have since then gone to MEPS, signed my enlistment contract, took my ASVAB, etc. I am in the DEP program on an OPEN contract, and that's why I'm here on this forum. I find myself in the same dilemma I had in college, what do I want to do? There are so many possibilities in the Marines that I really don't know where to start or begin looking. I would like some MOS and career advice if possible. Yes I have read this forum for several hours now, done searches, looked up specific MOS's. I've gone to other websites that list MOS descriptions and prerequisites. I feel like I've done a lot of research, but the only goal I have is to get that EGA, and being an over-achiever and goal oriented individual, I want to make sure I have a path laid out before me (or at least a general idea).
My AFQT score is 91, and my GT score is 130. I unfortunately don't remember what my other scores were, my recruiter has them. My PFT score is 216, my goal is 250+ by the time I leave for MCRD San Diego.
The MOS's I'm looking at are:
26xx/27xx - I don't know how much of a difference there is between the two. I took 4 years of Japanese and would love to continue it, but I know that the Marine Corps will place me in which ever language benefits the Marines. I love foreign cultures and I love languages.
02xx - Specifically 0231, but again, whatever the Corps needs. I'm interested in this field because it sounds like a micro-management rush. Lots of neat and interesting things going on. Also for the career possibilities.
03xx - Specifically 0317. I know, its the other end of the spectrum from my other choices, but I am a huge fan of Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, and I love hunting with my father and uncles. I would say I'm a "good shot" with my 30-06, but hunting at 200yrds is different than 1000yrds. I'm also aware that in the Marines I'll learn a whole new way to shoot my rifle so that I'll be a precise and deadly tool at 500 meters during boot camp. Infantry appeals to me because in my mind, it's the core of the Corps--everything else is just to support the 03's.
Again, I'm interested in all 3 MOS's. I've done research on all 3 MOS's. I don't know which one to pick! EGA first, kicking ass and taking names in my MOS second.
~Romero
Just to get started I'll introduce myself. I'm 21 years old, graduated high school in 2006. I've wanted to join the Marine Corps since I was probably 8, but as I got older ideas of college and making money took precedence. I dropped out of college a year and a half ago because it really didn't give my life meaning or fulfillment. Since then I've been working lazy part-time jobs wondering what to do with my life when I finally woke up and decided, it's now or never, and I want to earn that Eagle, Globe, and Anchor.
I have since then gone to MEPS, signed my enlistment contract, took my ASVAB, etc. I am in the DEP program on an OPEN contract, and that's why I'm here on this forum. I find myself in the same dilemma I had in college, what do I want to do? There are so many possibilities in the Marines that I really don't know where to start or begin looking. I would like some MOS and career advice if possible. Yes I have read this forum for several hours now, done searches, looked up specific MOS's. I've gone to other websites that list MOS descriptions and prerequisites. I feel like I've done a lot of research, but the only goal I have is to get that EGA, and being an over-achiever and goal oriented individual, I want to make sure I have a path laid out before me (or at least a general idea).
My AFQT score is 91, and my GT score is 130. I unfortunately don't remember what my other scores were, my recruiter has them. My PFT score is 216, my goal is 250+ by the time I leave for MCRD San Diego.
The MOS's I'm looking at are:
26xx/27xx - I don't know how much of a difference there is between the two. I took 4 years of Japanese and would love to continue it, but I know that the Marine Corps will place me in which ever language benefits the Marines. I love foreign cultures and I love languages.
02xx - Specifically 0231, but again, whatever the Corps needs. I'm interested in this field because it sounds like a micro-management rush. Lots of neat and interesting things going on. Also for the career possibilities.
03xx - Specifically 0317. I know, its the other end of the spectrum from my other choices, but I am a huge fan of Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, and I love hunting with my father and uncles. I would say I'm a "good shot" with my 30-06, but hunting at 200yrds is different than 1000yrds. I'm also aware that in the Marines I'll learn a whole new way to shoot my rifle so that I'll be a precise and deadly tool at 500 meters during boot camp. Infantry appeals to me because in my mind, it's the core of the Corps--everything else is just to support the 03's.
Again, I'm interested in all 3 MOS's. I've done research on all 3 MOS's. I don't know which one to pick! EGA first, kicking ass and taking names in my MOS second.
~Romero