wannabe1993
02-28-10, 09:01 AM
Hi, Marines. I apologize for this topic as I am sure you have heard it copious amounts of times; I really have tried researching it but I'm really failing to grasp the answer! :/
I am aware you must be 19 years of age prior to completion of formal school; but given how long one can expect to wait to ship out these days, will it really be much of an issue if I'm 18 when I enlist? I turn 18 April next year; if I sign up and am put in the DEP at that point, surely with the accumulation of time (waiting to ship out, 3 months of boot camp, 1 month of MCT and X amount of months for MP school) I will have turned 19 by the time I graduate. Or do I have to be 19 years old before I can even go to recruit training, if I want to be an MP? This is what confuses me, because I don't see why I can't enlist as an MP when it's pretty certain that I will have turned 19 before I graduate MOS school. The idea of having to wait until I turn 19 to even start boot camp is kind of depressing. Thanks for your help, Marines!
I am aware you must be 19 years of age prior to completion of formal school; but given how long one can expect to wait to ship out these days, will it really be much of an issue if I'm 18 when I enlist? I turn 18 April next year; if I sign up and am put in the DEP at that point, surely with the accumulation of time (waiting to ship out, 3 months of boot camp, 1 month of MCT and X amount of months for MP school) I will have turned 19 by the time I graduate. Or do I have to be 19 years old before I can even go to recruit training, if I want to be an MP? This is what confuses me, because I don't see why I can't enlist as an MP when it's pretty certain that I will have turned 19 before I graduate MOS school. The idea of having to wait until I turn 19 to even start boot camp is kind of depressing. Thanks for your help, Marines!