CJslade2010
03-09-10, 05:49 PM
Hey Marines
A couple months back I posted a question about enlisting after knee surgery, and fortunately it looks like the surgery wont be much of an issue. I took my ASVAB yesterday and passed, so now Im just waiting for my letter of release from my doctor in a few weeks. My recruiter told me that the soonest I could ship would be in October, which is fine with me. Its a bit longer than I'd like but I can live with it, however my recruiter suggested after my doctors papers come in that I go to MEPS and then just sign an open contract while I wait for my MOS choice (0311) to open up, which would be in october. Would this be a good choice? I've heard that with an open contract you can just be assigned any MOS the Marine Corps needs, and my recruiter told me that could happen. Would just waiting until October to sign my contract as an 0311 be a better way to go? Just wondering, thanks Marines
A couple months back I posted a question about enlisting after knee surgery, and fortunately it looks like the surgery wont be much of an issue. I took my ASVAB yesterday and passed, so now Im just waiting for my letter of release from my doctor in a few weeks. My recruiter told me that the soonest I could ship would be in October, which is fine with me. Its a bit longer than I'd like but I can live with it, however my recruiter suggested after my doctors papers come in that I go to MEPS and then just sign an open contract while I wait for my MOS choice (0311) to open up, which would be in october. Would this be a good choice? I've heard that with an open contract you can just be assigned any MOS the Marine Corps needs, and my recruiter told me that could happen. Would just waiting until October to sign my contract as an 0311 be a better way to go? Just wondering, thanks Marines