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  1. Best rank in the Marine Corps?

    Being a Pvt sucks. Need I say more?
    PFC? Not as bad as Pvt, but just as grueling.
    I loved being a LCpl because of the camaraderie with all the other reckless 19-21 yr olds running amuck during "hurricane parties" at the barracks in Camp Lejeune, but still a rough rank.
    Cpl was gratifying as it is the first step to leading younger Marines (although at any rank we lead younger Marines).
    Sgt was my favorite rank. Although I got out as a Sgt and didn't experience ...
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  2. Enlisted to Infantry Officer

    I got out of the Marines in 07, so I could get my degree. I'm entering my third year of college now and I want to be an officer. I do miss the camaraderie. Enlisted, I was a comm Marine. I got to do a lot of very life altering things in my deployments to Fallujah and Hit. The one thing I didn't get to do was lead Marines in combat, although I did lead Marines in Iraq, it wasn't necesarily combat missions. I was basically on the sidelines while my fellow Marines kicked ass.

    When I ...

    Updated 12-06-09 at 08:53 AM by Semperdog

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