Good Afternoon Marines. I leave for recruit training this Sunday. Right now I am 1345 Combat Engineer Heavy Equipment Operator in the Reserves. I plan on putting in an active duty package when I reach my unit after initial training. Or if that doesn't pan out at least volunteer to deploy with an active unit. My recruiter has informed that this is the easiest way to go active. My question is whats the likely hood of me getting a chance to attend Recon school. I know that every one wants to be a Recon Marine (or at least I know many poolee's who do). I know that I can attain the physical scores and rifle qualifications to be eligible I'm very motivated to achieve this goal. I originally wanted an 03 contract but I was unable to get one. I'm not for sure if being a reserve hurt my chances of doing this. My plan was to finish school while being in the reserves. But things have changed since I enlisted and I'm not as concerned with school I just want to be a Marine. So my question is do I have a realistic goal? Can only active duty 03's be Recon? Or is it possible for me to make a switch sometime in the future?
Thank you for your time