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I enlisted in the Reserves at 27. It hasn't been too bad so far. But then again I'm still in MOS school. Us older guys are definately held to a higher standard.

3521 huh? One of my buddys was a 3521 and said I would love it. As long as I can work on "cars" and pick up rank at a good pace I'll be happy.

Thanks everyone for the advice.

The beach huh? That sounds awesome. I'm sure the wife would love that. Out of the MOS's that I have listed, which one would be good experience on a civillian resume?

Thats a good point. Thanks for the heads up. Right now I'm leaning towards 2141 AAV Repairer. My next choices are 2146, 2147 and 3521.

Thanks BR34 will do!

Which MOS's promote at a faster rate and which ones are slower? When I graduate boot camp I'll be a 25yo PFC. Not a huge problem for me I'm just wondering before I pick a field.

Thanks

I tried that before and a female Marine corrected the heck outa me. Not sure if it was in a post or the chat.

Thanks for all of the info Marines. I apperciate your time. I've searched the threads and read about twenty of them with out finding an answer. Thats when I decided to post this question.

I guess that was expensive according to the 1992 pay scale. Doesn't seem that expensive to me.

Ok thanks Marine. I have a buddy at work who was in the Marines back in the early 90's and he said he never bought them because they were too expensive. Would you happen to know how much they used to...

Are Dress Blues issued after graduation or do Marines have to purchase them?

Thank SSgt Petzold. If anything else comes to mind I'll drop you a line.

She has alot of say so in everything I do. She is backing me 110% in my decision to join the Corps. If she wasn't I wouldn't be here asking questions. I'm just trying to build a plan before its go...

This isnt the path that we're taking. We're just exploring our options and maping things out way in advance. Thanks for the info Marines. I love the blunt answers! They're not sugar coated like most...

What I mean by school is that my wife still has two years of college to go. Not MOS school. Sorry bout that Marines. Once I hit my duty station she won't be able to come with. That's where my...

Thanks Marine. What about once I hit my duity station? She wont be able to join me for almost two years because of school.

$45/mo. sounds good to me. Hopefully the price hasn't gone up too much in the past few years. Thanks Marine.

Extra does help. And I need every penny I can get. We have a joint account so I plan on only using what I need. Hopefully she'll give me an allowance.;) Thanks Marine.

The barracks sound like a great place to live if I can still recieve BAH for my girls. Is there a time limit on the "double dip"? Im sure there will be plenty of paperwork that goes along with that....

Thanks for the input Marine.

Hello Marines!

My wife and I were wondering if its possible for me to live on base and still recieve BAH? She and my daughter wouldnt be able to join me at a duty station for atleast a year...

Thanks Marines for all of the feedback. I really dont care if I get it from the D.I.'s. Just want my wife to have money.

Sounds good to me. Hopefully everything goes smooth for me in boot. Thank you for your time and info.

Yes. Thank you DobbinsBlythe for the info. Was he able to use his existing bank account to buy things while in boot camp or did he have a military account for that?