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05-09-12, 02:31 PM
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My advice is have your wife (or her leadership)...
My advice is have your wife (or her leadership) talk to the SEA about it and see what he has to say.
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05-09-12, 02:25 PM
Thread: Re-enlistment+lat move?
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This is a very true statement. I just reenlisted...
This is a very true statement. I just reenlisted in conjunction with a lat-move. It was time consuming and a bit nerve-racking at times, but here I am at my new school awaiting it to start.
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07-04-10, 10:18 PM
Thread: Lat-move, 2671, Security Clearance
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Thanks for the help everyone, all the information...
Thanks for the help everyone, all the information was extremely helpful.
Beltayn, your comment helped to calm me down a little bit too. The only reason I was getting frustrated is because the way... -
07-04-10, 01:13 PM
Thread: Lat-move, 2671, Security Clearance
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Lat-move, 2671, Security Clearance
Greetings Marines, and happy Fourth!
I am an 0481 and have been considering doing a lat-move to 2671 (Middle Eastern Cryptologic Linguistics). Actually it isn't even something I'm considering... -
06-24-10, 01:26 PM
Thread: Current USMC uniforms
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I don't know where the top is supposed to fall,...
I don't know where the top is supposed to fall, but mine falls like an inch or two above the waist, when I'm standing up, not moving. I'm currently home on RA and my recruiters' jackets all fall a...
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06-24-10, 01:24 PM
Thread: which is best????????????
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Parris Island. Speaking of PI in the summer, I...
Parris Island.
Speaking of PI in the summer, I graduated at the end of June. I'm from Ohio, it was horrid.
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06-23-10, 09:45 PM
Thread: Current USMC uniforms
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Yes, the warmup suits are standard issue now, but...
Yes, the warmup suits are standard issue now, but of course not everyone has been issued one yet. It might be kind of a phasing in process.
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06-01-10, 10:57 PM
Thread: Question about "Alpha"
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Well obviously they can look it up if they really...
Well obviously they can look it up if they really want to. My DIs either didn't give a d*mn what people's ASVAB scores were or just pretended like they didn't know. My SDI asked me once and was...
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05-24-10, 02:33 PM
Thread: Question about "Alpha"
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I believe all he means by the "Alpha" thing...
I believe all he means by the "Alpha" thing actually has nothing to do with Boot Camp. All it is is that if you score a 50 or above it basically qualifies you for any MOS in the Marine Corps, based...
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05-24-10, 02:29 PM
Thread: US Army enlisted to US Marine Officer
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If you go the Marine enlisted route first, and...
If you go the Marine enlisted route first, and then later go through MECEP (Marine Enlisted Commission Education Program) I believe the minimum requirements are E3 (usually looking for E4s though)...
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05-24-10, 02:21 PM
Thread: Boot camp location choice
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As Bulkyker said, it depends also on MOS spots...
As Bulkyker said, it depends also on MOS spots available in each region. What your recruiter might be able to do, if he knows other recruiters in Eastern regions, is let you be recruited by one of...
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05-24-10, 02:16 PM
Thread: Bootcamp leave
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Are we talking May of 2011? I don't recommend...
Are we talking May of 2011? I don't recommend just doing it for one night. Prom would be on, what, a Friday? If it's not and somehow you don't make it back to work on the next working day, it's...
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05-05-10, 11:58 PM
Thread: MOS and Enlistment bonus...
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Cryptolinguists definitely get a bonus. Not sure...
Cryptolinguists definitely get a bonus. Not sure what it is for someone enlisting into the field, but this FY an E3 or below lat-moving into the MOS receives a $50k bonus.
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05-04-10, 09:12 AM
Thread: Enlistment after college question...
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:thumbup: Obviously no disrespect intended...
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05-04-10, 09:06 AM
Thread: Hello
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The age cap for enlistment is 28 years old....
The age cap for enlistment is 28 years old. Sometimes this is waiverable, but usually only for prior service or individuals who are already in great physical shape.
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05-04-10, 09:04 AM
Thread: MOS and Enlistment bonus...
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This is more of a question to ask your recruiter,...
This is more of a question to ask your recruiter, as very few Active Duty Marines know exactly which MOS's are currently giving out which bonuses. Honestly though, it is rare to get one. We tend to...
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05-04-10, 09:02 AM
Thread: Job changing...
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Yes, it's called a lateral-move. You can find...
Yes, it's called a lateral-move. You can find ample information by using the search function. We also abbreviate it to "lat-move."
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04-29-10, 01:06 AM
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Take it from personal experience, recruiters love...
Take it from personal experience, recruiters love it when people come to THEM saying "I want to be a Marine, and will do whatever it takes for that to happen," especially when those individuals have...
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04-28-10, 09:54 PM
Thread: Cryptology
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That's interesting because when I spoke to the...
That's interesting because when I spoke to the CRS a few weeks ago, I kept using 2671, and she knew I was interested in Farsi, yet never corrected me. I'll take your word for it though, since you're...
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04-22-10, 07:30 PM
Thread: Cryptology
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To an extent. I'm gonna try to circumvent it by...
To an extent. I'm gonna try to circumvent it by putting the language as a re-enlistment incentive.
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04-22-10, 07:20 PM
Thread: Cryptology
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I seriously hope I can succeed at the DLI....
I seriously hope I can succeed at the DLI. Starting the process of lat-moving into 2671, and hopefully learning Farsi. I just hope I have what it takes..
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04-18-10, 09:12 AM
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Be advised that if you fail at BUD/S you will be...
Be advised that if you fail at BUD/S you will be dropped into a generic Navy MOS (I know the Navy doesn't have "MOS's," but I can't remember what they use) with little or not choice in the matter.
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04-18-10, 09:07 AM
Thread: Where should I start?
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:thumbup: x4
:thumbup: x4
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04-18-10, 09:05 AM
Thread: 02xx vs 26xx mos
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Good information, thanks Cpl.
Good information, thanks Cpl.
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04-18-10, 08:54 AM
Thread: Cryptology
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I lol'd at that. And it's true too, based on how...
I lol'd at that. And it's true too, based on how our LCpl who was our Korean interpreter was treated on my last deployment... That kid got to do whatever he wanted for the most part, because he was...
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