Enlisting Complications - 0451

[Whats71x25]

Hello, I am a senior in high school and I will be graduating in May. I have always planned on join the Corps as a Reservist, 0451. My local recruiter once told me that signing for that MOS would be impossible, then we took a look at the database and there were a couple who had signed for that. He then continued to say, but very vaguely, that "I would have to move if I wanted to sign for 0451." There is no 0451 unit that drills in my area but there is one 5 hours away (which I would be more than willing to do once a month). He then insisted that I sign for Active duty now on the DEP in Logistics and then I would be able to switch to a reservist MOS before my deployment when the new jobs come out in September. I relayed this message to my father, who served in the Marine Corps for 15 years, his reply was "Bull****". Could anybody enlighten me on subject, please?

[TheReservist]

Only sign for the job that you really want. Remember, you're going to have to live with your decision to sign the contract for the next 8 years.

As a reservist, you may say that you want to drive 5 hours but think about driving home from drill sunday when you haven't slept since friday because you were in the field the whole time.

[Whats71x25]

So then it would be possible to sign 0451 even though im not in the area?