Infantry and FAST CO. ?

[adrianj05]

I am a poole and my mos that i enlisted with is infantry. recently i have became very interested in fast company. I cant seem to find out if Fast Co. is only for Security Forces or if I will also be elligible for it.

Thank you.

[Lisa 23]

Try using the search bar as this topic has been covered before.

[adrianj05]

Ok thank you very much.

[3043pog]

Assuming you make it through bootcamp,kick as$ in SF school,and Fast may look for you!

[adrianj05]

the problem is how would i go about getting into sf school if my mos is infantry?
Thank you

[3043pog]

I maybe wrong(or old)but I thought you could enter the Corps with an 03/Security Force contract.Meaning you could graduate from bootcamp,go to SOI,and then to SF school.Times change though.I went to the school (Mare Island,CA) as a Corporal from a Supply MOS in '91

[GunRun]

Yep, Any Marine who is going through SF school first goes to SOI and trains as an 0311.

[adrianj05]

i understan that, but my problem is that my mos is just infantry, i had no clue about sf until recenly

[adrianj05]

i als heard about that contract, but i didnt know about it at the time i enlisted. when i enlisted i picked infantry. i didnt know about sf, or fast co.

[GunRun]

Tell your recruiter, then. He could find you a slot. From there, the next step is getting a security clearance. The. Is boot camp, then SOI.

You might be better off as regular infantry. A lot of the guys we get from Fast and SF are have the rank with none of the experience necessary for combat. Because yes, even if you go and become SF or fast, at one Point, you come back to a regular Rifle company.

[adrianj05]

yes i have been hearing that alot, the only thing that really attracts me fast is that i have heard they do ALOT of traveling and i love to travel.

[Marine3451]

Yep, Any Marine who is going through SF school first goes to SOI and trains as an 0311.

Not completely true. As an NCO or SNCO you can do it as a B-Billet from any MOS and get sent straight to SF School. Only boots go to SOI, ITB before SF School due to their MOS actually being infantry.