Problems with Enlisting and MEPS

[PM74]

Good afternoon, Marines.

These last 2 months my recruiter and I have been finishing up the paperwork for me to head down to MEPS. The process took forever due to the fact I needed a lot of paperwork regarding a broken arm that happened years ago. It ended up working out, the paperwork is retrieved and its all set.

However, right now, I am a firefighter/emt on a fire department, getting out of work is very hard, and on top of that, I'm taking an accelerated certification course that lasts 5 hours per day, 5 days a week. My recruiter is trying to get me down to MEPS, and when I try to give him dates that I'm free, he ignores them and signs me up for whenever, I understand it's hard to schedule people to go, but I'd really like to go when I'm free. I was supposed to head down to MEPS yesterday, but stuff got messed up so now I'm scheduled to go in 2 weeks, when I work, and I'll have to miss 2 days of class, which I don't want to do.

I really just want to ask my recruiter if we could postpone all this until September or so, because I'll be done with class and everything would be smoother. However, I'd feel bad telling him that because he's helped me out so much and spent a lot of time on me. I know for a fact I'm enlisting, it's just right now, my priorities are working and finishing up class. My question is kinda explained above, but should I ask my recruiter if we could wait for a couple of months before moving forward, or should I just follow his lead?
Sorry for the long post, I just want to make it clear. I'll take any opinions, please don't hold back.

Thanks for your time, and have a great day.

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[josephd]

No..

Do you want to be a Marine or not??.....it's not the recruiters or MEPs job to cater to you and your schedule

[Tennessee Top]

You're not going to be a firefighter/EMT on active duty anyway. Those classes/certifications should not be your priority (you won't need/use them).

Make a choice. Be a firefighter/EMT, or do what you need to do to get to bootcamp.

[PM74]

Okay, I'll be sure to keep that in mind. I told my recruiter to keep me signed up for MEPS in two weeks.
Thank you for the feedback, and sorry for wasting your time.

[Tennessee Top]

You're not wasting anybody's time. You ask for opinions so that's what you're getting.

Our core values are honor, courage, and commitment. You're either committed to being a Marine or you're not.

[PM74]

Yes, I understand. I've wanted to become a Marine for years, it's just now however, it's hard to miss work and college classes without falling behind. My MEPS date is now July 20th, so hopefully everything goes as planned and it all works out.
Thank you for your reply, and your service. Have a great night