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    RE4 Re-enlistment Hope

    I am 20 years old. Had high test scores, and am very active. I served one year in the Marines. I never got out of SOI. I was going to be a mortarman but got injured in training and went to MRP where I soon lost all motivation. I went UA once for 9 days and was company NJP'd. I went UA again for a little over two months(but was not charged with desertion),and when I came back I popped for marijuana. I was speacial court-marshalled, and I am currently on appellate leave waiting for my DD214 to arrive via mail. I am going to recieve a BCD therefore I will have a RE4 code. I was very cuaght up with the scumbags of legal seps Camp Geiger. I wake up every day feeling that I have wasted such a great oppurtunity. I will do anything and everything to re-enlist. What will it take?


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    Question Sir Rinda,

    What you discribe are Sea Lawyers, they have been around for a long time. I am afraid that you will have to wait for your BCD, then attempt to upgrade if allowed to by CMC. The CMC is who will have authority to re-instate you to our Corps. You have three strickes against you I am not sure if it is even possible to re-tread into the Corps. At any rate you will have to wait for about two years before all is said and done.


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    tsk,tsk,tsk


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    sorry chief, it sounds like you made your bed. UA, then desertion and then pop on a drug test? You had your second chance after the first UA. Why do you want the Corps to waste more time and money fooling around with you?


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    Forget it, they have forgotten you.


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    After all of the 200+ Marines and Sailors busted on Camp LeJeune around 2000 for Ex. They arent even going to care about a "problem child" that has not even been to the tough part of the Corps yet...come on SOI is easy.


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    STA...I remember that time...we use to have weekly health and comforts, a Urinalysis twice a week , it was pretty bad. I lived in Horno and there were these barracks known as the cartel. I mean it got so bad some guy got executed on some rifle range by mainside becuz of a drug deal gone bad.


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    Yeah...I was a "chaser" during that time and it sucked. Escorting all these terds around to their lawyers and stuff...we were pretty mean to them.


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    What will it take?

    Probably an act of God.


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    It is cetainly a long shot. I waited for five years before my appellate review was completed. You should know however, you do have the right to end your voulntary appellate leave if that is what you are on. Your Commanding Officer has the power to suspend or set aside the sentence at his discretion should you show a good possiblity for rehabilitation. This might be your only shot. It is funny how we make such stupid mistakes at cetain time sin our lives. One thing you want to make very clear with your C.O. is your taking responsibility for your actions and any letters of recommendation and or character from your outift. Were you in SAC if so which company? I may have some resources for you to utilize from the cilivian side of things but they dont come cheap. However, they are very successful in keeping you from getting a BCD. take it from me a BCD is almost a death sentence when it comes to retention or re-enlistment in any branch. Good Luck and Semper FI


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    Well I appreaciate everyone's input. I know I have committed a terrible thing, and I want nothing more than to repair my military service. I will never forget, nor give up. In fact, does anyone know some of some people I can write (congressman, CMC, HQMC, etc.) ? I just think that during a time of war, there has got to be a way. Not to mention some people are giving the option of either going to jail, or joining the Corps. If they will recruit convicted felons, why won't they take a former Marine who wants nothing more than to honorably serve his country.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Rinda
    Well I appreaciate everyone's input. I know I have committed a terrible thing, and I want nothing more than to repair my military service. I will never forget, nor give up. In fact, does anyone know some of some people I can write (congressman, CMC, HQMC, etc.) ? I just think that during a time of war, there has got to be a way. Not to mention some people are giving the option of either going to jail, or joining the Corps. If they will recruit convicted felons, why won't they take a former Marine who wants nothing more than to honorably serve his country.
    Dude, the Corps doesn't want your sorry ass in its ranks. Now go back to your mop and your Burger King floor.


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    Get on with your life young man, you haven't got a prayer in the world of rejoining this Corps.
    You had an opportunity to do the right thing and you chose to do the wrong thing. Lack of discipline and integrity on your part is not forgiven by a Corps who holds those things so dear.
    You should have thought about your priorities while you were in, not after they bounced your sorry ass out!

    enough said


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    You can always write your congressman or ask the CMC for a waiver. If you are still on appellate leave contact NAMALA and ask for a JAG lawyer who is representing you. They will see if there is anything they can do at this point. As long as you are in you can still utilize the JAG services.


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    Lei It Go.


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