son in trouble

[Supersquishy]

My son was also told that any NJPs pretty much ends a RE for first timers.
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Hogwash!, don't believe everything you hear and pass on bad info.

It depends on the event and time period.

[LetUsNvr4Get]

Whoever said a single NJP ruined your chances for RE-Up needs to check their facts. I did pretty much the exact same thing that this young Marine did. I was in my school at 29 Palms and got busted for underage drinking along with being out-of-bounds for the weekend in an off-limits section of Southern California. Not going to say I wasnt a little scared myself, standing in front of the Major with fresh clean crisp collars already. I didn't know what to expect. But all in all in the end, i got what i had coming to me, and it made me a better Marine for it. I was NJP'd, placed on restrictions, and non-rec'd for 6 months. But its like my Co Gysgt told me, "you only have two ways you can go from here, you can either become that sh*tbag Marine, p*ssed off at the Corps for screwing you over, or you can learn from it, and come back, work towards meritorious promotion and get back on track."

I have every confidence that your son will take this as a very hard lesson learned, but in the end it will make him not only a better Marine, but a better man and a better person because of it.

After all didn't the Man himself, Chesty, say that "you weren't a Marine until you'd been NJP'd twice?"

I wish your son all the best in his career and life in the Corps.

Semper Fi
JJ

Oh yea forgot to mention that I am on my 2nd enlistment and I had ZERO trouble with my re-enlistment even with my past transgressions

[Gator347]

http://www.marines.mil/news/messages...IN0330-09.aspx

FY10 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES
MOVE INTO AN OPEN MOS IF REENLISTMENT IS DESIRED.
4. MUST HAVE A CURRENT 1ST CLASS PFT.
5. MUST HAVE NO ASSIGNMENTS TO THE MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM OR MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM.
6. MUST HAVE NO NJP, COURTS MARTIAL, OR CIVILIAN CONVICTIONS.

Just saying.....

[Supersquishy]

http://www.marines.mil/news/messages...IN0330-09.aspx

FY10 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES
MOVE INTO AN OPEN MOS IF REENLISTMENT IS DESIRED.
4. MUST HAVE A CURRENT 1ST CLASS PFT.
5. MUST HAVE NO ASSIGNMENTS TO THE MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM OR MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM.
6. MUST HAVE NO NJP, COURTS MARTIAL, OR CIVILIAN CONVICTIONS.

Just saying.....

Thats for competing for boatspace in a closed MOS. Just saying...

[Gator347]

Super....

Don't you think Boatspace is going to be VERY tight?

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news...bcuts_012509w/

Corps slashes 300 jobs in cost-cutting move


I am just repeating what my son has been told. I hope it's all BULL

But it looks like things are getting tight.