Extending Ship Date

[l0rd0fkhmai]

Hello Marines!

This will be a question about extending my ship date since my family and I will be traveling to a different country for a couple of weeks. My ship date is on July 16, but my family plans to go to Cambodia on July 18. A country where I never been to, to meet my father's mother and families before it is too late.

--I asked him the day after MEPS (last year), "Can I get next summer off (Year 2008)," he said "he will see what he can do." The problem is that I have never reminded him to do so.

When asking my recruiter, will he be able to extend my ship date? I will go straight to MCRD when I return, to become a Marine.

Thanks!

[Wyoming]

Get the summer off?

While in the Marines?


Excuse me, but WTF is your question? Didn't you sign a contract?

[Haffner]

Are you asking if you can get the summer off while in the Corps? That's what your question looks like.

If it is -- you're completely out of your damn gourd. This is the military; more so, the Marine Corps! This is NOT a school teaching job and it is NOT college. I'd consider smacking myself, if this is what you meant.

However, if for some reason, what you actually meant, "Can I have next summer off [because I'm going reserves]?" that's slightly different. One weekend a month, two weeks in summer.

If you're going active, though, and seriously asked that, take my advice of slapping yourself very hard, very seriously.

[l0rd0fkhmai]

Sorry, I said that I will be traveling to a different country for a couple of weeks. I told my family that I have to go Boot Camp, but they said that family is more important. Since my grandmother is not going to live much longer...

I stated that in the beginning of the sentence. I really didn't ask to take the summer off, just for a couple of weeks.

[l0rd0fkhmai]

I meant going to boot camp in a later date. When I return. Not while in the Marines (of course not!)

[PatriotGirl422]

If it's that important to you that you get to spend that time with your family, then you need to tell your recruiter now. You can get a later ship date. Your contract isn't official until you get on the bus. Just remember that your recruiter has a tough job, so don't be stupid about it. Just let him know what's going on and hopefully you can get a later ship date.

[l0rd0fkhmai]

If it's that important to you that you get to spend that time with your family, then you need to tell your recruiter now. You can get a later ship date. Your contract isn't official until you get on the bus. Just remember that your recruiter has a tough job, so don't be stupid about it. Just let him know what's going on and hopefully you can get a later ship date.

Thanks for the help! I will let my recruiter know ASAP, but if he can't do it.. What can I say? I will just have to go to boot camp.