My dad says I made the wrong decision

[CalahanD]

Well my dad wanted me to go recon and helped me get the Recon contract, he has alot of friends he works with in blackwater that were Recon, and I don't want to anymore so I switched to Infantry and he says it is a horrible decision, that I will never make it anywhere. I was just wondering what yall had to say. Maybe some things I could tell him to support me going Infantry. He is ****ED that I decided it and he says grunt is the worst i could get. I just need some support here, I believe i made the right decision. He told me I should go to the Army because they would give me a bonus and I dont have a bonus with Marine infantry, but honestly I could give a $hit about money, I ain't doing it for that.

Thanks Marines

[jrhd97]

It's your life, not his. If you change your mind you can try out later in your career. A lot of grunts wind up in law enforcement.

[Achped]

I doubt you'd get recon straight out of ITB anyways...

[sparkie]

I guess it was a wrong decision for your dad,,,,,,, Tell him to get over it.....

[chrisf9028]

Your the first freakin poolee I've seen on this site that DOESN'T want recon haha....You should get a medal.

[darkgreen0311]

There's nothing wrong with being a grunt. Recon is just a step up from infantry their just super grunts, that's all.







SEMPER FI 4 LIFE!!!

[CalahanD]

Thanks yall. Oh and no I shouldn't get a medal lol, It is just i like the grunts better than Recon, Sorry Recon guys, just my own opinion. I saw what Recon does and I didn't like the mission that much. Anyways he just thanks that it is stupid me wanting to be a grunt. I could tell him atleast I am not going to the Navy, he was in the Navy, lol.

[jrhd97]

I could tell him atleast I am not going to the Navy, he was in the Navy, lol.

HAHAHAHAHA,HEHE, LOL!!

[ecfree]

Thanks yall. Oh and no I shouldn't get a medal lol, It is just i like the grunts better than Recon, Sorry Recon guys, just my own opinion. I saw what Recon does and I didn't like the mission that much. Anyways he just thanks that it is stupid me wanting to be a grunt. I could tell him atleast I am not going to the Navy, he was in the Navy, lol.

GO AHEAD TELL HIM......

[Pete0331]

Hell, going into the Infantry is not the be all and end all of your career.
If you find that you don't like it as a regular ground pounder you can go to recon.

[Abyss]

My parents told me I was doing the wrong thing. They said the Marine Corps was a bad decision. I've told them its what I want and they have accepted it. They won't let me into DEP, but I've got something planned that might help them change their minds.

[Aitrus]

CalahanD- I find it interesting that your dad wants you to go into recon. Most parents get upset and try to convince their kids not to even go into the Marine Corps and go into another branch instead.

Like the many wise people have said on here, this is your career. Whether or not you've realized it or not yet, you've already chosen one of the harder roles in the Marines. If you succeed, you'll be one of the best infantrymen in the world, better than an Army infantryman or the infantry of any nation in the world. Just because you don't go Spec-ops (is Recon still counted as Spec-ops?) doesn't mean that you're not going to be in one of the hardest roles in the military, and one of the toughest warriors in history.

And like others have said, you can always try out for Recon later. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but your dad has not been in Recon himself. He just thinks what he hears from the other Recon guys is cool, and so wants you to do it. I'm not trying to tell you to be disrespectful to your dad, in fact I would encourage you to honor him. But you've gotta explain this to him. I hope you can get him to understand.

Thank you for volunteering to defend your country by putting your life on the line by being in the infantry in the United States Marine Corps! God bless yah.

[AaronJM1984]

I was under the impression that you had to be Infantry first, then you volunteer for Recon, and if they want you (and you meet the standards) then they give you a shot. Maybe I am wrong, but I remember being told that Recon is something you volunteer for, not really something you can just sign up for. Thanks for reading Marines, please correct me if I am wrong.

[SupChf]

I have a couple of friends in Blackwater as well....according to everyone in Blackwater, they use to be recon or SpecOps....it's a bunch of BS.....Blackwater is not made up of all former SecOps or Recon....

Your Dad is wrong. In my opinion, everyone should go Grunt first, then take the indoc for Recon....

Gunz out ~

[temarti]

I have a couple of friends in Blackwater as well....according to everyone in Blackwater, they use to be recon or SpecOps....it's a bunch of BS.....Blackwater is not made up of all former SecOps or Recon....

CalahanD, SupChf is spot on, the majority of Blackwater is not made up of Recon SOps. Besides if your Dad was in the Navy why is he pushing Recon on you? He should be proud that you chose the Marines to begin with, no matter what your MOS will be.

Once you become a Marine you will hear the beginning of the following conversations many times from sister service members: "I was going to join the Marines, but . . . . "