"how do I get back in" Sgt and below

[Petz]

still waiting for orders, I have it on good authority to expect them sometime next week. I'm in MI still working for my recruiters. I've never envied recruiters but after seeing the crap they deal with at the higher levels, I down right feel sorry for them, not that they need it.

[Supersquishy]

still waiting for orders, I have it on good authority to expect them sometime next week. I'm in MI still working for my recruiters. I've never envied recruiters but after seeing the crap they deal with at the higher levels, I down right feel sorry for them, not that they need it.

Holy Squirts Still?!?!?! LOL no wonder your not online much, recruiters must be hogging the computers haha.

[Wyoming]

still waiting for orders, I have it on good authority to expect them sometime next week. I'm in MI still working for my recruiters. I've never envied recruiters but after seeing the crap they deal with at the higher levels, I down right feel sorry for them, not that they need it.

OK, so at least you are receiving a check.

You are receiving a check by now aren't you?

[Petz]

yes, a very nice check.

[Wyoming]

OK, a question or two.

You are a SSgt, on Active Duty, in the United States Marine Corps, re-enlisted since 11 September 2009, on recruiting duty, drawing a regular active duty paycheck, awaiting orders, from someone, to somewhere. Yes??

Don't you find it strange that the Corps would let you back in on AD, with nowhere to go?

[Petz]

No, the monitors need to find a spot for me. They don't authorize reenlistment with orders awaiting.

[Wyoming]

OK, let me try to wrap my pea brain around this one more time.

You are not, as yet, on active duty. True/False
You are not, as yet, collecting a regular paycheck. True/False

[Petz]

I have signed the AD contract and I am getting a pay check. I DO NOT have my orders to my new unit. The Monitor has to find out where the Corps needs me then write me orders to there. My monitor has close to 20,000 Marines he needs to worry about, so I don't feel slighted by him taking any period of time at all.

[Scubadvr1999]

Has anyone herd any new news about the usmc letting reservists go active recentally. i have talked to prior service recrutiers saying that the usmc isnt. but it seems that as of the new FY they are...anyone know what is going on?

[Petz]

you would be considered a PSEP, you would need to talk to a recruiter. If you approach them now they will start working on your package, there are docs you need to get together and they know this will take some time. Go see them tomorrow and they'll get you as ready as they can for Jan.

[DevilDog438]

Just curiosity at this point - if I was seriously considering trying to get back in, is it worth it?

Age: 39
Prior Service: USMC(R) 1990-1995
Prior MOS: Base 3000

I was a 90-day reservist when I went in. Desert Shield kicked off while I was at PI. After Desert Storm, my unit advised all of the 90-dayers that the budget was rescinded and we would not be sent to our schools during summer '91. We were supposed to be OJT'd. However, in the winter of 1994 I was advised that I was not eligible for OJT and would be admin separated in 1995 for lack of MOS certification.

Looking back, I was a stupid mid-20's kid and did not put up a fight. Looking forward, I have been an IT specialist for the past 13 years, with multiple certifications and a clearance. If I were to come back in, I would like to go into an MOS that allows me to use my experiences for the benefit of the Corps (I do Cisco Unified Communications stuff as a career).

Like I said, I am just curious. I am fairly certain it is a crapshoot longshot, with lottery-winning odds.

[Petz]

need more info. How old were you when you got out, how many years did you serve on active duty and if you do the math, the maximum age is 29, so you'd have had to have had 10 years on active duty.

[DevilDog438]

Like I said, thought it was a long shot, but did not have the rules.

Only AD time was basic training and a single AT. 4 satisfactory reserve years and out at 25. Was hopeful that my skillset would override any age restrictions, but was fairly certain someone was going to tell me impossible. No harm in asking the question for informational purposes, IMO. Would have looked at coming back in as a reservist again, but getting the understanding that it would be a formidable impossibility.

[Petz]

no, no harm at all. I'm sorry it wasn't what you wanted to hear.

The Marine Corps is tight as it is with personnel. what you could do is be a civilian Marine. Find a job for the Corps as a civilian.

[DevilDog438]

The company that I currently work for does a fair amount of business in support of Corps objectives. I have taught Marines in the past year, as well as installing gear for them, with more on tap for the coming FY.

Thanks again, Devil Dog, for all the information on this thread.