wannajoin89
12-16-11, 07:44 PM
Hello everyone,
Until recently I never thought about joining the military but my friend brought it up to me about two months ago and he told how I could be a linguist and how the military is a good way to grow up. At first, I was a bit reluctant, but as I researched more and more, I liked what I saw and read more and more. The thought of being able to be trained in a job skill and acquire discipline while serving seems perfect for my life right now. I'm 22 and I still live at home with my parents and I have gone through various minimum wage jobs that I hated. I love languages though and I already speak 5, and I wanted to be an interpreter when I was younger. The past few weeks I have been really researching the military and more recently, the Marine Corps. So I've read a lots of posts about becoming a linguist with the military, and I find myself researching it everyday. I told my mom and dad about it and they didn't think it was a good idea. See, I've never been someone that you would think would join the military, especially the Marines. I didn't play sports in high school, I was always little chubby, and I've always been the goofy
/dorky class clown type. I've never really had any discipline in my life. I feel like joining the military would be a way for me to step up and become a man and for people to take me seriously. But I'm wondering if I have what it takes to be a Marine. If I were to join, I would want a few months before boot camp to get in shape so I'm not one of those recruits panting in the back. I would want to give my best.
I've been researching the different branches, and the Marines appeal to me most , I admire the way Marines carry carry themselves, the amount of discipline that they have and they're bad ass. haha. I would love to one day be able to one and wear that uniform. This urge to become a Marine has been growing and I think about joining the Marines everyday. At first I wanted to join the army, but after researching all the branches, and I thought that as joining the military for me would be a challenge, I want to go all the way, and join the Marines, also getting a black belt while in would be cool!!
I guess it's weird for me because I've never thought about something like this until recently. My parents see this as a radical descision and think this would be a poor decision on my part because they think I won't make it, I wouldnt fit in, I could get killed etc. It would be so cool to prove them wrong by joining the Marines and becoming part of the Few, the Proud. But I am scared too that I would fail and not be able to make it. I just want to know are there any Marines out there who were in my position before they joined?? Living at home, no training, discipline or income, but also who didn't think of the Marines until a few months prior to enlisting/leaving to boot. How was your experience? How did you cope?? Did you feel changed after boot camp?? I want to know that I could make that change of maturity, pride and discipline. My parents think because I wasnt the "military type" growing up that its not for me and my close friends and family would be shocked, I think, if I told them I wanted to join the Marine Corps. I told a couple friends though and they thought it was the best idea!! Haha...I also, for the most part, understand what I would be getting myself into, boot comp, that there are deployments etc I want to know that this is what I want to do for sure, and maybe even make a career? And that it isn't just a phase like my parents think. I do have respect and take what they have to say into consideration though. I want to do this A LOT though, I've tried to just focus on going to school for personal training, but this urge to join is there everyday.
I'm really stuck on the subject and I wanted some advice I guess. Also, in the Marines, to choose being a linguist, can you get it in your contract if you score well on the asvab
/dlab ? I also understand that getting deployed is a reality. I know that some linguist go out on the field and some are at desks, but does it just depend on where your needed?? Would linguists be right up there fighting with infantry or would it be more in a support role. Are the desk job and the field job in the linguist category separate MOS's??
Sorry for the long post, thanks in advace Marines!! Semper Fi!!
Until recently I never thought about joining the military but my friend brought it up to me about two months ago and he told how I could be a linguist and how the military is a good way to grow up. At first, I was a bit reluctant, but as I researched more and more, I liked what I saw and read more and more. The thought of being able to be trained in a job skill and acquire discipline while serving seems perfect for my life right now. I'm 22 and I still live at home with my parents and I have gone through various minimum wage jobs that I hated. I love languages though and I already speak 5, and I wanted to be an interpreter when I was younger. The past few weeks I have been really researching the military and more recently, the Marine Corps. So I've read a lots of posts about becoming a linguist with the military, and I find myself researching it everyday. I told my mom and dad about it and they didn't think it was a good idea. See, I've never been someone that you would think would join the military, especially the Marines. I didn't play sports in high school, I was always little chubby, and I've always been the goofy
/dorky class clown type. I've never really had any discipline in my life. I feel like joining the military would be a way for me to step up and become a man and for people to take me seriously. But I'm wondering if I have what it takes to be a Marine. If I were to join, I would want a few months before boot camp to get in shape so I'm not one of those recruits panting in the back. I would want to give my best.
I've been researching the different branches, and the Marines appeal to me most , I admire the way Marines carry carry themselves, the amount of discipline that they have and they're bad ass. haha. I would love to one day be able to one and wear that uniform. This urge to become a Marine has been growing and I think about joining the Marines everyday. At first I wanted to join the army, but after researching all the branches, and I thought that as joining the military for me would be a challenge, I want to go all the way, and join the Marines, also getting a black belt while in would be cool!!
I guess it's weird for me because I've never thought about something like this until recently. My parents see this as a radical descision and think this would be a poor decision on my part because they think I won't make it, I wouldnt fit in, I could get killed etc. It would be so cool to prove them wrong by joining the Marines and becoming part of the Few, the Proud. But I am scared too that I would fail and not be able to make it. I just want to know are there any Marines out there who were in my position before they joined?? Living at home, no training, discipline or income, but also who didn't think of the Marines until a few months prior to enlisting/leaving to boot. How was your experience? How did you cope?? Did you feel changed after boot camp?? I want to know that I could make that change of maturity, pride and discipline. My parents think because I wasnt the "military type" growing up that its not for me and my close friends and family would be shocked, I think, if I told them I wanted to join the Marine Corps. I told a couple friends though and they thought it was the best idea!! Haha...I also, for the most part, understand what I would be getting myself into, boot comp, that there are deployments etc I want to know that this is what I want to do for sure, and maybe even make a career? And that it isn't just a phase like my parents think. I do have respect and take what they have to say into consideration though. I want to do this A LOT though, I've tried to just focus on going to school for personal training, but this urge to join is there everyday.
I'm really stuck on the subject and I wanted some advice I guess. Also, in the Marines, to choose being a linguist, can you get it in your contract if you score well on the asvab
/dlab ? I also understand that getting deployed is a reality. I know that some linguist go out on the field and some are at desks, but does it just depend on where your needed?? Would linguists be right up there fighting with infantry or would it be more in a support role. Are the desk job and the field job in the linguist category separate MOS's??
Sorry for the long post, thanks in advace Marines!! Semper Fi!!