Any input on some interesting jobs?

[GusWarpinski]

I'm sure this question has been asked a thousand times, but I haven't found any good responses. Most of the time the people asking have really low line scores. I got a 92 on the asvab and my lowest line score is 124. My mechanical and electrical are 135. I am genuinely interested in just about anything. I am looking at intel or combat engineer right now, but just wanted to get your input. For example of you have been in for a while, and you have seen a job that you wished you would have done let me know! Thanks so much!

[Rocky C]

Whatever you decide, know this.

The Marine Corps is downsizing. We are getting back to our roots as an Amphibious Force in Readiness, alot of MOS' will be eliminated.

Best Bet, go Intel if you can get it.

Best of luck to you.

[MunkyVsRobot]

Go open contract then you get to gamble and see what you get to do. Thats always fun right? Think of it as Marine Corps Christmas...

[Tennessee Top]

Every wannabe on here wants to be a grunt. What's your problem? Maybe, since you're so smart, you should become a nuclear engineering officer in the Navy...just say'n. Now, want to brag about your line scores some more professor? Geez...DI's love Einstiens like you!!

THAT response good enough for you?

[JoeMyst]

Here's some thoughts to chew on, when I enlisted I was told there were no infantry contracts open and everyone online said I should forget it. I told my recruiter that I wanted to turn back on the papers I signed because he couldn't get me the slot I had wanted and I knew at the time that I had more options. In the end I waited about 4 solid months and now I'm an 0331.

I just wanted to smash that infantry myth right away and also show that if you really want a job it's yours depending how committed you can be to it. Here's what your recruiter didn't tell you; No matter what job you're looking at 3 months of boot camp, 1 month of SOI (School of Infantry, digging fighting holes and learning more basics), before you even touch your follow-on schooling (1 more month advanced training at SOI for infantry, time varies for other MOS's).

Once you hit the fleet it's not just (insert job). You're part of the fleet. You do our physical training, usually lead by your section leader. You do our follow-on training (helo dunker, hmmwv training, anywhere the Corps decides could assist you in benefiting the Corps). So don't expect picking Admin & Logistics for example and expecting that you'll sit at a desk all day then get released for liberty on the weekend. Some places you might go in the Corps are like this, most aren't. One of my friends I came from MEPS with and graduated boot camp from did a 6-mile run in his first day in the fleet.

And I would like to tackle "open contract" suggested earlier. From what I remember my platoon in boot had 2 open contracts that were there when they were finally told what MOS they would be. Warehouse clerk and food service specialist (cook). Yeah, neither of these Marines wanted either of those jobs. I laughed my ass off because the latter said throughout all boot camp, "As long as I'm not a cook." And that's what he ended up getting

That said, they're all good jobs. Like I stated earlier, if you're in a good place they'll keep you in shape and keep you diciplined. You should expect follow-on training throughout the fleet that will keep you on your toes. And depending on your MOS you should see a couple deployments. The biggest difference should be between active and reserve -- Do you want to live at your job? Then after you should ask yourself what you want to work with. Do you like working with vehicles, technology, guns, paperwork, that's how you should evaluate these jobs. Not just "this is cool," but what you'll be working on/with in these jobs.

When you do decide, stick with it because it's going to be your life for a minimal of 4 years. Nothing was more exciting in my life than being able to fire an M2.