RMJ
01-27-17, 02:09 AM
Hello Marines, I have done some searching around on the forums, but I have not found a solid answer. Can you sign a contract at MEPS overweight? Can you ship overweight? Is there a third weight check at Boot Camp or is your pre-ship check the final one? I have heard that if you are within 5% of the weight requirement you can carry on without a waiver of any sort. I am 72 inches which leaves me with a 202lbs limit. The thing is I am an prior service 26 year old Corpsman with giant muscles. I am very lean and I have a first class PFT. This leaves me fluctuating around 207lbs down from 212lbs about a week ago. I am training and dieting very hard, so I plan to make the weight. However, I am curious on the actual policy if I was a pound or two over.
Another side question: I am told that enlisting into the Marine Corps will have me lose rank from E-4 to E-2. Non-Marine service members have told me that due to the fact that I was an E-4 for nearly 5 years. I would only be dropped down to E-3. Is there any truth to that? Does my time spent as an E-2 previously count toward time spent toward picking up E-3?
Another side question: I am told that enlisting into the Marine Corps will have me lose rank from E-4 to E-2. Non-Marine service members have told me that due to the fact that I was an E-4 for nearly 5 years. I would only be dropped down to E-3. Is there any truth to that? Does my time spent as an E-2 previously count toward time spent toward picking up E-3?