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Monday, May 6, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Strict Polocies
I was rejected from the enlistment process because of some scars on my arm. Some of you may know that I used to cut myself. I guess that came back to bite me. The Sstg I was talking to before is trying to see if I can still try to enlist, but I doubt it.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Hurry Up and Wait
This is something that the military is famous for. I was told that I would be going to do my ASVAB today...then tomorrow....now I am being told that maybe next week. I am not a very patient person. I suppose that I will become one soon.
Step 2: Contact a recruiter
This step is harder than I thought to complete. i had to search a few websites to get the number for the recruit depot. i called them twice and left a message. I also submitted my info online at www.marines.com. For those of you that may have done JROTC, ROTC, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, or have taken the ASVAB in HS, the recruiters will probably contact you. I did none of this.
Yesterday at work, I got a call from an officer recruiter, and then later an enlisted recruiter. The difference being that The first marine wanted to see if I could be an officer, but once I told him that my desired MOS would prevent that, he got me in contact with the second marine. I answered a series of questions such as where I lived, did I do drugs, what was my height/ weight...etc.
They really were willing to work with my situation. They are trying to get the liaison to give me a ride all the way to LA to o my testing and everything! They will pay for "Three hots and a cot" as a friend of mine says. That means I spend the night and they feed me.
Ermergerd! I was told I would be picked up tomorrow, so today I am spending the day restudying everything and coming up with questions and gathering everything I need for going up there. The recruiter didn't really say anything I needed except ID, HS diploma, and SS card. (Besides toothbrush and questions and my brain).
Yesterday at work, I got a call from an officer recruiter, and then later an enlisted recruiter. The difference being that The first marine wanted to see if I could be an officer, but once I told him that my desired MOS would prevent that, he got me in contact with the second marine. I answered a series of questions such as where I lived, did I do drugs, what was my height/ weight...etc.
They really were willing to work with my situation. They are trying to get the liaison to give me a ride all the way to LA to o my testing and everything! They will pay for "Three hots and a cot" as a friend of mine says. That means I spend the night and they feed me.
Ermergerd! I was told I would be picked up tomorrow, so today I am spending the day restudying everything and coming up with questions and gathering everything I need for going up there. The recruiter didn't really say anything I needed except ID, HS diploma, and SS card. (Besides toothbrush and questions and my brain).
Step 1: Research
Before you ever get to boot camp or anything, you have to do some research. You have to figure out a few things:
Which branch are you most suited for?
-MARINE CORPS OOH RAH!
What are the requirements and do you fulfill them?
Age:
-18 (or 17 with parental consent)
CHECK. I am 23
Physical:
Height 64 inches so weight must be between 107 and 141 not to exceed a fat content of 26 % CHECK. I am at 135 and 24%. That's cutting it close, but still acceptable.
Educational:
-Finished High School with a diploma or GED (diploma preferred)
CHECK. with roughly 3.0 GPA
-Some college and/or degree
CHECK. I am a college senior and if needed I can finish in one year.
Citizenship:
-American Citizen
CHECK. Born and raised
ASVAB:
Score of at least 31(GT 105 for me-GT-General Technical-VE+AR).
UNCHECK I will be taking the ASVAB this week and doing everything at MEPS at that time.
What do you want to do in that branch?
Linguist
Are there any limitations?
As a female, I am not yet allowed in combat
I need higher scores to get into the MOS I want
That's all I can think of for now
Which branch are you most suited for?
-MARINE CORPS OOH RAH!
What are the requirements and do you fulfill them?
Age:
-18 (or 17 with parental consent)
CHECK. I am 23
Physical:
Height 64 inches so weight must be between 107 and 141 not to exceed a fat content of 26 % CHECK. I am at 135 and 24%. That's cutting it close, but still acceptable.
Educational:
-Finished High School with a diploma or GED (diploma preferred)
CHECK. with roughly 3.0 GPA
-Some college and/or degree
CHECK. I am a college senior and if needed I can finish in one year.
Citizenship:
-American Citizen
CHECK. Born and raised
ASVAB:
Score of at least 31(GT 105 for me-GT-General Technical-VE+AR).
UNCHECK I will be taking the ASVAB this week and doing everything at MEPS at that time.
What do you want to do in that branch?
Linguist
European I (West)
- 2754 Dutch
- 2756 Finnish
- 2757 French
- 2758 German
- 2759 Greek
- 2761 Haitian-Creole
- 2762 Icelandic
- 2763 Italian
- 2764 Norwegian
- 2766 Portuguese (BR)
- 2767 Portuguese (EU)
- 2768 Spanish
- 2769 Swedish
Are there any limitations?
As a female, I am not yet allowed in combat
I need higher scores to get into the MOS I want
That's all I can think of for now
My Experiences: A prologue
While I have seen many articles and blogs about boot camp, most gloss over the details of enlisting. Here, I will be sharing with you everything that I can about MY experience of enlisting with the Marines, from the beginning. I will try my best to journal while in basic training and henceforth. I obviously won't be updating while I'm there, although I might have a friend of mine try to update for me. That might work because we supposedly get free time every night to write home.
Let begin before the beginning. (feel free to narrate using Morgan Freedman's voice)
I have had lots of exposure to military life. I was adopted at age eight. My mom was a teacher and my dad used to be in the Navy; I think my uncle is in the army (?); my cross country coach was in one of the services (again, I don't know which); even a crush I had in HS was in ROTC. That was when I learned about military lingo. Rich was very proud of being in ROTC. One day, he came to school in his uniform-probably career day- and I picked up his cover. I asked him innocently if I could wear his hat, and boy was he not shy about letting me know that it was NOT a hat! In college another crush of mine went into the air force. You get the idea. A lot of people I know are serving our country.
Whenever I saw a military man or woman, I was so overwhelmed with pride. I wanted to be just like them, but it didn't occur until recently that I could do just that. I was inspired to join the Marine Corp by my ex. He used to be a trombone player, but now is changing his MOS I think. If you don't know. MOS is what job you have in the military (Military occupational specialty)
I have been training off and on for awhile now, but I lacked motivation because I could never find the right workout for me, or I would find the right work out, but something in my life would change.
http://www.todaysmilitary.com/military-careers/entering-the-military/enlisting-in-the-military
OK, so now that I am done with the prologue, we can get into the good stuff.
Let begin before the beginning. (feel free to narrate using Morgan Freedman's voice)
I have had lots of exposure to military life. I was adopted at age eight. My mom was a teacher and my dad used to be in the Navy; I think my uncle is in the army (?); my cross country coach was in one of the services (again, I don't know which); even a crush I had in HS was in ROTC. That was when I learned about military lingo. Rich was very proud of being in ROTC. One day, he came to school in his uniform-probably career day- and I picked up his cover. I asked him innocently if I could wear his hat, and boy was he not shy about letting me know that it was NOT a hat! In college another crush of mine went into the air force. You get the idea. A lot of people I know are serving our country.
Whenever I saw a military man or woman, I was so overwhelmed with pride. I wanted to be just like them, but it didn't occur until recently that I could do just that. I was inspired to join the Marine Corp by my ex. He used to be a trombone player, but now is changing his MOS I think. If you don't know. MOS is what job you have in the military (Military occupational specialty)
I have been training off and on for awhile now, but I lacked motivation because I could never find the right workout for me, or I would find the right work out, but something in my life would change.
http://www.todaysmilitary.com/military-careers/entering-the-military/enlisting-in-the-military
OK, so now that I am done with the prologue, we can get into the good stuff.
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