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Wow, I need to get over here more often.

Infuryum, if becoming a Marine officer is your goal, don't let your non-acceptance into the USNA stop you. That's just not the Marine way, as you'll soon learn. The Marine Corps has a dozen different ways for you to become an officer, and it doesn't matter how old you are, so long as you have the desire to succeed. I am a sergeant stationed at Recruiting Station San Diego Headquarters -- but I'm not a recruiter. I'm only here waiting on orders to my next duty station. I'm a cryptographic technician for the Corps, and D. Davis is my best friend -- he and I worked together in the same shop for a few years. Some of these monkeys here have been suggesting that intelligent people choose other services, or that you just can't get a good job in the Corps -- Davis and I can tell you that that's just not true. The Corps is just like the other services -- they're not going to insult your intelligence. If you score well on the ASVAB, they're going to get you a good job. Peiord.

Because of where I work, I can get you all the information you need about becoming an officer. And I can only confirm what other Marines before me here have said: Anyone can serve, but only a few can call themselves Marines. It's a title that you will genuinely earn, a title that is burned into your very soul, a title that you will carry proudly until the day you die. The Corps will teach you things that you will use the rest of your life -- honor, courage, commitment, leadership -- all those things that will distinguish you from those around you.

I'm gettin' long-winded here. Summary: I think you've made the right choice, but naturally, I'm a little bit biased. You'll know you've made the right choice when you complete the Crucible, receive your Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, and are called a United States Marine for the first time.

Welcome to our brotherhood, devildog, we're proud to have you! OOOOOOOHRAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

There used to be, IIRC, a program called MCECP - Marine Corps Enlisted Commisoning Program. Might be an option...

Start out Enlisted, they help you with school (time & money) then you get Commisioned.

Worth a look.

Mark

My goal now is to secure a NROTC scholarship and finish what I started at Texas A&M. This might actually work out. There is a really good Naval JROTC unit at one of the high schools I used to go to here in town. They did a lot with my AFJROTC outfit at the high school I graduated from. They'll be able to give me a lot of information and help with the scholarship.

It also turns out I have friends in high places. General Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, is in the habit of writing recommendation letters for the sons and friends of sons of those he hob-nobs with in the Pentagon. One might be coming my way very shortly. I can only pray...

Anyway, right now I'm psyched about being denied into the USNA and with the prospect of returning to TAMU. All I have to do is fulfill an obligation as a counselor at Kid's Camp for my church and I'm off to S. California at the end of this month.

The games were reserves versus reserves.
It was a class of Marines fresh out of boot.
The ARMY said I was "perfect" for OCS once they saw I got a perfect score on my ASVAB to go with my college degree.

I know a few Squids at the Academy and my old room mate is Active dute Air Force and a good friend is active duty Navy. If you good a languages. Linguist is the best way to go! With intelegence being a main focus right now and Bush in office the military is doing very well. Plus linguist training is in Monterey Cali. It's very nice there!

-Andy

On a new note, is/was anyone here in the Marine infantry?

I was and still am! Once you go through SOI (School of Infantry) and the training I went through, you retain these skills for life!

infuryum i'm very happy for you

good luck in your future, do CEG proud hehe

SOI for the youngsters. I went through the precursor; ITS or Infantry Training School. A lovely little complex somewhere between Horno and Mateo. Hmmm, IIRC, that's also where you'd find Mount MoFo and B!t(h Ridge. LOL, for those who know!

DUDE!!!! Infuryum!! man, you are truly the man!!! i cant believe this, damnit!! why cant you be goin to PI instead!! I am stationed at SOI East.. and we have working parties come in the armory all the time from ITB companies!! dude, we could have chilled in my work place and gotten special treatment!!! cause I treat all the other boots not so good, unless they listen up good... but damn, I wish you could come east side cause we would have a ball and on your free time we could roolll out in my tour!!!!