whats steps would i have to take to go from becoming a enlisted marine to a officer in the marines?

Answer 1

There are several programs available to you. The most notable is to get accepted to the Naval Academy, in Annapolis, MD. Every year, after a board process, a number of enlisted sailors and Marines are accepted into the next class in the fall.
There is also MECEP, and I don't know what it stands for, but basically you will be discharged from the Marine Corps and placed on Fleet, or inactive Reserve, and allowed to attend college (I believe you need to have at least half of the credits needed for a bachelor's degree), pretty much any college that has an accredited Naval ROTC program, in which you will participate. You will be paid as a Sergeant, or Staff Sergeant, and treated as a reservist, meaning that you will serve as a midshipmen during the time between semesters.

Upon graduation, if memory serves, you will be able to skip Officer Candidate School (but don't quote me on that one), and attend The Basic School, which includes command, field and tactical training for all new officers, as well as new Warrant Officers. Upon completion of this (these?) school (s), you will be comissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. You will be known as a Mustang Marine (having been commisioned from the ranks).
In my experience, the Mustangs commanded more respect from me, because unlike standard officers, they knew where I had been, and they had been in my shoes. God Bless the Mustangs.

A Mustang LtCol kept me from losing my Corporal's stripes when I got myself in trouble. I probably shouldn't have had that stripe in the first place (paperwork error got me promoted two months early), but he made me work hard to keep it, and I turned out a better Marine for it, and earned my Sergeant's stripes before I left the Marines.

Answer 2

This advice comes from someone on the forum from the link below:

"You can go to a 6 week officer candidate school. Your income is paid federally and you can do reserve or active duty after completion. If you dont have any prior military service you will go to basic training prior to OCS. If you do have prior service and have a degree you can just go straight through the 6 week OCS.

So your family will have to go 8 weeks without you for basic (if it is still 8 weeks) and then 6 more for OCS. Quickest route to become an officer in the Army. I am sure they are similar for other branches. It is 14 weeks of BS but necessary to make an officer out of a civilian. You should find out all the pros and cons of officer work before you make the decision. I know enough officers who should have never become officers. It is an important job, it shouldnt be taken lightly. Good Luck! "

Answer 3

No, there are actually not any 2 3 hundred and sixty 5 days enlistments 2. in case you enlist on lively duty, you will serve 4 years on lively duty as enlisted, then you definitely can separate and pass lower back to varsity utilising the GI invoice , earn a level and shop on with for OCS 3. or you may enlist in the reserves and pass to varsity on a similar time, yet you will might desire to pay for college 4. The Marine Corps has a enlisted commissioning software - yet you have to be a corporal or a sgt earlier utilising ( ninety% are sgts ) so as meaning a minimum of four years of lively duty service. yet that software is extremely aggressive, with in elementary terms around one hundred marines each and each 3 hundred and sixty 5 days chosen.

Answer 4

go to officers school or college

Answer 5

You have to be promoted in order to do that.