Does anyone know?

Question

My friend is contemplating joining the Marines.. so he wanted me to ask, say he goes to boot camp and decides it is too tough and he doesn't like it after the first day, what happens? can he just leave or no? Or he's on the plane and decides right when he gets there he doesn't like it? I know he has to research it but generally asking, what does one do in a situation when JUST arriving to boot camp they want to come home?

Answer 1

In short... he can choose not to go to Boot Camp and have nothing happen. The time between going to the MEPS and joining a branch of service to the time he returns to that MEPS for the final swearing in and shipping to Boot Camp he can bail out. If he does the final swearing in and ships to Boot Camp he will have to suck it up. There are ways out, however most are related to poor performance and have a "general" not "honorable" discharge associated to them.

Answer 2

i know you are not a marine until the end of boot camp and the military law for all branches is that you can get out with any number of discharges within the first 180 days a lot easier than if you stayed in and then tried to get out. there is a website called girights.org ( i think) that gives you a lot of info on this. also one thing your friend needs to know is that the marines are the most demanding and most difficult branch in all of the military that is why they are called the best of the best. and boot camp with them will be the most difficult thing he will ever do in his life it will challenge him mentally and physically to his very limits and sometimes more to his breaking point. he will suffer pain, humilitaion, extreme mental and physical stress and will still be pushed to go on. his drill instructors will be mean and relentless, he is not a soldier to them during this time so he deserves no respect....they will hound him until he breaks....BUT they will build him back up, if strong enough he will work through the pain and stress and he will come out at the end of basic a new man, a better man and instead of pain, humiliation, mental and physical stress. he will have a mental and physical courage, strength and pride that few men ever do. and he will finally be a marine in every sense of the word and he will be respected. the motto 'the few, the proud, the marines' explains it all and if your friend is not committed to making it through no matter what and is already questioning this he needs not to join as he is wasting everyone's time. and honestly the marines do not want someone who isn't sure they want to be there. one thing though you need to understand...the things in life that are worthwhile are not easy. tell your friend to do the easy thing if he hasn't got what it takes mentally to see this through...get a job and live his life and let those who few who have what it takes to defend this country. i doubt your friend would even make it through any of the other branches, they are difficult as well but the marines are a whole different animal.

Answer 3

It doesn't work like that. Once you take the oath, its over. You owe them 8 years of your time. Now, life happens so there may be certain circumstances where you will be discharged.

I believe that the Marines go thru much more with their training than with other branches. They have a high level of honor and pride. I have met some who are just plain crazy and out of it as if they have been brainwashed. There are others who are exceptional.

Answer 4

If your friend leaves boot camp without a discharge,then that would be a federal offense.One of my neighbors sons joined the Marines,and they threw him out because they said he wasn't Marine material.

Answer 5

Well you can refuse to train which is an Ar. 15 they demote you and take money away. You can eventually go home, but they will hold you there for several months While you get looked down upon, and get humiliated in front of your whole company. Or you can go AWOL but you better have a good lawyer. If you get a Dishonorable Discharge..good luck finding a job in the future. But good luck to your friend.

Answer 6

Once you sign those papers you're in. You can't get out unless there is a medical problem or the like. This doesn't happen often. You make the decision to commit no matter what when you sign those papers with the recruiter. It is not something you do lightly.

Answer 7

Your friend is not ready for boot camp, he sounds like a weakling and sure he don't want to be a weak link?
If he is not man enough to go and find out what kind of soldier would he be?
He should check out the Boys' Scout, he seems more to their age.

Answer 8

he needs to sit down with his recruiter and discuss this. if he is already coming up with scenarios to get out he doesn't need to join the military doesn't need the weak. only the strong. he cant just leave once he goes through meps and is sworn in and heads to boot cap he is government property. and will have to go through his command for a failure to adapt discharge and you only get that if they see you are struggling. they don't give out many. too many use it as an excuse because they dont like being told when to eat when to sleep or just plain being told what to do. that's not failure to adapt that's refusing to adapt your friend doesn't sound like marine material

Answer 9

Thye Marine Corps has an old saying ; "Give your soul to God because we have your @ss!" I believe your friend should pay close attention to that saying, because there is no reading between the lines!

Answer 10

Suck it up. Once you sign you made a commitment. You can not run from things just because you think you made a mistake. You learn to deal. It is part of growing up. It will happen sooner or later for everyone.