Hi my dad is an ex marine and tonight when he came home from work he told my mom that he decided to go on active duty with the Marine Core. MY mom went BALLISTIC!!! He has a good job and what would happen to us? He's 45. They won't accept him, will they?
2007-01-24 14:49:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Ok lets say my mom cant talk him out of it and lets say that the people who answered that he isnt too old are right and lets say he goes back in, will they send him to Iraq or is he too old to go in combat?
2007-01-24 15:15:35 · update #1
Your Dad is a hero.
2007-01-24 14:54:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Age
One would think that age would be a simple category. One is old enough, or too old, right? Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work that way. By federal law (10 U.S.C., 510), the minimum age for enlistment in the United States Military is 17 (with parental consent) and the maximum age is 35. This is to ensure than anyone who enlists on active duty can be eligible for retirement (20 years of service) at the mandatory age of 55 (60 in some cases). However, DOD policy allows the individual services to specify the maximum age of enlistment based upon their own unique requirements. The individual services have set the following maximum ages for non-prior service enlistment:
Active Army - 42
Army Reserves - 42
Active Air Force - 27
Air Force Reserve - 34
Active Navy - 34
Naval Reserves - 39
Active Marines - 28
Marine Corps Reserve - 29
Active and Reserve Coast Guard - 27
However, prior service enlistees can receive an "age waiver." In most cases, the amount of age that can be waived depends upon the amount of time the individual previously spent in the military. For example, let's say that an individual has four years of credible military service in the Marine Corps and wants to join the Air Force. The Air Force could waive the individual's maximum enlistment age to age 31 (Maximum age of 27 for the Air Force, plus four years credible service in the Marines). For the Marine Corps, the maximum age of enlistment for prior service is 32, after computing the prior-service age adjustment. God Bless You and Our Southern People.
2007-01-24 16:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very honorable! But what you want to ask yourself is whether it's best for you and everyone concerned. A Military education is great for those that can't afford it any other way but if you are an honors student with no trouble paying for college it might be better to get into a Top College for your education. Also, you always have the option of joining the military after you get an excellent college degree somewhere and you would probably be able to enter as an officer. The other question is, if you have no trouble paying for college would the military scholarship that you would be getting be taking it away from someone else who really needed it?
2016-05-24 06:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear about that. I admire what he's doing, but it sounds like he's doing it for selfish reasons. He should really consider his family first.
I'm not sure if the age cut-off is 35 or 45, but you can get an exemption for every year you spent in the Corps. Example, if the cut-off is 45. John is 47, and he spent 4 years in the Corps. Therefore, the Marines may choose to consider him 43. 47 years old - 4 years in the Corps.
So it all depends how long he was on active duty, and what his MOS is, and whether he was an officer or enlisted (I'm assuming enlisted, because of what everyone is saying)
Regardless, my heart goes out to your family. I hope he makes the right decision (whatever that may be).
2007-01-24 15:24:27 · answer #4 · answered by Richardson '08 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
your dad probably wants to go back into the Marine Corps because of the bond of brotherhood. my teachers who were in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and who have seen Combat talk about how great the Marine Corps was and how they wish they were younger because if they had the change they would go back in a heartbeat. when people think about the marines they think about war, blood, killing, and death everywhere... but the people who are in it have a different understanding of it and later realise that the Marines is what made them into Men
2007-01-24 15:13:36 · answer #5 · answered by Dont get Infected 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
There is never an ex marine, former Marine. Core is spelled Corps.
The limit is like 29 I think. I know it is around that area. He may be able to get back in, but I think it would be hard to.
2007-01-24 15:10:42 · answer #6 · answered by Metal 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The cut off is now 47. All Marines regardless of their Jobs are riflemen. Your pop is a real hero. If they'd let me back in at 50 I'd go in a heart beat. Tell your pop oorah! for me.
2007-01-24 20:17:29 · answer #7 · answered by djm749 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's great that he cares enough to consider that. He does have to remember he has a family he's responsible for that needs and wants him. Maybe he could do something here at home to support the effort, like send packages to Any Soldier or send letters or even volunteer weekends at VA hospitals.
2007-01-24 16:12:25 · answer #8 · answered by Lake Lover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I was younger, I would hook up with him...Your Dad IS a Marine, not an ex.....and it's Marine Corps...
Age limit is 35, if he has certain critical MOS, and serious experience. Maybe..
Tell him to ask a Recruiter..
Give him a big SEMPER FI !!!!! for me
2007-01-24 15:17:26 · answer #9 · answered by PoliticallyIncorrect 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they will as long as he is physically fit. Sometime in 2004, the enlistment age was increased from (I believe 29) to 45. Personally, it sounds more like a mid-life crisis. Talk to him about it, that's all I can say.
2007-01-24 14:55:31 · answer #10 · answered by anifak 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He is not too old to be deployed. Don't be angry with your father. There is nothing wrong with being a hero. Be proud of him. And its Marine Corps.. not Core
2007-01-24 16:14:59 · answer #11 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋