Should I join the USMC? I feel like I just spinning my wheels and want to do something with my life.?

Question

Sorry about posting this under motorcycles, I didnt really notice what I was doing. Spinning my wheels must have sent me yall's way.
hopefully I will have a bike soon.

Answer 1

Only if your heart is in it! It is not an easy life by any means. I pray the Lord guides you to the right decision for you. If you do join let me be the first to say thanks.

Answer 2

the last four generations of my family have served in the armed forces. I recived my Honerable discharge from the US Army Earlier this month.

of everything I have done the one thing I am glad I didn't do was join the marines. don't get me wrong, we need the marines just as much as the next branch in Afghanistan and Iraq, but seeing video footage of Marines I knew in Afghanistan, before they joined, those kids get their heads messed with more than any of us did.

I can still see the Marine training in my dad every day. he has been out of the Marines since I was six. the old addage is "Once a Marine, Always a Marine." and the addage is true, for the good and the bad, a Marine does not change after they have been molded into the bullet spunges they are (yes my dad hates it when I say that, but then he agrees with it as well).

there is a lot of things different between the services, and they all banter each other. but you will always have friends that understand you, know what you have been through, and will listen, even if they were never in a unit with you.

it is a big desicion, not to be entered into lightly. I lost six of my friends in a helicopter crash last year. one of the men had a wife at home three months pregnant. it took her three days to learn that her baby girl would never meet her dad.

CL31, what we have called it scince, was a dark night for my unit. and we will never forget those men we knew. nor their names: CW2 Chris Donaldson; CW2 Eric Totten: SGT Bryan "Punky" Brewster; SGT Jeffery Wiekamp; SSG Christopher Howick (Posthumus promotion); SGT Jhon Griffith. the crew of Flight 349, Collossal 31 will never be forgotten to those who knew them.

Answer 3

I was a Marine for 5 years, i got out in 2002 and think leaving was the biggest mistake I ever made. First you have to ask youself if you can take it? Are you in good shape? have strong leadership skills? able to work under extreme enviroments without getting nurveous? The Corps is unlike anything else in the world, once your in you'll love it. The initial shock of being conditioned into someone worthy of having the name Marine is hard at first but once you make it, it will be the most rewarding time of your life.
I served in the initial invasion of Afghanistan and had a boterhood with my fellow Marines that you can never find in the disorganized civilian world. The other services will not compare to the Marine Corps in that aspect. You might have a more cushy life in one of the other, but in my opinion if you want to be elite join the Corps.
If you do decide to join I would suggest that you do a lot of physical and mental work before shipping out. Besides geting in the best shape of your life you should buy some books on Marine Corps history and make yourself familiar with current happenings and operations the Corps in involved with. During boot camp you will get drilled on Marine Corps history.

Answer 4

Joining the USMC, or any other service, can help you get your life in order and give you some direction (I know- I've got 18 years in the Army). Be sure to investigate what ALL of the services have to offer, though, and don't choose one based on a good commercial or what a friend told you. Put some thought into it because you will be putting a lot on the line and making a big commitment when you join.

It sounds to me, though, like you need to answer some spiritual questions first. If you do believe there's a God that created us, then you might try finding out what He wants you to accomplish in life before you make any major decisions. How do you do that? Talk to Him... then be quiet and listen.

Answer 5

research it completely before you think u r ready. there is good and bad in everything. you meet good people and do things. but your gone away alot and dont have the choices you do now. From a former Marine, I was communications in a combat unit, A marksmanship instructor at boot camp in Camp Pen(San D, Cal) and I have seen ones that were not ready. Read the book Marine,or the movie those stories are close to the truth, the writer was in a unit of mine. What ever your choice. Semper Fi

Answer 6

You put this question under Motorcycles??
The Marine Corp is tough- Can you find some other way to make a decent living??
If not- we need people to fight our battles, why not those that are "spinning wheels"?

Answer 7

The military, any branch, can be a great way to get a good hold on your future. What you need to consider what the pros and cons are in each branch. You also need to think about your own family obligations, such as if you have children. In any branch, you can be gone from home a very long time with little or no contact with your family, but in many instances that can be a benefit to your future.

Answer 8

I considered joining the military at one time and I would be better off today if I had. I think for a working class guy the military option is even better now. But research all the options and make the recruiters fight over you, get the best deal you can get with them.

Answer 9

Go buy a Harley, spin your wheels, chase women, that's life.

Answer 10

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qtcd1kSdlQY

Join the Marines and ride a KLR650 from Kuwait to Baghdad!

(Just wanted to get this sorry thread on topic.)