once you sign up for the marines is it true that you cant leave?

Question

Ive heard once you sign up you belong to them.

And do you get use to the training?particularly the running part?

and do alot of people make it through basic

Answer 1

The enlistement process goes through two visits to M.E.P.S.

The first visit you'll do alot of paperwork, a physical, and some battery tests if you've not taken them prior. You'll be sworn in, at the end of the day and go home.

When you're due to ship out, you return to M.E.P.S. and go through a similar process. Up to the point you swear in for a second time, you can back out. Your recruiter and his croneys at the M.E.P.S. station may try to tell you that you "have" to go and can't back out after you are sworn in the first time - this is bogus. You CAN back at this point.

Once you swear in the second time, you're likely going to be on a bus or plane to MCRD Parris Island, or San Diego - depending on where you live. At this point, you're pretty much committed.

Technically, you can still get out up til your graduation of boot camp. But it's a fine line you have to walk to do so, and it's easy to end up in military court facing the UCMJ for refusing to train or similar charges.

If you're having second thoughts, you probably need to back out before your second trip to M.E.P.S.

If you've already shipped and completed basic training and entering the "fleet" your options limit considerably. At this stage, you should probably plan on pulling the time of your contract enlistment as you have very few "outs."

Answer 2

A large part make it through the training, well over 90%.

Yes you get in shape and can handle the PT (physical training). And when you sign the contract the government owns you legaly. That is why they used to be called G.I's That stood for Government Issue!

Soilders are ordered just like tanks or food.

You have to fulfill your contract. Regardless of how long it is. Now since we are at war, they have instituted stop loss. Which is a back door draft. They can keep you until the age of i think 54.

Answer 3

once you sign the papers & take the oath, you are commited. you arrive at a recruit training regiment at either paris island, n.c. or san diego, cal. where ever you end up, it will be a life changing experence! you WILL think you've made a big mistake!! if you choose to enlist in the marine corps you MUST be committed and dedicated and be willing to sacrafice everything!! start working out! running,situps, pushups,squat thrusts,pullups!!! i can't stress enough the physical side of it! then there is the MENTAL side, be ready for the most intense verbal, physical,mental abuse you will ever endure; EVER! this is NO BULLSH!T!, DO NOT!! take this lightly. NOW! on the bright side, if your man enough to EARN the TITLE! of UNITED STATES MARINE!! you have entered a brotherhood that you will cherish for the rest of your life. no one can take it away from you, only another brother will understand "once a marine, always a marine!" you become part of a very special family, and everytime you meet a fellow marine for the rest of your life, you'll shake hands or give a uh-rah! or "SEMPER FI" the day you report to bootcamp you'll be sorry, but the day graduate, will be happiest day of your life!! not everyone makes it, they don't give it to you, you have to earn it!! pick a job that you will receive training that relates to the civilian world, i recommend any job in the air wing, flight crew/mechanics make a good living out in "THE WORLD" and have the best duty (fun)

Answer 4

Yep, you belong to them for the length of the contract that you signed, unless you flunk out of boot, which is highly likely. You could leave on your own, however if they catch up to you, you'd be facing jail time. Getting through boot is an achievement in and of itself and something that makes Marines proud to be Marines. Once a Marine, always a Marine.

Answer 5

Every service is the same, you own 8 years, period. If you do a 4 year commitment and get out, then for 4 more years you are subject to recall. Your eight years may be extended by stop loss. If you retire, you are availible for recall for several years, I don't remember the exact number of years, though I think it is ten. As a matter of fact, you don't technically "retire" at 20 years, you are on retainer pay.

Answer 6

Getting out is easy up to the first year of your enlistment. What is hard is honoring your commitment. The training is tough but they will bring you up to speed. Very few fail basic. Some wash out do to medical or criminal reasons but the majority make it.

You won't be the same person as you are now. You won't even think along the same lines as you do now.

Answer 7

once you enlist in the marines and graduate bootcamp then you are a marine then you will get issued your first duty station and then after your time is up for that enlistment you will be asked if you want to renlist which you can get a bonus for that and you will have to do pt all the time it is a requirement for all branches in the service and once your in your in there is no way of getting out unless your mental or get pretty injured in someway that they releive you and give you an honorable discharge

Answer 8

Not unless you do a few thing:

1) Get too fat
2) Do something so bad or illegal that they kick you out
3) You are gay
4) Get a medical discharge for some kind of injury

The Marines have the longest min. enlistment, four years. Dont join the Marines unless you are into being hardcore and like running.

Answer 9

yeah you have to the following..


1) Get too fat
2) Do something so bad or illegal that they kick you out
3) You are gay
4) Get a medical discharge for some kind of injury
& if you do get a dishonorable discharge you cant EVEN get any goverment help... not even school money... so think about it. if you get hurt complain about it alot.. that the best bet. you will get a honerable discharge. Oh even for drinking on duty .. like showing up to formation all drunk.That a fast honerable
one that i can think of.

Answer 10

Pretty much unless you get medically discharged or you serve your term