What branch of the U.S.A millitary should I Join?

Question

I'm 17 and next year I'll be out of high school and in the real world.I just dont know if i should join USMC or USAF.I'm really smart but I want 2 join the marines because i'm kinda of obessed with the USMC.I really want 2 make my mother proud of me and I need help ASAP.Thankz

Answer 1

Having spent some time inside the Pentagon, I have it on authoritative - although not official - grounds that the Air Force has the smartest people and the Marines the least. Although one Air Force colonel remarked that your IQ went up 10 points when you retired from the Marines. Now if you should happen to be gay perhaps the Navy would be best (remember that old disco song - those guys knew what it was all about).

As the grafitti said: "join the navy and see the world - through a porthole" or "Be all that you can be - at a buck and a quarter an hour"

Now don't get me wrong the military is a great racket if you work it right. I have seen it in action. But you must make a career of it and college is required (surely you have heard of ROTC). Become an officer and then retire at around 40 or so and get a job with a defense contractor. You will get double what the military was paying plus your retirement money and benefits from the military. And the pentagon is a nice place to work. It was much better in the old days when there was more privledge and stuff but alas the old days are gone. I would seriously consider this option since it has much going for it. Being as young as you are you might not appreciate this or think that much about where you will be when you are 50 but if the military is your choice, what I outlined above is the way to do it. Like I said I have seen people do it and they have no regrets about the money and the security.

But on a more basic level, unless you are contemplating the route I suggested above, why is it that you want a job where you might have to kill people? Not just men but women and children? Are you not smart enough to go to college? There are always community colleges. Much easier to get into. Do you need someone to tell you when you can get up and when you should go to sleep? Tell you what clothes to wear? Are these the tough things in life that you have trouble dealing with?

My practical advice though is this. Join the USAF. Since you are apparently going to join one of these and I doubt if college either with or without ROTC is an option, at least this way you will be able to skip jarhead comments and others that might not be quite as kind as that . Believe me, marines get laughed at (and not just by civilians who dislike the military but by their fellow brothers in arms - although not to their face since no person in their right mind wants to be brutally beaten by a thug regardless of the affiliation of the uniform he wears and who sports one of those peculiar haircuts which I think Heinrich Himmler invented).

Answer 2

What everyone is forgetting is that is a war going on so besides the comments on which branch is harder remember that.

Now I’m in the Army and i Know a whole lot of Marines and Navy and Air force personnel so stop listening to retires getting mad at each other(no offence guys I have a lot of respect for all of you but you know just as well that after you get that discharge you get jaded as you should be).
Also we do make fun of Marines, but in the same way be make fun of the Navy and Air force and guess what they make fun of the Army as well its all part of the fun and it rarely gets serious. The Marines are a great fighting force but to call them the best is not possible above had some great quotes of the Marines and i know they deserved them but the Army has similar quotes and similar victories. Don’t forget the Army won the Second World War in Europe while contributing in the pacific. The Air force well you will only look down into the Air force until you get out from behind your desk and get in the $**** and a big @ss A-10 saves you life. The Navy is more respected then let on they arnt considered hard core killers and they have never been but cowards and homosexuals they are not. When that boat sinks you don’t really have anywhere to run don’t forget that.

So Talk to a Recruited the Marines the Navy all of them and select the right path for you just don’t join the military right now because you want a job that is not what its really meant for and there are better ways to get a civilian job. Although if you want to be a Marine you need to be a Marine at least at first to get it out of your system or else you may regret it.

Also don’t forget like I said there is a war going on and no matter what branch you choose all are at war. And don’t listen to people who call you baby killers they are no better then the people who did it during Vietnam and i pity them they know nothing about the real world...and probably never will.

Answer 3

You join the Marines because you want to be a Marine. Not because you have nothing better to do. Figure out what interests you. Talk to the recruiters and see what fields you are eligible for. If you want tech, go Air Force. The Navy has the same opportunities but you have the chance of being stuck on a ship a lot. Army has a bit of everything and has more of it than the Marines as it is a larger force.
A Marine is a different animal. Every Marine, regardless of MOS (job), is a rifleman first. Every Marine Officer (pilot, supply, maintenance, administrative) is trained as a basic infantry officer before he receives training in anything else. Regardless of what you do, you may find yourself on the front line.
Once you become a Marine, you are a Marine for life.
Spend some time researching, talk to different recruiters and anyone else who may have served. Pay little attention to those who have not for most are totally ignorant of what it means to serve and sacrifice or just do something that is really hard.
Think it over. Do your home work. If you still want to serve then God Bless and good luck.

Answer 4

I would encourage you to go into whatever rating or job you can get that is closest to what your interests are.

I volunteered, I spent 5 yrs in, I never regret it, it was the most formative years of my life. It gave me a great educational base to work from after I got out and I went on and got a degree after.

I would sit down and study the marines and air force and see which offers something that interests you. Mind you, it may be an MOS or rating that is not currently accepting applicants and then you have to have a second choice and third choice in mind. We need good men and women in todays Armed Forces and you sound like will add something good to the troops.

As for making your mom proud, just do your best and she will be, I guarantee you. Moms always worry though, too. Keep in good communications with her while you are gone.

Best of luck, son!

Answer 5

I have been in the Navy and the Army. I liked them both but the time at sea really sucked. I was trained by Marines at Aviation Officer Candidate School. That was severe. Marines don't play games and will make your life a living hell. If you think you want to go through that for several weeks and are willing to be absolutely humiliated to accomplish it, then you would probably make a good marine. You don't realize how hard it is to put your whole life in the hands of someone bent on making you miserable. At least you aren't alone. Unless you are one tough dude, I would highly recommend the Air Force.

Answer 6

I am in the USAF and don't regret joining. I work closely with Marines, Soldiers, and Sailors.
We all love our branches. But if you actually sit down and talk with us, I have found that most people will agree that the quality of life in the AF is significantly better. Yes saying you are a Marine or a Soldier sounds better and it is more demading, but no matter what branch you choose, be proud knowing you are serving.

Answer 7

First you need to make sure that your joining the military for yourself, not to make your mother proud. She would probably be proud of you if you were flipping burgers if she loves you. So join the branch that interest you the most. I personally recommend the Coast Guard, my husband retired and had a great ca-rear, but also my son is active duty Army and he loves it. Bottom line is........it's your choice.

Answer 8

i love people who talk with no knowledge every branch of the military takes the asvab.

I am a former marine.

here is my advice. listen to the miltary advertisements. the army talks about going to job interviews, the navy its an adventure the airforce you are going into the wild blue yonder.

if you notice the marine ads they nevertalk about it being fun they only talk about it being a challange and hard.

truth in advertising it is hard. they train hard they work you hard. you learn everything to perfection and they accept nothing less. you will be the best trained for combat (talking about normal trianing not including additional training for people in units like seals and such) but at the same time you are not going to be gaining a whole lot of useful training for after your military service one of the other braches would be better for that.

I would recomend you think over what you want out of your service and make an educated choice.

and to the other poster calling our service members criminals. I am sure you have never contributed to anything to help this country. france is taking immigrants go there.

Captain Mephisto you are so out of your mind i am sure you are lying about the pentagon. they have mental tests to get jobs in there and you are in such a fantasy land now way would you pass. the marines are the most respected fighting force on the planet even the other branches leaders know it

If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.
General of the Armies Douglas McArthur in Korea,
overheard and reported by Marine Staff Sergeant Bill Houghton, Weapons/2/5

Do not attack the First Marine Division. Leave the yellowlegs alone. Strike the American Army. Orders given to Communist troops in the Korean War;
shortly afterward, the Marines were ordered to not wear their khaki leggings.

The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!"
GEN. PERSHING, US.ARMY

"The more Marines I have around, the better I like it."
General Clark, U.S. Army

"There is no military body in our country of higher efficiency than the Marine Corps.
They take great pride in their profession. They never let things slack a bit."
Rear Admiral C.M. Wilslow, U.S. Navy

"I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world." (General Douglas MacArthur, USA, outskirts of Seoul, 21 September 1950.)

The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of MARINES. LORD, how they could fight!"
MAJ. GEN. FRANK LOWE, U.S. ARMY

Answer 9

Well if your planning on retiring, than I would go Air force. But if your using the military as a somewhat foundation to buliding a resume or somewhat. Than I would go Army. Out of all the branches, the Army has the most jobs to offer that could relate more to what you wanna do when or if you decide to get out.

Answer 10

I come from a military family. My late husband was in the Marine Corps. The Marines are great, and I stand behind them 100%, but it is no secret that the Air Force receives more funding, i.e., nicer facilities. I think no matter which branch you chose, your mother should be very proud of you for choosing the military.