md2020 said:
thanks
im so sore havent worked out.... ever lol
g2g tomorrow @ 330 pm to take a drug test, then drive to miami, stay in hotel
4:30am monday morning asvab test, hearing test, drug test #2, physical, practice exercises etc...
then come back and sign final papers.
I strongly urge you to reconsider.
Go to the air force. They will teach you much more useful skills to use later in life, give better benefits, and you have nowhere near the danger involved in the USMC.
I was ready to go USMC straight out of high school, my parents talked me out of it. They said to do college for at least a year and then decide. I finally agreed but I was still hell bent on going. If not the USMC I would have gone USAF in 2000.
One of my best friends signed up when I was still a junior, and I hung with him when he finally got out of boot camp 3 months late. Supposedly he got some mud in his ear and had some infection. Was in the hospital at Parris Island for like 9weeks and had to redo some training. I honestly think they did something to him but who knows...... regardless, when he came back he was like a fucking Zombie.... USMC this USMC that.... it was really weird. After about a year it kinda wore off some and he told me not to join no matter what. He never went into any details, but he said if I absolutely had to join, that I should go USAF.
Also he was able to secure a guaranteed station in Okinawa (they refuse to guarantee anything anymore), but it only lasted about 1 year. Stationed in Cali for a couple yrs, and he had his service done and was ready to discharge right around the time USA invaded Afganistan and he ended up getting screwed and sent to Kuwait, something about if they need you they can hold you for 3 extra years.
He is finally out and luckily still alive, not so lucky for 2 other guys from my highschool who joined USMC.......