Advice for a Wannabe Marine

FutureMarine07

FutureMarine07

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Hi, I was wondering if anybody has any advise for someone interested in USNA who also wants to be a Marine.
 
@FutureMarine07, lot of people here happy to help but your question is overly broad. Have you read the countless posts on the topic? If not, use the search function above. If so, hit us with some specificity. Thanks.
 
@FutureMarine07 - Sorry about that. I was having fun at your expense. Welcome to Service Academy Forums. @MidCakePa and @AROTC-dad both gave some good advice. There is lots of good information on USNA and the Marines on here. There are even some active posters who did what you are asking: Went to USNA and then commissioned as Marine Corps Officers. Do some research and then post away. You will get lots of good advice.
 
FutureMarine07 said:
Hi, I was wondering if anybody has any advise for someone interested in USNA who also wants to be a Marine.
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If you haven’t read every page, dropdown and link at USNA.edu, I highly recommend it. Most answers are there. Primary sources should be your first research. Ditto the Marine option at NROTC, if your goal is to become a Marine Officer. I would say many people apply to both USNA and ROTC, to give themselves a broad range of options.

http://www.nrotc.navy.mil/marine.html

As recommended above, you can also look at the PLC path.

You should read about Marine Corps Officer career paths (primary sources!), to ensure there are multiple paths you could see yourself going, in case your first choice down the road isn’t available.

I encourage you to research all the Service Academies, N/A/AFROTC programs, to broaden or narrow your focus.

Browse various forums here on SAF. Use the Search function. Look at “chance me” and “statistics” threads to get a feel for others in the hunt. Find the Acronym List under Community Information.
 
There are roughly 2-1/2 times more officers in the Navy, 3 times as many in the Air Force, and four times as many in the Army, compared to officers in The Marine Corps.
Only The Coast Guard is smaller than The Corps.

For a career then, it would follow, there are a lot more options in The Navy.

With that said - if he really wants to be a trigger-puller on the ground - there is no better choice.
I have been told that I am not objective, however.
 
... but keep in mind there is a lot more to the Corps than trigger pullers. You might want to visit a Marine Corps site and see what MOSs are available to USMC officers.
 
@kinnem speaks the truth. All I did was look at aerial and satellite imagery. In an air-conditioned office. :D

But every Marine is an 0311 first !
 
I must be getting soft, so many USMC jokes ran through my mind...but being Sunday morning I decided to be nice :)
Seriously, nothing but respect for my Marine Corps brothers, some of my best friends are Marines,

With respect to going USMC from the Academy. This was an open ended question, so difficult to answer with any specificity, but a couple thoughts:

1) While at USNA , take advantage of the opportunity to talk with the Marines stationed at the Academy, both the Officers and Senior enlisted. Learn about their MOS, their experiences, etc. This gives you better insight into life in the Marine Corps than any recruiting video. Also, you need their vote of approval to be assigned to USMC from USNA. Finally, USMC is a pretty small community, so you may run across them when you in the fleet, and that past connection may prove helpful when you need something.

2) Keep an open mind. There are many who show up at USNA hell bent on becoming a Marine,,,,many do, and many don't. USNA provides a lot of different Service Selection opportunities, and you don't always get your first choice (although we try). Take your Navy professional knowledge seriously, it keeps the upper class off your back and who knows, knowing what weapons systems are on a LCS may prove useful someday. Even the principles of Nav class will be helpful when you do Land Nav at Quantico.

Good Luck....and remember that crayons have no nutritional value. (Sorry, I was trying so hard to stay away from USMC cracks).
 
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