Corps and Marine are capitalized. I would not be against you trying for OCS either, it might clear out some of your generalized ideas. Don't worry about what others are saying but don't be too free with offering advice about something you don't know much about. I will credit you with putting in the disclaimer, others at least wouldn't have been that smart. Just be sure to qualify your comments as opinions based on whatever...
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Corps and Marine are capitalized. I would not be against you trying for OCS either, it might clear out some of your generalized ideas. Don't worry about what others are saying but don't be too free with offering advice about something you don't know much about. I will credit you with putting in the disclaimer, others at least wouldn't have been that smart. Just be sure to qualify your comments as opinions based on whatever...
Spekkio
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I'm not really offering advice. I've seen some people here jump on a lot of guys who haven't served (yet) who give their opinion on anything they've seen/heard. Yes, we're on the outside and don't know what it's really like until we get there, but the people we meet and talk to are still real. That's what I was commenting on more than anything else; the people I've met and talked to including an uncle in the Navy, a grandfather who served in the Army in WWII, an uncle who served in the Army in 'Nam, a close friend of the fam's who was a Ranger, two friends who enlisted in the Corps, and two members of my gf of 3 years family who are active duty in the Army. Is it a small sample size compared to the hundreds of thousands of people who have served? Yes. Can I comment on life or duty in any of the three aforementioned branches? Of course not. But it's also more than just watching Platoon and making a judgement from a Hollywood movie. I'm obviously in no position to tell someone which branch of the military they should or should not join; I can only comment on the people I've met and things they've told me. It isn't much but it could help. If those things can help the OP, great. I would think the OP has enough sense to know that the stuff I wrote is 2nd hand (and in case he didn't, I always prefaced it with stating it as such).
As for my comments on the people I've met, yes, it's an opinion, and like all opinions it could change. I know not everyone is the same. The pilot I spoke with was very supportive of my desire to join the Navy. He actually transferred over himself because he chose to become ordained. As such he's been able to tell me what exactly I need to be doing to get in. At the time I spoke with him, my plan was for Navy Med. But I'll never forget the look of disgust on the Marine's face when I walked into my local recruiting office and asked for the Navy's office. Wish I had a camera for that. From what I gather, through speaking with people whom I know (not my uncle's brother-in-law's second cousin, people I know rather well), the attitude comes from the whole "we're the ones first into the action, so we're tougher than everyone" mantra. The Marines I've met are in love with being Marines, and while everyone who I've spoken with who served is proud of their service, it's not to the same extent. As I said, it's a good thing and a bad thing. I've unfortunately met more Marines that have the recruiter's attitude. Like I said, I don't know if that craving for being at the front lines is something the Marines train you to have, if it's something people have that makes them decide to join the Marines, or both. I will say my two friends who went in were pugs in High School.
I apologize for incorrect capitalization and misquoting "Esprit de Corps" in my previous post. I also apologize if I sounded like a "know-it-all," I didn't mean to sound that way at all. Joining the military is no easy decision, I was just relaying what I've been told by talking to many people and asking many questions in the decision making process. But apparently I'm hurting more than helping, so I won't say anything about it anymore.
As for my comments on the people I've met, yes, it's an opinion, and like all opinions it could change. I know not everyone is the same. The pilot I spoke with was very supportive of my desire to join the Navy. He actually transferred over himself because he chose to become ordained. As such he's been able to tell me what exactly I need to be doing to get in. At the time I spoke with him, my plan was for Navy Med. But I'll never forget the look of disgust on the Marine's face when I walked into my local recruiting office and asked for the Navy's office. Wish I had a camera for that. From what I gather, through speaking with people whom I know (not my uncle's brother-in-law's second cousin, people I know rather well), the attitude comes from the whole "we're the ones first into the action, so we're tougher than everyone" mantra. The Marines I've met are in love with being Marines, and while everyone who I've spoken with who served is proud of their service, it's not to the same extent. As I said, it's a good thing and a bad thing. I've unfortunately met more Marines that have the recruiter's attitude. Like I said, I don't know if that craving for being at the front lines is something the Marines train you to have, if it's something people have that makes them decide to join the Marines, or both. I will say my two friends who went in were pugs in High School.
I apologize for incorrect capitalization and misquoting "Esprit de Corps" in my previous post. I also apologize if I sounded like a "know-it-all," I didn't mean to sound that way at all. Joining the military is no easy decision, I was just relaying what I've been told by talking to many people and asking many questions in the decision making process. But apparently I'm hurting more than helping, so I won't say anything about it anymore.
No worries...as I am sure you can imagine we get a lot of people who, unlike you, try to expound a belief based on absolutely no knowledge. At least you stated up front you were basing it on your observations of those serving...I think that is a perspective that is often forgotten once your in...
Spekkio, I would hope in the future that you'll be more reserved when offering advice about what you believe the Marine Corps is and isn't, since you clearly have no idea.
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