Originally Posted by
choxy
Yeah, thats kinda where the problem is..My eyes.. thats why I settled for a NFO contract first time I contracted with the Marines. I don't have the $$ to fix em, and I figured that backseating is still a good way to go to be in some hot military metal. I was looking at enlisting reserve to learn a skill, but like you guys were saying, that I would be looked at kinda weird because I would be the "old guy" at 24 enlisting with a career and a college eucation. How is any military experience viewed in the civilian world? I know that when one goes the officer route, everybody loves the officer because of managerial capacity, but what about the E guys? I never hear anything about the E side of things in the civ world? thoughts welcome.-Choxy
The enlisted of the Corps are Leaders. You've heard the saying that "the NCOs are the backbone of the Marine Corps" or maybe the recent term "the Strategic Corporal"?
You would learn invaluble leadership skills and possibly a very useful technical skill if you enlisted.
I have also known quite a few NFO to pilot tranistions in my time. Sometimes it is about getting a foot in the door and then sucessfully competing for a slot from the inside - against other insiders - so it is still tough.
You have been given quite a bit of goood advice on this thread. In the end - you have to make the decision and press forward. Ever wondered why they don't talk about officers in the recruiting commercials? They expect you to be self-starters and someone with the capacity to follow through without having your hand held at every turn.
USMCFLYR