I have never had any family members in the military but to me it seems like Marines are portrayed as the badass men who come to get shit done.

Do people in other branches see Marines as the real hard-core military branch?

Truth is, I’m still on/off passing/failing at home THC tests I purchased. Do they put me on for remediate until it’s out of my system or do I get booted during second phase? I fucked up and it was just shocking to me that it’s not out of my system yet. Please be honest. I regret my fuck up.

Update: Currently at the airport. Was told it was dq for awol if I leave now. And my recruiter said I’d be dq from DEP because I mentioned it to him day of. Lose - lose. I was getting faint lines on 15ng and 50ng tests for a couple of days straight and only yesterday (after a day of straight water and fruit) it showed positive. So idk what’s going to happen folks.

More context: I’m going to PI. Someone in the comments they were retained and continued. I was informed to just take the piss test and DENY DENY DENY for everything at MOT.

Longish video I just found about a Marine’s experience at MCRD San Diego. Brutally honest and quite funny deep dive into the boot camp experience, worth a watch I think for anyone getting ready for the yellow foot prints.

Im currently 18 years old and I have medical history that strictly diqualifies me from trying to enlist. I understand I might have to wait 3-5 years for being stable. can any of you guys/girls tell and be honest? Please do not sugarcoat anything.

I’ve heard of people getting dropped from bootcamp, and I’m curious on how that works.
I want to join but I don’t want to get dropped.
I had an uncle who got dropped from usmc bootcamp when he was younger, but he never really explained why.

Do you think there's ANY way for me to get this waived, barely touches my neck. One recruiter says hard no, other said 50/50.

Just putting it out there, I ship August 11. So I have a little under 3 weeks. Alright so back on April 9, I injured my left knee. I slightly tore my medial meniscus, sprained my MCL (grade 1), & slightly fractured my medial tibial spine. None of the injuries were severe and I did not need surgery. I've been doing what I need to do & now I'm not all the way there with it as far as being fully healed but I'm getting close. It's come a long way. My concern is my eligibility now. I completed MEPS before the injury happened but now I'm worried if this is going to affect my process later on. I have a feeling if it was going to, then one of the recruiters would've said something to me but I'm still worried. My station commander said I won't have to go through MEPS again & plus our Sgt Major knows about my injury as well & didn't say anything that would make me think that my process would be affected. I'm worried that I'm gonna get to MEPS the day that I ship or get to bootcamp and during receiving week, they're going to see that extensive medical history cause trust me it is a lot. & then I'm going to be sent back home. What should I do?

Basically that exact question. A few years ago, right before I was suppose to head out for boot camp, my mom got sick with blood poisoning, so I dropped out because I was scared of her passing if I wasn’t there. Now about four years later, could I still join?

Does anybody know the cutoff limit for thc at meps? Is it 50ng or 15ng? I’ve been off weed for quite a bit and went to get a lab test done to check my exact levels and was at 16ng, so I’m not super stressed or anxious, would just like a peace of mind.

I am signing my contract Monday. I know a lot of the people in here have experience.

Is there anything I should know before signing. Literally anything at all that you wish you knew before signing. Any advice or information is appreciated.

I am currently 17 and debating if I should join the military.

for context My dream job in the civilian world is police officer, but I need to be 21 and im looking for stable careers to pass the time. Ive looked into being an mp in all branches and have started my talks with recruiters, though I heard someone post something like this before, and they got suggested the coast guard. I just wanted to get a second opinion from other branches.

-thanks

P.S one issue is I have a fiancé and son and would like to see them more often then not.

19 leaving for boot camp in a few weeks, I’m wondering if anyone here has a thick beard or facial hair that grows back quickly and results in irritation when shaving and how did you guys deal with it at boot camp. If possible would I be able to get a shaving profile during boot camp?