Do as well as you can in Corps school. Those that graduate in the top 10% get choice of "C" schools.Pharmacist is nice (requires shipping over for two years) and so is radiology technician..Flunking out is not an option unless you want to end up in the Fleet as a deck ape. Unless he's gung ho, do not, under any circumstances ask for Field Medical service school, like I did. The Fleet Marine Force isn't for everyone. Keep in mind I've been retired for 20 yrs. Things may have changed. Except the FMF part.
Doc.
He is intending to go FMF, as he wants the experience for when he eventually boots for SEALS or SWCC. He originally was going to join the Marines, but they jerked him around for the last two years about his tattoo on his neck, which he had lasered off, but because he had to obtain a special waiver form he was put on the back burner. According to his recruiter, due to the increase in people trying to join up due to the current crappy economy, they weren't hurting for people and could be picky in who they recruited. Why go through all the trouble of obtaining a special waiver form that had to be approved high up, when they could pull in someone with no such needs?
Their loss, he would have made a great Marine. He shares the same love of country and patriotism that I do, and he finally decided that rather than wait around for someone to decide whether he could serve or not, he would go a different route. He's an extremely smart and tough kid, with a ton of common sense to boot, so I have no doubt he will do extremely well. He's not gung ho, he's just very dedicated and wants to really go out and do the Lord's work, so to speak. He wants the Corpsman experience for both the medical side and the possible exposure to combat. Granted, this is based off of what he has been told/read, so I am sure it is different once in, but, it's his path he has chosen and I support him 110%.
Twenty years out is a bit, but, some things don't change with time, so I have no doubts that your experience is still something that is very valuable to someone of his current position in life. :thumbs:
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