i got a question...

puffs wrote: yeah i heard that some recuiter do lie to make kids sign up but i think my recuiter is pretty honest but i am not so sure. so far what he has told me was true and he talked me ut of become a military police cause he didnt want me to get hurt and stuff. thanks for the advice

Well let me add this then.. I know you really want to believe your recruiter, but your recuiter CANNOT predict what the Marines will do with you once you have enlisted and you are shipped off to bootcamp..

My stepson is a Marine and works in the supply room. He is on his SECOND tour in Iraq as we speak.. He was sent to Iraq almost straight out of bootcamp even though he was told that he probably would not be sent to Iraq until he had a year in the Marines.. Well SIX MONTHS after being assigned to his 1st base (in North Carolina) after bootcamp, he was sent off for a 12 month tour in Iraq.

When he returned, he was told that IF he had to go back that it wouldn't be any EARLIER than 18 months after his previous tour.. Well guess what?? We're month 9 into his SECOND tour in Iraq. He was BARELY back a year when they shipped him BACK to Iraq.. AND he is not working in the  supply room.. The Marines have him working as an MP for this tour.. That's right an MP! They put him through a quickie training when he got there..

So I know you want to believe your recuiter, but the fact of the matter is that this is a war time situation, and what the Marines tell you pales in comparison to where they decide they need you.. They will tell you (as they switch reels on you) that you signed up to serve your country not for a specific job title. I wish you luck, but MsHoney is right, your recuiter isn't NOT gonna tell you everything.. Mostly because they can't KNOW everything..

and yes they do send women to the hot spots.. My best friend ran an Army Patriot missle squad in the FIRST Gulf war.. Another friend of mine is a fighter pilot in the Air Force.. She most DEFINTELY will tell you that they do send women to the hot spots..

Good luck.. Boorah!


Edited by Divavocals - August 03 2007 at 4:39pm

you're welcome.

you should be okay then but don't believe ANYTHING the recruiter says very few of them are completely honest. There was a BIG scandal a few years back because they were lying to the kids to get them to join and some other cruddy stuff too. Some were making the kids lie and cheat on their tests and they got busted at bootcamp. Watch your back.

they sent a girlfriend of mine to Iraq (Air Force) after she was in a year I think. She said it smelled so bad that she threw up everyday. She was 21. So yes, the do send girls, maybe not to the front line but they still have to watch for snipers and suicide bombers at the camp.

don't do it. get a scholarship. Or go to community college. It's to dangerous and the benefits aren't all that. You'll make more money in the civilian world. Save up your money and take vacations from work. I don't want to seem unpatriotic I love my country but... please find another way. The send the new recruits out to this Iraqi Occupation, not war, first. I MADE my husband retire.

I hated it. He would leave before dawn and wouldn't get home until after 9pm I told him he had to set some ground rules with them because we were missing church which was the last straw. I got so mad at him that I didn't speak to him for over a month, I am not lying, not a single word!!!

my husband says that you don't have to cut it as long as it can be put in a ponytail even a teeny weeny one

Edited by MSHONEY - August 02 2007 at 10:01pm

no i dont have any picture of my hair but it is about 3-4 inches below my shoulders if that helps

Is your hair long enough for French braids?

You aren't going to be able to maintain extensions while in boot camp, how long is it 2 months? You're going to be exhausted and you aren't going to want to waste your time doing your hair. Will they let you wear cornrows? You want something very low maintenance.