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[usmc2801]

@Murrdog9000

Maybe Im making assumptions, but I feel like if I signed up for the marines I would be asking to see combat. Im not going to lie, I don’t see myself in personal combat, meaning ground warfare where you can look your enemy in the eyes. I also plan on graduating college before I do anything and if I were to join any branch I would want to be an officer. I would not want to have peoples lives on my shoulders in an intense combat situation.

I was looking into the armies OSC program, but I just found out that you can’t pick your job before you go in like you could with the reserves. So once again, their would be a risk of personal combat. Im much more interested in support services of some sort.

Today I started looking at the navies OSC program. There is something that really draws me to the navy but I can’t really put my finger on it. I would loved to have a job involved with stuff like intelligence, surface warfare, or supply/logistics. Surface warfare really fascinates me, basing my knowledge from the description I read. Traveling around the world would be a great perk for me. I looked at all the naval bases in the US and they all look like they would be a blast to be stationed at. My dad has told me some great stories about his adventures in Newport.

Thats where Im at right now, not trying to jump into anything prematurely, just trying to get as much information as possible.

Fair enough, and yes no matter what job you have in the marines chances are you will end up in Iraq or Afghanistan, but you may be on base not everyone goes out on patrols and gets into a combat situation, but you are correct being in charge of peoples lives is a lot of pressure (speaking from personal experience).

Keep in mind if you become and officer and your in the army or marines and in combat you have now become the enemies number one target. Wearing brass on your collar is like painting a target on your back.