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Enlist after INPQ at OCS?
- Thread starter TigerGSU
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.mil?
Internet slang for "the military", referencing the DOD generic top-level domain (gTLD) of ".mil".
Skirmisher
SNA
Is there a reason you couldn't reapply for OCS once the dental issue was cleared up? Because normally NPQs may reapply once they're healed up. I wouldn't think it should prevent you from enlisting if it was taken care of but only a recruiter could really give you that answer.
I was free to go back to OCS, my return orders said I should reapply. But I had an air contract when I went to PLC-C which I wouldn't have for OCC.
Skirmisher
SNA
If you're qualified to go back to OCS, then I don't think there would be any problems whatsoever to enlist provided the dental issue was taken care of. The question is, do you truly want to serve as an enlisted Marine? Or is becoming a Marine aviator still your ultimate goal? Make sure you're enlisting because you really want to be an enlisted Marine and live that lifestyle, because that could put off any future opportunities to become an officer by several years. If you desire to be an Officer or an Aviator, I would wait until they offer air contracts again through OCC.
So you are considering enlisting and going moving farther away from a chance to get an aviation billet? I don't get it. If being a Marine officer doesn't suit you, you could always apply for a pilot slot with another service.
I knew what he was trying to say, I just thought it sounded dumb. I never understood these kind of questions. If we all say "no you aren't qualified" is he really just going to give up? Likewise, if we say "you're fine, go for it" he is still going to have to get cleared by those who make those decisions.
Yeah, maybe the af.mil is hiring.
I was mainly considering going the Army Warrant route (my dad is a retired CW3 for what it's worth), or going back to school and doing Army ROTC (all my school has). Enlisting would just be a if all else fails recourse.
I know it's probably a pretty dumb question, I just got pretty jaded by what all I went through and am kind of at a loss now.
phrogpilot73
Well-Known Member
Do you want to be a Marine?
Do you want to be a pilot?
Which one can you answer without hesitation?
If you want to be a Marine first and foremost, and you can reapply to OCS - I would. Unless you absolutely, positively must be a Marine NOW (and I understand that sentiment, as I started as an enlisted Marine) - then I would go the officer route. It will be a LONG road from enlisted Marine to Officer, to pilot. You can shorten that road by just reapplying to OCS.
If you want to be a pilot first and foremost - I would apply to another service. Why? because I can only guess that you're probably getting pretty close to the age limits...
Do you want to be a pilot?
Which one can you answer without hesitation?
If you want to be a Marine first and foremost, and you can reapply to OCS - I would. Unless you absolutely, positively must be a Marine NOW (and I understand that sentiment, as I started as an enlisted Marine) - then I would go the officer route. It will be a LONG road from enlisted Marine to Officer, to pilot. You can shorten that road by just reapplying to OCS.
If you want to be a pilot first and foremost - I would apply to another service. Why? because I can only guess that you're probably getting pretty close to the age limits...