reserves then PLC?

[pctairmen22]

The other day i went to my local mall and i was standing outside of a store with her brother and we were ambushed by two marine recruiters. I told them i wasnt interested in the reserves but they said that if you join the reserves first it will boost your PLC application. I was wondering if that is true or they are just trying to rope me in and enlist. Thanks guys.

 

[schwarti]

There was just recently a thread about this - do a search and you should come up with some pretty good information. Chances are, whatever your questions are, they've been answered by smarter people than me, so you shouldn't have any trouble.

 

[usmcecho4]

The vast majority of people in the PLC program have no prior enlisted experience (maybe 10-15% are priors). I'm sure a good reserve record wouldn't hurt your PLC application; however, if PLC is your primary goal the reserves would be an unnecessary detour as PLC designed primarily for college students with no prior time.

Semper Fi,
usmcecho4

 

[joshmf]

Here is the thread schwarti was referring to:

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=139419&highlight=commissioning+program

Several Marines from my unit went through PLC, and while it certainly isn't a requirement to be selected, I think it'll give you some good experience.

 

[pctairmen22]

Thats what i thought i just couldnt figure out why they were telling me go reserves first.

 

[samadma]

Going Reserves before entering a Marine Commissioning Program can be either a good or bad thing. I've seen some kids go through who should have gone to boot camp to get some back bone before going to OCS. Also, I've seen the opposite where the kids was perfectly fine without going through the reserves first. Just remember, if you go reserves and your unit is tapped to deploy, the unit does NOT have to honor your PLC or OCC obligation. The reserve unit owns you, and can tell you what to do. Therefore, if you want to risk going to Iraq before you commission, that can happen when you join the reserves, and no one can promise you anything otherwise.