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sir, i am sorry to keep asking you questions but you are the only one that gives me straight forward and honest answers. i thank you very much sir for all of your time answering my questions but i think this is the last one. in 3 weeks i leave for parris island. i know that i can get through it. i have trained for a long time and i am stronger and in the best shape of my life. but i want to know sir just brass tax honesty. what i need to hear not what i want to hear. i have asked my recruiters multiple times about what is going to happen and they tell me the "recruiter" opinion of it. sir after training and SOI and 10 days of leave. after all of my training sir, with a 4 year active/ 4 year inactive reserve, with the way things are going. what will most likely happen to me after training with my job being administration? thank you very much sir.

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Greg:

 You'll be sent to a unit either on the east or west coast and serve from there.   Not sure what you are looking for, exactly.   "Could" you be deployed someplace?  Sure.  But that is going to depend on your unit, what they are doing, and when they are going.  You may never see 'the sandbox', or you could go over in a year's time.  It's just going to depend on what unit you get assigned to.

 Good for you, I think you have made the right choice, one you will be proud to say you did in later years.  Good luck, and best wishes on your career.

Jason

Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard

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Questions relating to US Marine Corps; rank, awards, uniforms, career choices. I can also help people spot and expose fakes (people pretending to be Marines or have awards they didn`t earn). Considering the Marines as a career? Or another branch, like the Air National Guard? Drop me a line. HOWever..know that I am NOT a recruiter. I can offer my expert opinion and advice, but can't (and won't) over rule what a recruiter says, they are the 'on duty' expert.

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Infantry Rifleman, MOS 0311: 3 years. Marine Barracks Security (Marine Barracks, Annapolis, Maryland(not Embassy Duty): 3 years. Parachutist: MOS 9962: Got my wings in August of 1984. Intelligence Specialist: MOS 0231 10 years working as an Intelligence Analyst with a Fixed Wing Fighter Squadron, Force Service Support Group, and at Headquarters, Marine Corps. Field Radio Operator: MOS 2531. Served as a Platoon Sergeant in a Communications Platoon assigned to MEU Service Support Group 24 (Special Operations Capable). Did a hitch in the Army reserves as an 11B (Infantryman), 3 years. Finished out my career in the Air National Guard as a BioEnvironmental Engineer MOS 4B3X1, did that for a few years. I"ve been collecting and selling Marine Corps and other military uniforms, medals, and field gear since I was 8 years old.

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United States Marine Corps Logistical Company.

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I was an Editorial writer for Marine Corps Times from 1998-2000.

Education/Credentials
Extensive library of research materials relating to uniforms, medals, and equipment of the military and the Marine Corps. 22 College credits, Community College of the Air Force. Certified Historical Interpreter.

Awards and Honors
Kosovo Campaign Medal w/1 star Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with 4 stars. Numerous other unit awards. I was on duty on 9/11 at HQMC, near the Pentagon, and responded to that location to try and lend a hand if needed...

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United States Marine Corps Historical Company, Guardian Security and Investigations, lead Investigator for 'Stolen Valor' cases.

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