Met the Recruiter Today

**mxwelch** · 02-03-06, 09:35 PM

Found out quite alot of info today. My chances of deployment are 50/50. Actually I wouldn't mind it, it would be quite a switch from everyday normal life. If I can get a waiver for age and for an old knee condition I'm about 95% sure I'll sign. The only reason I'm not at 100% is because my wife hasn't gave me her final opinion yet. I learned today that my financial situation would be no problem, in fact with all the perks you get with dependants I'd be making out about the same. It also looks like combat engineering for a MOS as well. He told me a week for an answer on the waivers. Really got my fingers crossed.

Cheech · 02-03-06, 09:54 PM

Good luck bro. Best of luck and wishes in what ya do!

**Terminator** · 02-03-06, 10:02 PM

Good luck MX....keep us posted.

**chris2001** · 02-03-06, 11:24 PM

Good Luck I shall sticky this thread so you can keep us on the up and up on things.

**mxwelch** · 02-04-06, 01:49 AM

Thanks fellas. Chris, I wouldn't bother until I find out something more definite.

**Terminator** · 02-04-06, 02:00 AM

Thread unsticky'd

**deputy29** · 02-04-06, 02:49 AM

Good luck and keep us posted.

**chris2001** · 02-04-06, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by mxwelch

Thanks fellas. Chris, I wouldn't bother until I find out something more definite.

Well fine see if I help your old ass again

You can do it get the job

MountainCop · 02-04-06, 11:48 AM

Glad to hear you're going for it.

Best of luck and thanks for serving!

Lar

**Iron Man** · 02-05-06, 08:53 PM

I just want you to really think about this. If you get deployed you won't see your wife for a very extended period of time.

Just think long and hard.

Personally I would not do it.

**Lazy Fed** · 02-05-06, 09:11 PM

Good luck bro!!!!!

**chris2001** · 02-05-06, 11:57 PM

So when are you suppose to know something?

**mxwelch** · 02-05-06, 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by ThisGlock40

I just want you to really think about this. If you get deployed you won't see your wife for a very extended period of time.

Just think long and hard.

Personally I would not do it.

True. When I find out if I get the waiver or not then it's serious discussion time. I would be gone 13 weeks for boot, home two weeks, and then 12 weeks for engineering school. If deployed I would be gone for 7 months. I know it'll be rough but 10 years from now when I have a LE job and can call myself a Marine it will have been worth it.

**mxwelch** · 02-05-06, 11:59 PM

Originally Posted by chris2001

So when are you suppose to know something?

This week. I'm calling the recruiter Tues and see if he wants me to go ahead and take the ASVAB. A good score might sway any negative thoughts.

**Terminator** · 02-06-06, 12:13 AM

Aaaahhh, the good old ASVAB (Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Test)....I still remember going to the MEPS station and peeing in a cup in front of others and a room full of recruits with their drawers dropped, getting weighed in...ahh, never mind, I don't wanna scare you.

**mxwelch** · 02-06-06, 03:15 AM

Originally Posted by Terminator

Aaaahhh, the good old ASVAB (Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Test)....I still remember going to the MEPS station and peeing in a cup in front of others and a room full of recruits with their drawers dropped, getting weighed in...ahh, never mind, I don't wanna scare you.

I still remember most of it from 1988. The shots sucked.

**Terminator** · 02-06-06, 03:19 AM

Originally Posted by mxwelch

I still remember most of it from 1988. The shots sucked.

Yeah, especially that shot in the ass....I couldn't sit down for 2 days!!!

**mxwelch** · 02-06-06, 03:21 AM

Originally Posted by Terminator

Yeah, especially that shot in the ass....I couldn't sit down for 2 days!!!

We didn't get it in the ass. We got 4 in each arm. Hold still and it won't hurt my eye....
We also got inoculated on one shoulder with smallpox if I remember right.