Have you talked to a Marine recruiter about it yet? I'm not sure if you would be re-enlisting or enlisting, if you are prior Army. If you are, you'd have to go thru boot camp. Is your husband military?
Oh, no. This is about my daughter. She went to re-up, and found out her last PFTs were never recorded, like they were supposed to be. She's too pregnant to run one now (tried), and will run out of time by the time the baby is born. She will have to re-enlist.
Yes, both she and her husband are. He's being restationed, after her term is up. As soon as she found out that her scores weren't recorded, and she couldn't re-up, she tried to test herself for another PFT. She pulled something in her abdomen region, but the baby is ok. I'm heading out in a couple of days to help out. She says they will probably let her re-enlist, but there is no assurance they will be stationed together. They spent most of their first term stationed apart (despite what the Marine Corps order actually says regarding 50 miles max), and they certainly do not want to do that with 3 kids!
She is so proud of being a Marine, and she's a darn good one! It's just a shame that she can't stay in, because of a mix-up. I'm worried that they won't want to take her back, because of the kids. Being female doesn't help much, either. They'll break rules to get men in, and keep them, but they are willing to dismiss women, especially with children in the mix. It's frustrating. She just got promoted, too.
If she's pregnant now, tell her not to do that stuff but take care of her baby! With her being married with kids, that won't stop her from re-enlisting. Seems like the problem is with her paperwork. How many PFT scores weren't recorded?
Lots of Marines are not stationed with their spouses. It all comes down to the needs of the Corps, and I'm sure they were aware of this before they got married. When I was getting out, I was asked to stay in by other Marines, all male. My monitor said he would station me anywhere I wanted. It's not all women that are discriminated against.
Where are the PFT Monitors? They would be able to say if she passed or not. I always kept a copy of the score sheets of the ones I monitored, just in case some thing like this happened. The S-3 shop should also have a copy. Just my $.02
Thank you for the comments. I do not know how many were not recorded. She just said, "None of the last ones were!" She called down to Pendleton, but only one person was still there (of the ones who were there when she was), and that person had been doing MP duty at the time. She wasn't singled out; they didn't record those PFTs for anyone in that department, unless it is specifically requested (they are supposed to, though).
Yes, they both know the Corps comes first. However, when the Corps only follows it's own orders when it is convienent, it destroys moral. Within a few months, the Corps has to station them within 50 miles of eachother (doesn't apply to deployment). The closest they ever came was a 3.5 hr drive, and they spent all of their money on hotels and fuel.
I was just wondering if anyone had heard of a policy about the success rate of women re-enlisting with children. I had talked to a couple of recruiters, and they said, "no way". They didn't cite any specific regulation, though.
Just to throw my 2 cents in, I was in the Marine Corps 8 years. One of the reasons I got out was that daycare was very expensive. My husband and I did the math, and a big chunk of pay was going towards daycare. I can't imagine paying for 3 children in daycare. Not to mention those frequent calls from the daycare that "your son is sick and must be picked up immidiately" Luckily I never received one of those on the Rifle Range, or somewhere I couldn't pick up right away. The way I could see it work is if the mom had a relative come live with her. I do know of a single Sgt. who has 3 children, but her mom lives with her, and that is the only way she can do it. She somehow got permission for her mom to live with her, I believe she must claim her as a dependant, and her mom had access to the PX, hosp, etc. I do know if she is planning on putting these children in daycare, well, she may be literally working just to pay daycare. Hope this helps.
As for the whole Marines being married and stationed together..not nessesarily..my husband and I were not stationed together for almost a year. But we knew that was a possibility, and we had to deal with it...one of the many sacrifices one makes with being in the military.
Thank you for the comments. I do not know how many were not recorded. She just said, "None of the last ones were!" She called down to Pendleton, but only one person was still there (of the ones who were there when she was), and that person had been doing MP duty at the time. She wasn't singled out; they didn't record those PFTs for anyone in that department, unless it is specifically requested (they are supposed to, though).
That's not completely true. Any NCOIC, SNCOIC, OIC, or any other IC you can think of can run a mock PFT. It's used to judge who may be in need of more PT. Scored PFT's are closely watched.
