I am the only child and a female and I was wondering does that make me exempt from going to war?

I'm not 100% sure, but I would venture to say that being the only child is not grounds for being exempt from combat. If you don't want to go to combat, don't join the Corps.

No. Contrary to popular myth, being an only child does not exempt you from deploying to a combat zone.

Only if you had a member of your immediate family die as the result of hostile action, would you then be offered the opportunity to not deploy to a combat zone.

Otherwise, hulinmr was right on the money - if you don't want to go to combat, don't join the Marine Corps.

At one time I heard if it is the only living male in your family to carry on your name etc then they may be exempt please elaborate.

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Originally posted by reconstan:
At one time I heard if it is the only living male in your family to carry on your name etc then they may be exempt please elaborate.

As I mentioned above, it's a popular myth. Here's the exact terminolgy from MCO P1300.8, the "Personnel Assignment Policy":

6000. HOSTILE FIRE AREA ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS. Assignment to duty in
hostile fire or imminent danger areas must be shared equitably, when
feasible, by all similarly qualified Marines except as follows:

1. If a Marine or a service member of the Marine’s family is killed or dies
while serving in a designated hostile fire area, other service members of the
same family shall be exempt automatically from serving in designated hostile
fire areas or, if serving in such an area, shall be transferred from there.
Similarly, family members shall be exempt when another family member is in a
captured or missing status, or is determined by the Department of Veterans’
Affairs (DVA) or a military service to be 100 percent physically or mentally
disabled and who, because of such disability is hospitalized continually and
is not gainfully employed.

Thank you CWOSKI that cleared up all my questions.

Okay, thank you. I was just wondering that. I still am enlisting into the Corps this year though. If I have to go to combat I have to go. Believe me I want to go.

SEMPER FI!

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Originally posted by gamerchic82:
Okay, thank you. I was just wondering that. I still am enlisting into the Corps this year though. If I have to go to combat I have to go. Believe me I want to go.

SEMPER FI!

Please refrain from using Semper Fi until you have completed boot camp dear.