The Marine Corps recruiters I talked to told me that they turn more people away than they accept. And, that they have a limit on how many people they can recruit per month. Is this really true, or is it possibly some kind of mental trick to get me to sign up?
I would like to trust them wholly, but I have heard of car salesmen-like antics of other recruiters, so I have to take what they say with a grain of salt.

Limit on how many they can recruit per month??

That would be like punishing a car salesman because he sold too many cars.

They turn away a people who DQ for a number of reasons. They can either be: lack of a high school diploma, multiple prior convictions, medical issues, non-resident status, multiple dependents, not of recruitment age, being in dept, etc.

+1

Despite public opinion, there's a lot more that goes into being an acceptable candidate for Marine Corps. enlistment than simply being a warm body.

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Originally posted by mhhanson:
The Marine Corps recruiters I talked to told me that they turn more people away than they accept. And, that they have a limit on how many people they can recruit per month.

Serving in the military is a PRIVILEGE, not a RIGHT.

Many years ago when I did the recruiter assistant thing after boot camp, I remember turning away more people than people being accepted. Like SgtLtUSMC says, it's a right, not a privilege. So, don't be so cynical and critical about everything your recruiter is telling you.

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Originally posted by BioMajor:
Like SgtLtUSMC says, it's a right privilege, not a privilegeright.

OOPS the otherway around.

I would say it was honestly about a 20 to 1 ratio. For every kid that was qualified to join the Marine Corps I had to disqualify about 20 first to get to the one good one. The other 19 less than qualified ones joined the Army.

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Originally posted by SgtLtUSMC:

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Originally posted by BioMajor:
Like SgtLtUSMC says, it's a right privilege, not a privilegeright.

OOPS the otherway around.

Thanks, SgtLtUSMC

I'm sorry if I am over stepping my bounds on this forum. I'm a Doc that served at Camp Lejeune 2nd Med Bn and Mssg-22 1993-1996. I would suggest that mhhanson u decide what u want to do cuz i've seen your post on the Navy forum about becoming an FMF Doc as well as the post from your fiance about combat being "fun". If u want to become a Doc then know that your primary responsiblity is taking care of Marines not killing our Nations enemies. If you are looking at trigger time then perhaps you may want to "try" and become a Marine. If u are looking to be some kind of a "hero" stop while u are ahead and don't f*cking bother. On the Navy forum u ask about gaining discipline like in Marine Corps boot camp. Of course it is not the same squids are not Marines plain and simple. What it comes down to is what do u want to do cuz you are bouncing between the Navy and Marine forums searching for some sort of answer and to what I am not really sure. If it is that u can't decide between the 2 then I suggest u do some research on these sites because more than likely any questions u have were probably already asked many times.
Once again Marines sorry if I overstepped my bounds but something just doesn't seem right to me about this guy. Check out his other posts as well as the ones by his "fiance" girlfriend whatever under moonmicky or moonmickey something like that.

You did good Doc. You served with the FMF. You know what it's about.

I notice alot of these kids who come in here seem to have no faith in recruiters right from the get go as if all of them are a bunch of liars. They need to remember this. Recuriters dont get points for failed applicants. They need qualifed kids to go to MEPS and actually enlist. So when a recruiter says that someone is not qualifed they arent being lazy they are telling the truth. Remember they have to answer to some one and the RS Sgt Maj. usually doesent take the news that one of his stations didint make mission on any given month.

Absolutely we turn away more applicants than we accept. That's what seperates us from the other services. As for only enlisting a certain number a month, when the RS has made it's monthly mission they will hold some of the applicants for the following month that way they already have a jumpstart on that months mission. Of course the RS I was in that hardly ever happened. We were still driving kids to MEPS on mission day.

SSgt H

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Originally posted by JoJo102E:
I'm sorry if I am over stepping my bounds on this forum. I'm a Doc that served at Camp Lejeune 2nd Med Bn and Mssg-22 1993-1996. I would suggest that mhhanson u decide what u want to do cuz i've seen your post on the Navy forum about becoming an FMF Doc as well as the post from your fiance about combat being "fun". If u want to become a Doc then know that your primary responsiblity is taking care of Marines not killing our Nations enemies. If you are looking at trigger time then perhaps you may want to "try" and become a Marine. If u are looking to be some kind of a "hero" stop while u are ahead and don't f*cking bother. On the Navy forum u ask about gaining discipline like in Marine Corps boot camp. Of course it is not the same squids are not Marines plain and simple. What it comes down to is what do u want to do cuz you are bouncing between the Navy and Marine forums searching for some sort of answer and to what I am not really sure. If it is that u can't decide between the 2 then I suggest u do some research on these sites because more than likely any questions u have were probably already asked many times.
Once again Marines sorry if I overstepped my bounds but something just doesn't seem right to me about this guy. Check out his other posts as well as the ones by his "fiance" girlfriend whatever under moonmicky or moonmickey something like that.

Hey Doc,
You and I chewed some of the same dirt and more than likely knew some of the same people.

Semper Fi

Johnny Blaze
MSSG-24 95-98

Alright Gunney.
We had an ambulance driver Lcpl Hendrix I believe he had a twin brother with MSSG- 24 I think he was in the Comm PLT. Only seen him a couple of times but yes we definitely chewed the same dirt. I probably knew some of your Docs or at least ran into them a time or two over at 2nd Med Bn.

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Originally posted by JoJo102E:
Once again Marines sorry if I overstepped my bounds but something just doesn't seem right to me about this guy. Check out his other posts as well as the ones by his "fiance" girlfriend whatever under moonmicky or moonmickey something like that.

First off, using the word "fun" was a mistake that I admitted the day after that post went up. If you go to the post, not only do I clarify my bad wording later on, but my fiance crossed it out in the original question. Besides that, what doesn't seem right about me? I don't know whether or not I want to join the Navy or the Marine Corps, and I'm using the forums to very thoroughly research it. That's it. That's the answer to the mystery. From college I learned to do as much research as possible before I make a huge commitment like joining the military, and that's exactly what I'm doing. I would go to the recruiters again, but they have been both wrong about certain things, and less than honest about others (see above, as one example). So, I feel like the best course of action for my more important questions would be to find the consensus opinion of military personnel.

To add, I'm not trying to be combative, but rather trying to affirm my position here. I am very grateful to everyone who gives me input on the lives I might live one day.

I think perhaps it is your overexuberance to go to war. You made a comment on the Navy forum that said if u were not taking care of people on the front lines you would not be happy with your position. Not all corpsman are sent to the front lines as u put it. Corpsmen are the medical personnel for the Navy and Marine Corps and u will be assigned where the Navy needs u most. U come across as someone who has a fantasy about what war is. Perhaps I am wrong about u and I hope I am if so then I do apologize. All I can say is be careful what u ask for cuz u just might get it. I'll kill some of the suspense as a Corpsmen people will die that are under your care cuz u can not despite your best efforts save everyone. U will have to live with this for the rest of your life. These men under your care will be closer to u than brothers. Others will be scarred for life both mentally and physically. You will find out about friends who have died or have TBI or PTSD. As a Corpsman if u are too concerned about getting medals and being a hero or killing bad guys then u will not be doing your job which is the well being of the Marines entrusted to your care. Just something to think about. Seems u have a choice of "Care of the sick and injuried (both Navy and Marine) or Run and Gun as Marine Corps Infantry" both of which are honorable professions. And whether or not the recruiter does bullsh*t u it doesn't really matter u sign a contract a MEPs whatever u want or expect get it in writing and the military will honor their contract. Good Luck in your decision.

mhhanson,
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