So I have wanted to join the core Corps for a few years now (I am 21 now) and have been reading how we are leaving Iraq now and will have all of the troops out by 2012. With that said, my question is, where can I expect to be going?


Sorry I just had to fix this Wannabe's mistake. Almost reminds me a something troll would do...

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For you... remedial English. Try reading a dictionary and figure out the difference between "core" and Corps.

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So I have wanted to join the core

The core of the Earth? You a geologist?

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Originally posted by SgtLtUSMC:
The core of the Earth? You a geologist?

lol....

There's really only four basic places to go during peacetime but we're still in A-Stan for the foreseeable future.

Homebase:
Overseas for seven months to:

East Coast
Mediterranean and Carribean

West Coast
Indian Ocean Area

Hawaii
Okinawa and Indian Ocean

Okinawa
Permanent overseas station for some Marines which normally lasts a year. If you're married and take you family with you then it becomes three years

Basically both East and West Coast operational units board ship (Float) for a seven month cruise to patrol ocean areas as part of a carrier strike force. Then a year later they catch a flight (Pump) to Okinawa for six months to show US presence in the Far East.

The normal overseas schedule is six month preparation which is known as "workups," seven months gone which is called "deployment" and then a five month breather at home station which is known as "stand down."

In a normal four year enlistment a Marine will spend their first six months in training, thirty six months operational where they split their time in float and pump phases, and then spend their remaining few months in the Fleet Assistance Program (FAP) as a life guard, groundskeeper, etc. so they can wind down and prepare for civilian life.

But again, we're still in A-Stan so all bets are off until that's done. While some units are running the above "normal schedule" I'd play it safe and expect a "wartime schedule."

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Originally posted by Deanosaur:
Okinawa
Permanent overseas station for some Marines which normally lasts a year. If you're married and take you family with you then it becomes three years

As of 2008, the Marine Corps offers a choice of a two-year unaccompanied tour or the currently available three-year accompanied tour to Okinawa.