If being a Marine is so awesome, why is it that there are so many Marines that join the Army and Air Force?

Joined the Marines in 2008 got out due to reduction of force in 2008. Marines wouldn't take me back in due to stupid tattoo policy. So I went to the Army in 2016. Knowing I was still serving I was happy just to be in another uniform. Also the army has alot more professional options and seems more goal orientated.

There may be some truth to this, however I promise you there have been, are now, and will be millions who wear our eagle, globe, and anchor and could never fathom wearing a different uniform. Semper Fidelis -

It's simple really. We get treated like absolute dog c*** and then get told where the best over and over and over again. There is the sense of pride in being a marine but after a while you kind of realize that unless you're going to make it a career there really isn't much of a reason to stay. Granted there are a few job fields the Marine Corps does better than the other branches, I'm sorry army but our infantry is far superior maybe not in equipment but definitely in training. But as for every other job you start to realize that not only are you treated better in the other branches but they tend to have both better funding and better qualifications that translate into civilian life, So the question becomes this do I want to be treated like c*** for the same pay as the other guys with a slower promotion, or do I actually want to injoy life in the military

Because Marines often live on boats. Boat life gets old.

A couple reasons.
I will not repeat many of the above. One that I will say is that, When you run across a prior active duty Marine, you can tell. Either because he was a shit bag, got out, joined another service and runs his c*ck holster about "when he was a Marine". Or he was squared away and you just can't keep up with the tempo/work ethic of the Jarhead, he says nothing and you know he was a Marine.
The End.

Either way you know the soul of a person and there are many reasons why they had EAS'd. I EAS'd after 10 years. And looked at reenlisting with the Guard due to the proximity (employer education, desire etc) of the base. I couldn't bring myself to it when I saw how they threw themselves at me ..etc. I put it off until I was in a place to go with USMC again. Its the only way to go.

Re-affirmed after deploying and .....I'll leave that there. S/F

If I was going to stay on active duty, I would have stayed in the Marines. Since I knew I would be going into a Reserve Component after college, I opted for the Army. Reason? Very few Reserve Marine slots available for advancement without traveling a pretty good distance. No rocket science about it. I suppose I could have gone the Air Force route, but I wanted to stay in the 'military' vs the 'service' :)

Although we all have our reasons mine were simple. At least before OIF. less time deployed more time for my family. Didn't hurt that it was so much easier once I got used to push ups rather then pull ups.

first off there is no SFG or Ssgt in the Army there are SFCs and SSG, anyways i joined the Army after 16 years active duty due to reduction in forces after the Gulf War and Cold War were over. The Corps needed to get rid of 18,000 SNCOs so in my case i received a small severence package and a DD-214 that annotated Honorable Discharge Convenience of the Government. I only had 4 years to retire, so here i was 3 daughters no job and a working spouse. i went back to school and obtained my Nursing Credentials...long story short was promoted to 1LT deployed to Iraq as a Civil Affairs Officer promoted to CPT and after 12 years in the reserve retired with 28 creditable yesrs of service and a nice pension!!!

I was Army before I join the marines i like the Marines better they set all over the world

In going through CID school as the only single Army guy and a car, I quickly a friend to my three single Marine classmates. We were inseparable for the entire course. Also, not being a drinker, I became their designated and the Marines told me a joke that has be my favorite since 1978. So here goes:

Wanted to be treated well but promoted slow, join the Air Force. If you want to be treated like sh** but promoted fast, join the Army or Navy. If you wanted to be treated like sh**, promoted slow and be damn proud of it, become a Marine.