Posted on Feb 7, 2020
Should I reenlist in the navy or transition to the army?
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The only reason I am thinking about it is because it seems like it's less politics when it comes to advancing in the army. Though, I only have two years left. I am an active duty E4 corpsman/PMT (8 years of service at the end of this contract). The recruiter said the army would take me. But I dont know if ~16 months is long enough to advance from e4-e5. Anyone have advice?
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Have you given thought to going FMF? Corpsmen who have that in their records typically advanced fairly quickly. Then again, I've been retired for over 20 years so I may be wrong.
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I have my FMF pin. Its mandatory when your with a marine unit now, I dont think it really helps anymore, they dont give you any points on the test, not to mention everyone else has it so it doesn't make you stand out really.
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CPO William Slifko
Didn't realize you were already with FMF. Having been retired for a couple of decades I don't think I can offer you any good advice except to look for the places and jobs that most don't want. Wintering over in McMurdo or other arduous duty assignments are potential options that your detailer can tell you more about. If you haven't called your detailer, you should. I hope your situation improves.
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