What advice do you have for a Marine veteran wanting to re-enlist active in the Army?

To all, Since I’ve made this post life has turned completely around Follow your passions I thought the army was a good choice but god truly has a plan for you. I’ve gotten a good job running my own motor pool and I couldn’t be happier, not everybody has the same situation as me and I assure you that every marine has what it takes to make it as a civilian it took a lot of convincing my self of that but it is true. Remember Marines we are the 1% of the 1% dont let anybody tell you what your worth!

I am a prior service Marine with over 10 years of active duty time. I joined the National Guard in 2010 and became a Warrant Officer - by far the best decision that I've made. It allows me to remain technical in my field and be that middle person between the O grades and my troops. When I made the transition, I was floored. No joke....it was like going from a full sprint to a slow crawl. I've never seen NCO's so afraid to take charge and get things done (this is strictly from a NG perspective). I ran circles around my fellow NCO's and was often told to slow down and take it easy. I brought that Marine Corps mentality to the Guard and I still use it today. My section is highly trained, taken care of, and has the highest success rate within the ACE. I empower my NCO's to make decisions and mentor them when they don't get something right because after all, we cannot learn unless we make the mistakes and move on from them. It's not a bad idea to make the transition but I caution you to not become the lesser standard and go with the flow.

As for the process, talk with a recruiter and assess all of your options. Your family shouldn't be an issue. You will have duty assignments similar to the Marine Corps and depending on your MOS, you may not have to attend AIT (i.e. I was an 0241 in the Marines and did not have to go through 35G training). I was also able to waive some of the leadership schools (BLC) because I went through Corporal's and Sergeant's course. Keep that in mind when you are chatting with the recruiters.

I hope this helps you out.

Check it out bro, I too am prior Marine... first things first. Get used to the crayon eating jokes. I hear at least one a day. No joke. The route I went was enlisted, no issues (family shouldn’t be one either) I went straight to Fort Leonard Wood to inprocess at the basic training reception unit. I didn’t do any dumb shit, strictly in processing (shots, paperwork, etc) once all that was said and done I shipped straight to my unit which was Korea at the time. Idk your MOS but I was 0311 and went 11B.