Posted on Mar 12, 2018
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Anyone else feel like they joined too young? For me, I enlisted at 17, shipped out right before i turned 19 and got out about a year and a half ago at 22.
Although I had a great career, deployed a few times, made some great friends and had an overall blast I feel like maybe 18 was too young to leave home. I absolutely loved being a Marine, and I never thought this at the time, looking back however I feel like I definitely would have made a better overall Marine and appreciated the experience more had I joined now at 24. Anyone else feel similarly?
I don't really have many regrets from my time in but honestly I am pretty sad that my time is up. I was never the most motivated, I skated more than my fair share, and complained about literally everything with the best of em, but I loved every miserable second.
Civilian life isn't that hard, however its been over a year now and I still feel like I am not 100% adjusted to being a normal person yet and don't know if I ever will.
Although I had a great career, deployed a few times, made some great friends and had an overall blast I feel like maybe 18 was too young to leave home. I absolutely loved being a Marine, and I never thought this at the time, looking back however I feel like I definitely would have made a better overall Marine and appreciated the experience more had I joined now at 24. Anyone else feel similarly?
I don't really have many regrets from my time in but honestly I am pretty sad that my time is up. I was never the most motivated, I skated more than my fair share, and complained about literally everything with the best of em, but I loved every miserable second.
Civilian life isn't that hard, however its been over a year now and I still feel like I am not 100% adjusted to being a normal person yet and don't know if I ever will.
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DEP at 17, left for MCRD shortly after 18th birthday. Don’t think it was too young. Still would have chosen the Corps, but I do wish I had been more aware of career field (MOS) options. Of course, maybe I was. Maybe my recruiter went over all of it with me. After all, it was 48 years ago. :)
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CSM Charles Hayden
MAJ Don Bigger I am gratified that today’s recruiters are compelled to possess more integrity than in yesteryear!
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TSgt Joe C.
Life happened...wasn't going places back home; 9/11 happened and that got my attention as something I had to do...join the military. My grandfather served in the Army Air Forces and continued to do so in the Air Force in 1947. My dad also served in Vietnam in the Air Force. Combine all of that and here I am 15 1/2 years later.
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