Enlistment Bonus. Probably the best known of all enlistment incentives is the enlistment bonus. Enlistment bonuses are used to try and convince applicants to sign up into jobs that the service needs really bad. The Air Force and Marine Corps offer the fewest enlistment bonuses.
In general, the greater the enlistment bonus, the harder time the service is having finding enough qualified applicants who agree to accept the job. In most cases, this is for one of three reasons: 1. The job has high entry qualifications ASVAB score, criminal history requirements, medical qualifications, etc.
The job training is extremely difficult and lots of people wash out. The Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps will usually pay the entire bonus amount lump sum , after arrival at the first permanent duty station, following basic training and job-school usually within 60 days of arrival at the first duty station.
College Fund. Bill later. Bill and the amount of the extra funds provided by the service. Usually but not always , if you accept the college fund, this will decrease the amount of any monetary enlistment bonus you may be entitled to.
Bill for their College Fund Programs. Again, the exact amount offered often depends on the job selected. As with other enlistment incentives, if you were promised the College Fund, you must ensure it is listed on your final active duty enlistment contract or an annex to the contract.
Advanced Enlistment Rank. All of the services offer advanced enlistment rank for recruits with a certain number of college credits, or for participation in other programs, such as Junior ROTC in high school. The Air Force is the only service which offers accelerated promotion for six-year enlistees. The Navy also offers accelerated promotion up to E-4 for individuals who enlist in certain designated enlistment programs Such as the Nuclear Field.
With the exception of the Air Force six-year enlistee advance rank program, recruits who join with advanced rank are paid the rate of base pay for that advanced rank right from the first day of active duty. However, in most of the services, recruits do not get to actually wear the rank until they graduate from basic training in basic, everyone is treated the same — ie, just lower than whale droppings.
For Air Force six-year enlistees, they enlist and go through basic as an E-1 or E-2 if they were qualified, such as college credits and are then promoted to E-3 20 weeks following basic training graduation, or when they graduate technical school job training , whichever occurs first.
Date of Rank as an E-3 is then back-dated to the date of basic training graduation. As with other enlistment incentives, advanced enlistment rank must be included on your enlistment contract.
College Loan Repayment Program. In a nutshell, the service will repay all, or a part of a college loan, in exchange for your enlistment. The Army and the Navy are the only active duty services which can offer a guaranteed first duty assignment. However, since the invasion of Iraq, the Army rarely offers this incentive anymore. When authorized, under the Army Program, you can get a written guarantee in your enlistment contract for your first duty assignment following basic training and job training of course, there must be open positions for your particular job on the base before the Army will give it to you.
This option is only available for certain, hard-to-fill Army Jobs. Additionally, the guarantee is only good for 12 months. After that, the Army can move you anywhere it wants. Under the Navy program, you can be guaranteed a first assignment in a designated geographical area. However, under the Navy program, there is a catch — the program is not available to those who sign up with a guaranteed rating job.
When you enlist in the National Guard or Reserves, you will know, right from the start, where your drilling unit is located generally within miles or so of where you live.
Buddy Program. Under this program, two or more individuals of the same sex can enlist together, and — at a minimum — be guaranteed to go through basic training together. If the individuals have the same job, the services can also guarantee that they will go through job training together. Split Option. If something happens to your job training date, it can sometimes take forever for the Guard and Reserves to get another training slot.
When dishing out job training slots, the active duty forces get first crack, and what is left over is offered to the Guard and Reserves. If you attend job training immediately after basic training, you will still be in shape. That means, for the first month or so of job-school, your off-duty time is strictly regimented.
Active Duty Montgomery G. The choice of whether or not to participate in the program is up to the recruit, and is made after a briefing in basic training.
Under the current law, Congress can increase these amounts each year to match inflation. The active duty G. Bill Benefits can be used while on active duty, or after honorable discharge Note: Benefits expire 10 years after discharge. To use MGIB while on active duty, you must serve two continuous years of active duty.
To use MGIB after honorable separation from active duty:. You must have served three continuous years of active duty, unless you were honorably discharged early for one of for one of a very few specific reasons such as medical. You only need two continuous years of active duty if o You first enlisted for two years of active duty, or o You have an obligation to serve four years in the Selected Reserve the 2 X 4 program.
You must enter the Selected Reserve within one year of your release from active duty. OR o You were separated honorably early for one of the very specific reasons allowed such as medical. When used after getting out of the military, the G. Bill pays more. When used while on active duty, the G. Bill only pays for the cost of tuition for the course. Because of this, most people do not use the G.
Bill qualification, you do not get your money back. For detailed information about the Active Duty G. Bill, with a few exceptions: Your military pay is not reduced for this program. However, your monetary benefits are not nearly as generous as the Active Duty Program. Only U. Applicants must speak, write and read English fluently. The U. Regulations prohibit the forwarding of recruiting information through international mail, even to U.
Use our online form to reach a recruiter electronically. Boot camp is 13 weeks, followed by three weeks of either the School of the Infantry or Marine Combat Training. All women will attend recruit training at Parris Island.
Recruit training is rigorous, demanding and challenging. The overall goal of recruit training is to instill in the recruits the military skills, knowledge, discipline, pride and self-confidence necessary to be a Marine.
In the first several days at the recruit depot, a recruit is assigned to a platoon, receives a basic issue of uniforms and equipment, is given an additional physical and takes further assignment classification tests.
Each platoon is led by a team of three Marine drill instructors. A typical training day for recruits begins with reveille at 5 a. Ask your recruiter whether you can get a copy of "Recruit Regulations. We cannot stress enough how important it is for you to prepare yourself for running and physical fitness training. It is recommended that you enter recruit training with the ability to run three miles in less than 24 minutes.
For tips on how to get yourself into shape for Boot Camp, see military fitness guru Stew Smith's articles. There are a number of ways you can become an officer in the Marine Corps. In almost all cases, you will need a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. TBS is six months and will cover leadership, land navigation, weapons qualifications, small unit tactics and communications. A portion of Naval Academy graduates go into the Marine Corps. While at Annapolis, midshipmen have the opportunity to see firsthand the various fields open to them.
Visit our service academy info page for more info. Officer Candidate School is offered to college graduates or those in the process of receiving their baccalaureate degree who want to become commissioned officers in the Marine Corps. Training at both programs is at Quantico , Virginia. PLC -- For freshmen, sophomores or juniors in college. Candidates will complete either two six-week courses or the week course before receiving their baccalaureate degree. OCC -- Seniors or those who already have received their baccalaureate degree will attend a week course.
The 10 or 12 weeks of officer training is intended to measure your leadership potential; you must prove yourself. Upon graduation, you decide whether to accept an appointment as a Marine Corps officer. We suggest you contact an officer selection officer OSO. Officer Candidates School Before candidates earn their commission, they must be evaluated, screened, and sharpened to ensure they have the leadership ability, moral capacity, mental agility, and physical prowess our Nation demands of its Marine Officers.
Request Information Locations. Marine Corps. Close Video Headline. Your Email Address. My uncle did 32, my father did 23 and it'll be awesome to join as well, become a part of a brotherhood. Speaker 5: And you know, I found some opportunities that can be used with my degree, all that kind of stuff, and they offer a lot of gainful things for what I want to do in the future. Speaker 1: We are privileged to have them come into the Military. This is a voluntary service. This is not a draft era, and so it's important to us and to each of my staff to treat those who are interested in serving their country with the respect that they deserve.
Narrator: The Military Entrance processing station, or MEPs, is where applicants for military service go to complete the enlistment process. MEPs ensures that each applicant meets the aptitude, physical and behavioral standards set by the Department of Defense and service branches. The government pays for the accommodations for all military applicants preparing to go through the MEPs process.
Hotel staff explain what to expect the following day, including the rules of behavior and a list of prohibited items not allowed in the MEPs.
After their briefing, applicants can enjoy hotel facilities and a special applicant rec room where they can hang out, get to know each other, play games and watch TV until p. Applicants aren't allowed to drink alcohol or leave the hotel, but they can hang out with friends and family and the hotel public areas. The rec room closes at p. They're going to need it.
Breakfast is served very early so applicants are ready to board the MEPS bus on time. Be sure to eat a well-balanced breakfast and drink plenty of fluids before departing from the hotel. Your body will need the fuel. It is free and served very early so applicants can make roll call at the MEPs bus at a.
Applicants must wear underwear and neat, moderate, comfortable clothing. Piercings must be removed. Offensive wording or pictures are not tolerated and hats are not permitted inside the MEPs. Prohibited contraband items are not allowed in the MEPs. See your recruiter for a complete list of prohibited items. The MEPS staff member briefs the applicants. Applicants will pass through a security screening on their way into the MEPs.
Once inside, the MEPs applicants will stow their personal belongings in the spaces provided for that purpose. Earrings should be removed. They obstruct the headset for the hearing test. Each applicant must carry their driver's license, social security card, birth certificate and any requested medical records with them during processing. Your recruiter can provide more details. Cell phones are only allowed in the waiting area.
Some MEPs process as many as a hundred and fifty applicants in a single day. Processing may take from in the morning until at night. After the briefing with the MEPs commander, applicants meet with a representative of their chosen service branch, where they receive applicant name tags and are then sent to the control desk for instructions. Name tags are to be worn visibly at all times until checkout.
It's important for each applicant to stay alert and follow instructions throughout the day. Biometrics, including applicant photograph and fingerprints, are done early in the day and will be used whenever an applicant checks in or out of the station. Applicants must check in and out at each station to help ensure they're in the right place at the expected time.
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