I am thinking about going in to The United States Marine Corps when I finish college. Anyone have any suggestions or advice as to whether I should enlist right out of high school, or should I wait until I finish college.

it all depends on what you want to do in the USMC, if you want to be a pilot or something you ofcourse need a college degree but if you want to get down in the dirty and whatnot go enlisted, i could help ya out more if you told me what your interested in the USMC

I'd like to be an officer, and I know I sound really naive, but I want to lead leathernecks into battle

Then you need to take ROTC in college

thanks a bunch

How old are you now?

hey, SGT's and SSGT's can lead men into battle as well...i dont know much about the grunt side so whatever . i know my ass is lead into battle by a couple of pilots...then they get me out

I'm almost 16 now, and I know that noncoms lead men into battle, but I was thinking on an officer level

Originally Posted by hoohaa310

I'm almost 16 now, and I know that noncoms lead men into battle, but I was thinking on an officer level

Either way, you should get a college degree no matter which way you are joining up (enlisted or officer). It'll help in life...

Ever consider the 92-day program (believe that's what it's called)? You join college and you enlist in the Marines as a reservist and you go to bootcamp and your MOS school etc during your summers so you don't miss any college work. This will give you the benefit of being an enlisted Marine before you become an officer...

just throwin out ideas for ya

that sounds like a good idea, thanks