I have heard about one option when joiing the Marine Corps, to go to Parris Island after your senior year of highschool, and do Basic during that summer, then go to college right after that, while staying in the Reserves until you graduate, and being able to be called to active duty while you are there. You get in-state tuition for the college that you go to, and after college become an officer. does anyone know more about this, especially the name of the program?

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ive been in the USMC for over 2yrs now and i have never heard of htis, your best bet is to go talk to a recruiter and ask him about it.

Alright. I am going to talk to a recruiter when I go on my first leave. that is October 6th.

There is such an option. It is called the "92 Day Reservist," it is available only to college/university students.

yes there is, my friend who just got back from boot camp did it...
he went to boot camp right when summer vaca started, then he got back, had one day and then left for college at A&M and is doing the Corps of Cadets there. He is in the reserves and his unit may be called to go to Iraq in November and if they do he will be temporarily unenrolled from college and go to Iraq for his tour...

thats pretty interesting. the USMC is full of suprises.

my friend is also doing "split" something or other. i think it might be split enlistment or something like that. It means that he can not be called to active duty while attending school.

Split option you mean? I don't know what the USMC calls it, but I enlisted in the Army under the split option, where you go to basic one summer, and you have up to a year to ship out to AIT, so you can go to school for a year and drill with a NG or Reserve unit, non-deployable. Best decision I ever made, but that's just me.

yeah, its split option. ym friend is doign that allong with the 92 day reservist. i am thinking about trying to do that too. does anyone know if it would be possible for me to go to Parris Island between my Jr and Sr year of highschool, and then go to Annapolis for college under the 92 day reservist and split option?

Some of you need to read the stickies posted at the top of this forum ...... again.