First off I hope this is in the right section.
A little about myself (didnt see a section to introduce myself).
Im 24 years old, about to be 25 in May. Ive been in the Army for 4 years as a wheeled Mechanic. Ive been deployed to Iraq twice (just got back in Oct). I'll be heading to Afganistan for my 3rd deployment soon.

Anyhow on with my question.
Ive wanted to join the Marines since I was 14 years old, yes yes I ****ed up and joined the Army and cant really give a reason why I did it other then they seemed to be more focused so to speak toward life after the military if that makes sense. IDK....

Anyhow I would like to know what requirements do the Marines require for me to go from Army to Marines. I know I will have to do basic over again and Im completely fine with that, I wouldnt feel like a Marine if I didnt.
Im a mechanic and hate the job though both times I deployed I was a .50cal Gunner or 240B Gunner on a HUMVEE or MRAP.
Id really like to do Infantry in the Marines. I get alot of crap from my friends in the Army for wanting to switch but to be honest I could give a crap less what any of them think. I personally feel no pride in saying Im a soldier in the US Army. Maybe the Army has changed and they just dont seem to have any pride or heritage/background like the Marines have.

Thanks for any advice/help and sorry for rambling on

It's alright. I was very close to making the reverse switch last year. Just make a decision that's right for you. If you join the Corps, you'll make new friends there anyway.

If you have no pride in being in the Army or being a Soldier, that's on you, not the Army. The Marine Corps isn't going to make you have pride in it either, you have to believe in it and want to have pride in it. You should readjust your attitude, because not having pride is YOUR issue, not the Army's. I've been out of the Army more than a day now and I still have just as much pride in having been in it as the day I enlisted, and now I'm in the Air Force.

Frankly, you talk like a star struck teenager that just watched the latest scale the mountain and slay the dragon commercial. There's no massive or fancy indoc to get into the Marine Corps. It's basic military training, man. You know, facing movements, run around and hurry and wait, shoot a rifle and do some PT? So you get an EGA after a short FTX, will that suddenly make you feel more pride in yourself than you've gotten your entire Army career with two combat deployments down?

Unless you just want to start at the bottom and try to work your way back up again only to find out that the grass isn't greener and that the same problems you face right now exist over in the Corps too, then just look at different MOSes in the Army. Army has infantry, so why not go that route?

Anyway, if it's something you want to do then you need to finish your Army contract and then go talk to a Marine Corps recruiter. Understand they don't take a lot of prior service so the only way to know if you can get it is to visit a recruiter.

Good luck in whatever you try to do.

Originally Posted by PJ24

If you have no pride in being in the Army or being a Soldier, that's on you, not the Army. The Marine Corps isn't going to make you have pride in it either, you have to believe in it and want to have pride in it. You should readjust your attitude, because not having pride is YOUR issue, not the Army's. I've been out of the Army more than a day now and I still have just as much pride in having been in it as the day I enlisted, and now I'm in the Air Force.

Frankly, you talk like a star struck teenager that just watched the latest scale the mountain and slay the dragon commercial. There's no massive or fancy indoc to get into the Marine Corps. It's basic military training, man. You know, facing movements, run around and hurry and wait, shoot a rifle and do some PT? So you get an EGA after a short FTX, will that suddenly make you feel more pride in yourself than you've gotten your entire Army career with two combat deployments down?

Unless you just want to start at the bottom and try to work your way back up again only to find out that the grass isn't greener and that the same problems you face right now exist over in the Corps too, then just look at different MOSes in the Army. Army has infantry, so why not go that route?

Anyway, if it's something you want to do then you need to finish your Army contract and then go talk to a Marine Corps recruiter. Understand they don't take a lot of prior service so the only way to know if you can get it is to visit a recruiter.

Good luck in whatever you try to do.

Your thoughts mirror mine exactly. I`m guessing this guy has been in trouble, and wants to attempt a fresh start somewhere else. Again, that`s just a guess. If he has no pride in what he is doing, then by all means, he should ETS if he can`t transfer.

I have never been in trouble, no UCMJ or Article-15's. I had alot of pride when I joined the Army. I did Air Assult, I did Airborne right out of AIT, and I flew my 101st Flag with pride. I guess its all the **** bags and guys trying to kill themselves that made me kind of lose my pride. I completely understand that each branch has their own problems... etc.
The Marines are something Ive always wanted to do and I dont think the Army is for me, just seems like they let to many "retards" in so to speak. Not saying everyone who joins the Army is but I think people are getting promoted to fast and its just running down hill. Thats my personal opinion, and I know others dont agree with me and thats fine.

And PJ24, how do I talk like a star struck teenager that just watched the latest scale the mountain and slay the dragon commercial?
I just know each branch has different requirements for prior service. Ive heard different things, I heard you have to keep your prior MOS and they dont allow people over 29 years old that are PS.

BS.
Only the Army thinks that Army boot camp is as hard as US Marine boot camp.

Originally Posted by A Can of Man

BS.
Only the Army thinks that Army boot camp is as hard as US Marine boot camp.

Army Basic is a joke, they give out stress cards now and even let them us cellphones sometimes or take them to subway for being good.
We just got a bunch of new privates in the motorpool and they dont stand at parade rest when addressing a NCO. Actually we had a brand new E-2 tell one of our E5's to shut the **** up.

Not going to sit here and bash the Army but things have changed from 2005 and now, I've been seeing how much its changed since I joined.
When I got the my first unit as a E-3 and saw another E-3 joking around with a E6 I was shocked. I understand I just got out of Basic and AIT and had drill SGT's and I wasnt used to seeing soldiers **** around with NCO's.

But I also noticed everytime we got new privates they started to go from squared away to just **** it attitudes. I guess maybe when they got rid of drill sgts in AIT things wernt enforced and they gained that **** you I dont care attitude.

Originally Posted by A Can of Man

BS.
Only the Army thinks that Army boot camp is as hard as US Marine boot camp.

I was in the Army and never thought that. In fact, I never met anyone in the Army who thought that, although I`m sure there are some.

Originally Posted by Disposable_Hero

Army Basic is a joke, they give out stress cards now and even let them us cellphones sometimes or take them to subway for being good.
We just got a bunch of new privates in the motorpool and they dont stand at parade rest when addressing a NCO. Actually we had a brand new E-2 tell one of our E5's to shut the **** up.

Not going to sit here and bash the Army but things have changed from 2005 and now, I've been seeing how much its changed since I joined.
When I got the my first unit as a E-3 and saw another E-3 joking around with a E6 I was shocked. I understand I just got out of Basic and AIT and had drill SGT's and I wasnt used to seeing soldiers **** around with NCO's.

But I also noticed everytime we got new privates they started to go from squared away to just **** it attitudes. I guess maybe when they got rid of drill sgts in AIT things wernt enforced and they gained that **** you I dont care attitude.

It appears that that the unit, or units, you have been in, have had weak NCO leadership. I understand your frustration, but don`t judge the entire Army based on this.

Yeah, there are some outstanding people in the Army as well.
Actually an Army NCO is one of my best friends.