Did four years in the Marine Corps, hated it, commissioned Air Force in 2020. My life is a little too easy now and I have always regretted abandoning my Marines at our old unit to deal with the shit leadership and mission we had. I am in great physical condition and am signed up to run the Marine Corps marathon this year (again). I am wanting to give back to the Marine Corps and be the leader I never had while in. I am an O3 with just over 10 years in service hoping to apply for an IST. Has anyone else done something similar and if so, what does the process look like?

Anything helps

I’m 25 and considering joining the Marine Reserves. I served five years active duty in the Navy and got out honorably in January 2025 as an E-4.
I’ve always wanted to earn the Marine title, and I’m interested in going 0311. I have a kid now, so I’m looking at the Reserves to serve again while keeping my family settled at home. I understand training and deployments would mean time away.
Has anyone here joined around my age or older, especially coming from another branch? What was boot camp like as an older, prior-service recruit? Were you treated any differently, and what was the hardest adjustment?

Any honest advice is appreciated.

I am interested in knowing anyone’s jobs station in Japan and following questions:

What was your daily routine.
What kind of things you do in your free time/lifestyle
How long did you stay there.
Do you recommend dating?

Curious how often recon hits the range compared to regular infantry.

What do I do if I gotta loose 16 pounds in 12 days should I just not eat for the next 12 days?

I want to join the Marines. My NJROTC instructors are both marines and my NSI is a huge inspiration to me especially. However, I plan to get a tattoo on and ever slightly above my collar bone. If it is above the collarbone, would that disqualify me because it could be visible in a crew neck? In theory it shouldnt be visible, but it might qualify as a neck tattoo. I just want some advice on whether I should hold off on it or not.

to make it short, I want to be a marine. I am an 18 year old high school grad.

I scored 67 on the ASVAB.

google searches are mixed mostly and there is no big source on it, but I know that waivers are possible.

I went 16 years of my life without even knowing I had it until i got my wisdom teeth removed.

I have only had 1 medical event which was the wisdom teeth removal, no incidents since.

I played basketball heavily in high school and all the injuries I did have (mostly knee/ankle) healed fine without me knowing

I had talked to a navy recruiter about it and he made it seem like not a big deal a few months ago when I first started considering the military.

What are my options?

I had a set date for October but my recruiter told me my ship date changed to November. I was ready to have twos week off of work to wait for bootcamp but, it then turned into a month. I workout and run already, What else should I do in the mean time?

Anyone else leaving to San Diego Monday?