Great video. Very informative. I did 22 years in the Marine Corps, 14 years active duty and 8 years reserves before I retired, When I was an active duty Marine I used to think less of Reservist, but once I became one and saw what they had to do in order to keep their obligation, I began to realize how dedicated and hard working they are. Especially the junior Marines who had to meet their obligation to the Corps, their educational responsibilities, and work (some of them full time). I myself had to deal with my full-time job responsibilities (Law Enforcement), education (first few years), and Reserve duties. Since I was a senior SNCO I had to travel over 1,000 miles a month to attend drill since openings for my MOS and Rank were not available in my area or anywhere nearby. I witnessed dedicated SNCO's and Officers dedicate their time while at home ensuring deployments were properly scheduled and ready, some came on their own time to ensure everything was correct, some were on the telephone continuously, juggling family, full-time jobs, and Marine duty. What I was able to do on active duty in a year, they had to do in less than 24 days (2 days of drill for 12 months) and 2 weeks of training once a year. I have great respect for Reservist, they train and work very hard to stay in shape and keep proficient as combat Marines. Semper Fi!
William Garcia so you were a teacher while a reservist? How was it balancing those two jobs? People tell me that being a teacher and a reservist would be almost no conflict, because they don’t work weekends or summers, is this true? Thanks
The Gaming Leatherneck that makes two of us, bro. Thanks for commenting man I've seen your videos and they're super entertaining and informative. Keep it up, rahhh
robert mello I think that would depend a lot on your unit and the sort of culture, so to speak, that your unit has. If you're in combat arms, esp. if you're a grunt, nobody will likely look at you twice if you got one. Now if you were, say, in admin for something like a logistics unit or an air wing unit, then you might be looked at funny. At the end of the day, it would be your choice and while you might get some teasing about it, once again depends on your unit, but they'd probably forget about it by the next drill weekend or two.
Reservists get deployed more than active duty personnel. I am Navy reservist and i have been in 36 months and have been on active status for 33 months. I have done 3 back to back mobs and 1 set of ADT orders. Everyone i basically deployed with were reservists like me. About 90% deployed were reservists. Even my time in the Army i was mainly with guardsmen or reservists.
Fellow Marine reservist here. I felt alone about being a reservist in the internet space until I found your channel. Thanks for shedding light on our daily lives, brother.
I'm joining the reserves and I chose my MOS, 3531. I was going active but decided against it so I can further my education and start a civilian career as well, I guess it's similar to why you done the same. I'm glad I found this video, thanks man!
My recruiter suggested I go reserves, after watching this video I feel more relaxed! Amazing video and I hope I get accepted into the Marine Reserves! I want to finish college while in reserves!
I know this videos from 3 years ago but I talked to a US Marine recruiter and I decided to join the reserves this video really helped me with deciding whether to join honestly this is a big part of life he told me that you can be a reserve and then you can do United States Marine Corps active duty after you have completed the reserve
I have the same MOS as you when I was a Reservist with 2/25. In addition to our normal supply job, we did Battalion and H&S Company perimeter defense. We had a lot of people including myself going to college. There were a few dozen NYPD and FDNY members since most everyone at my Reserve center (H&S and Weapons) lives in New York City.
John Eaton yea man definitely. I've had a couple recruiters already ask if they can share my other videos and that's perfectly fine. You can check out my recent ones. Good luck!
John Eaton I’m a little confused about how the reserves work in the military so if you sign up for the reserves do you just stay that way or you still have to do active at some point in your contract?
John Eaton I am thinking about either doing army or marine reserves cause I wanna gain experience for the career I want to do as a civilian and I want more time to focus on school and trying to become a cop at the same time as a civilian
@@Leanne_is_not_okay You stay reserves unless you convince your unit to release you if you want to go active, you get active duty pay during deployment even if you are a reservist
I used to love being on the advanced party on a drill weekend. It usually resulted in us taking the doors and top off the hummer, buying some beer and trying to meet girls. lol.....but it tightened up immediately when the main body of our unit showed up. But it was great....it really was. Even when in Death Valley in 93.....we built a pistol range for DEA and other agencies....it was great being on the rear detail. Our Captain was super cool....I just remember really good times during my drill weekends in those years.
thanks for putting this up bro! about to ship of on 9 July, planning on doing reserves till i get a degree and commission as an officer, wasn't exactly sure how the life of a reservist went before but after seeing this i'm a little less nervous haha
First video and new to the channel! Thanks for the information. Heading to my recruiter’s in a bit, actually haha. Reserves is the way for me because I plan to get my masters in a year or so. Cheers my dude 🤘🏽
Not sure if Marines/Navy has AGR (Active Guard/Reserve) or Technician positions, but those are full-time Reserve/Guard positions. So you work your reserve job full time, including the one weekend a month.
I have a question. How often do Reservists deploy on average? Like will a 6 year contract usually consist of 6 months deployment or 3 years or none? (outside of basic training) GREATLY appreciate the response. Thank you.
I was in reserves from Jan 2001 to Jan 2007. I was deployed to Iraq in 2005. We were deployed from Jan to March to do our work up in 29 palms California then Iraq from March to October. I stayed on active duty voluntarily from October to January (I made more as an active duty corporal than my civilian job at the time). I only was deployed once in 6 years but I have known reservist who were deployed 2 or 3 times during their 6 years enlistment but that was during the Iraq war. My old unit deployed when I did in 05 to Iraq then again after I got out in 2011 to Afghanistan. They have not deployed since then. Hope this helps.
I enlisted in 1998, I never thought about the reserves nor my recruiter told me anything about it, when I was in MEPS to be sent to boot camp, I was told I "didnt qualify" for any of the 2 MOS I considered to do, my recruiter never told me that with time, and because I didnt have anything in mind and no time to discuss options with the recruiter over the phone either, they only told me to sign as an open contract, I was kind of upset thinking I was going to do anything they want for the 8 years I signed, should I have known about the reserves, them I would have joined as a reservist. But because of weird things of destiny, I got a medical discharge right before starting MCT, due to 2 herniated discs, that more likely happened during the crucible, when I started to have some pain in my back, I was simply "kicked out" with " no remedy according to them, but I wanted a second opinion and a civilian doctor told me I had remedy, got surgery and like new, no pain at all like if nothing happened, but still was not allowed to rejoin the Marines, maybe God wanted something different for me, which I appreciate
hey brother, good video! was a 6672 in the corps (Aviation supply) trying to get back in for recon, and looks like the reserves option my only options for LAT move. keep the videos coming!
That's cool...so you are a 3043...that was my MOS. I assume the school is still at Camp Johnson. New subscriber today! like your videos! their edited well and keep your attention.
Sheldon, Great channel, really appreciate all the insight you have shared. I am joining the Marine Corps as a Reservist, ship in Jan. I have a question if you find time to answer, is your employer (in the civilian sector) flexible with your often hectic Drill Weekend schedule? Thank you, Ben
Hey man cool video Thanks for this, it answered some of my questions I had about joining the reserves though there are some other questions I have if you don't mind answering: Do you get a break after graduating Boot camp? (Leave days?) Are you forced to go to the weekend training? What sort of training do you go during the weekend? (Is it hands on or something labor?) Too awkward but do you or have you been hazed? Have you been deployed? Thank you so much for your time man.
1. You get 10 days of leave after graduating bootcamp before you are to report to MCT (marine combat training) 2. Once going through active duty training, drill weekends are of course mandatory for reservists since that is our obligation. 3. Drill weekend is essentially work. Depending on your job/MOS, labor and hands-on training is synonomous. Even as an admin clerk, you will be expected to go to the field with the rest of the unit and do "Marine" things. 4. The Marine Corps does not condone hazing, but that honestly depends on what your definition of hazing is... Will drill instructors at boot camp scream in your face and make you do things that you don't want to do? Most likely. Is that hazing? No because it's part of the training and there is a purpose behind everything you're told to do. Keep in mind that as Marines, we are warriors first and our job (engineer, admin, supply) second - and that means we simulate real combat situations. If you don't think you can handle that, there are other options like the Air Force, Army, and Navy. I can guarantee that it's not anything like the typical greek life "hazing". 5. I have never deployed, although I volunteered many times in my first 3 years... stupid budget cuts. I hope I answered your questions well!
To add to this, the Marine Corps does have some unoffical rituals/traditions that could be considered hazing by some but is happliy accepted by most, if not all, Marines. The simplest is doing push ups as punishment for making some sort of mistake, but outside of bootcamp that doesn't happen very often and it's usually no more than 10 pushups, max. The one tradition that might seem like hazing is the "pinning on" of rank, what happens is that when you get promoted, everyone in you unit that's your new rank (or higher) can punch you in the arm, symbolically "pinning" your chevrons on to your unifform. When you make Corporal, you are now an NCO and entitled to wear the blood stripe on your dress blue trousers, so in addition to "pinning on" your rank, all NCOs and Staff NCOs can also "pin" your blood stripes on by kneeing you in the side of the thigh. But this purely symbolic and most Marines recognize and so they won't punch or knee you too hard, although close friends might go a little harder on you than say, somebody from another platoon that doesn't really know you, even then, they're more than likely not going to hit or knee as hard as they possibly can. One thing that Cpl. Lee forgot to mention in his video was that in addition to your 1 weekend a month, you also have to do 2 weeks (usually in the summer) of what could be called extended training. Basically, during this 2 week period it's as if you're active duty and you spend 2 weeks straight with your Reserve unit. I don't about other Reserve units but in my unit, when I was in, we went to 29 Palms in California in the middle of Summer for our 2 weeks. 29 Palms, despite its name, is not a pleasant location to be in the middle of Summer, it's a massive base located out in the middle of the desert far from any real civilization. Anyway, during this 2 weeks we'd go there for what's called CAX or Combined Arms eXercise where Marine units from all over the US get together and operate like they would in actual war situation with grunts working with armor units, with arty, as well as helos and planes, something that even active duty units don't get to do all the time. But 29 Palms and CAX aren't the only options for your 2 weeks, during my time in I also got do amphibious training that culminated with an actual amphibious beach landing. The highlight of my time in the Marines was going to Operation Battle Griffin which was a 2 week exercise in Norway where the Marines practice going to Norway and marrying up with equipment kept there just in case the Russians were to invade Europe.
Thank you for the info and your service. I am 28 years old and I joined back when I was 19 but never swore in due to family concerns and ten years just flew by but every day that passes I feel like serving in anyway possible is a calling. Maybe the reserves are the way to go knowing I am close to the cut off age for active duty. Thanks again for the info
I’m thinking about joining the marine reserves because of the part time thing And working a city/govt job on the civilian side (ft) Hopefully it works out
very good and informative video. I'm pretty sure i know what company you're with (not to sound creepy) and if that's the case then i should be there in about 5 months or so.
Great video man. I'm really stuck deciding between the Army Reserves and Marine Reserves I really want to go Marines but I'm hesitant, and it boils down to one question. In the Army Reserves you enlist for a dedicated/guaranteed job. I want to do Computer and IT, but when I can't confirm if I could do this same, dedicated job in the Marines. Is it true that your job as a Marine Reservist is not "permanent", and you could be deployed for combat roles without warning? I'm really passionate about the idea of joining the Marines, but I also have a wife and we just bought a new home. I want to join a branch where I can balance the military life well with my civilian life. I can't tell if the Marines puts me in a much less predictable and possibly more dangerous spot than in the Army. Do you have any advice? I know there is the dangers of being deployed in either branch, but is the Marines much more dangerous than in the Army?
Im 17 half way through my senior year and im highly considering going into the marines right out of school. Im training for boot camp but its hard to comfort my parents even the slightest with this decision. Could you give me an idea of how likely it is if i became a reservist to be activated, or is it just random?
Hey great video it was very informative. I had one question though I am wanting to join the marine reserves as a infantryman and my question was is the drill schedule for that mos the one weekend a month type thing or much more? Thanks
Question. So I'm active Marine, about to get out and thinking of doing reserves. I'm am 1171 (water dawg lol) and I really dont want to stay in that MOS if I do reserves. How are they when it comes to lat-moving to a different MOS when making the switch. Have you met any Marines in your time that has done that?
I live in San Diego and currently thinking about joining reserves for the marines. Does your mos dictate where you are called to report at? It would be even sweeter if I got to report to the bases here in San Diego and not have to worry about traveling
Sheldon question. Let's say after I finish boot camp and school. I'm back home and doing my weekend a month and 2 weeks a year. What happens if I want to join border Patrol or law enforcement? Won't the academy interfere?
Hey there, great video! My question is, Would it really be doable for a 30 something with a family and full time career to join the reserves? You talked about an initial training, how does one take that time off and still have a job? I appreciate any feedback you can provide. And thank you for your service.
I talked to a Marine Recruiter a few weeks ago and he informed me that because of my tattoos I need a waiver and see if I can join. I’m still waiting on the answer but if I do get accepted, I’ll be in the reserves
Hey bro, I'm a self disipline been trying to get in for active duty Marines. But my problem is I can't pass the asvab. Any suggestions or way to help out? I appreciate it
Philippine military reserve has no pay and no duty like active personnel even in weekend..you just go to your unit just to attendance or showing up to your unit.....sad life.😔
I like your videos. I'm planning to enlist into the active duty Marine Corps as an infantryman once I earn my high school diploma in a couple weeks. Have you seen any reserve infantryman or military policemen where you attend your monthly drill or know?
Jonathan Carpio hello, hey my Recruiter said to join the reserves the only MOS I can pick are Motor T, Ammo maintenance, heavy equipment mechanic, and Logistics, I want to know if it's possible to get an 03xx MOS as a reserve??
Good Day Brother. I have recently researched about the Marine. You being someone that has been there. Do you think I can be a professional soccer player as a Marine Reserve
thanks for the video, question, i have a 4 year college degree (actually 2 degrees) and im planing to join the marines or the air force as a reservist. would i apply to OCS ? and hopefully become and officer and still be a reservist?
Sheldon Lee, hey man I'am 20 and I'm interested in joining the marine corps as a reserve marine and my goal is to also be a CHP officer is that the right way to go? The only thing holding me back is the ASVAB i can't seem to pass it the highest score i got was a 29 and from their i just began getting a lower score.
Want to join the reserves, but have a full time job, with a baby on the way. Can’t risk losing the job while being away for the 13+ weeks. Is it possible to keep the job I already have?
Knowing what you know and have experienced in the reserves. What do you think of someone owning their own business and being in the reserves? Do you think its something that could be done. Or would it be to hectic. Also when u get ur schedule for drill u said sometimes u work weekdays. Does the schedule show that or is it a last minute type thing
Totally random question. I saw you have adorable poms, did you get them from a breeder ? If so, do you mind sharing their contact info? I want to adopt one.
What are the marine reserves education benefits? Ive been getting multiple answers from multiple sources and i want to make sure i know what i do and dont get before i sign my contract. Great video!
Can you please do a video on the CAC card because for some reason people has it stuck in their head that reservist has different CAC cards then active- duty so could you please set the record straight on that
I'm interested in the reserve. but I also have a job I love having and I know I'd be accepted back into this job but I want to know more about the marine corps reserve schedule
Arthur Suayngam In the video I mentioned that drill is generally Saturday and Sunday, but it's not uncommon for some units to have longer drill weekends. It depends on your unit.
Do you get a guaranteed pick of your mos as a reserve? Like if you want to go into the IT or admin field can you guarantee a spot in field even if it’s not exact the job in that field you want?
So I have a question. I recently got a girlfriend and I am certain that I don’t want to do active duty. How sustainable is a civilian relationship in the Marine Corps reserves?
Quick question, if you get your schedule one year in advance, how come the one weekend a month is ambiguous? Since it's said to just be a Sat/Sun. Would that mean the marines would stretch out your weekend last minute? I'm currently in the same situation as you were prior to joining. I asked one of the recruiters about the one weekend a month and if it's ambiguous. He said no and after what you said, I'm unsure if I should believe him. Thanks for your time.
Dax Nguyen on the schedule it will show the exact dates and the drills that are more than just sat/sun. once again, it depends on your unit. My unit goes to the field often so we do have a lot of longer drill weekends. Some units may strictly drill on sat/sun because they don't have to. Really depends on the unit.
Sheldon Lee Since you wanted to focus on school but still wanted to be a marine. How do you find the right balance? Like when your drill weekends were much longer than two days, wouldn't that interfere with your classes? If it did, would professors be lenient since it was for the military or would professors be like "sucks for you, make up the work." In your honest opinion, do you think going through boot camp, mct, and all the training the marines instilled in your mind, can be applied towards studying and being more discipline for school?
Also, sorry for all the questions. It's a serious option I'm considering right now so I'm doing a lot of research to have enough insight to make a decision without regrets.
In my experience professors will work with you if you explain to them your situation and express a genuine interest in your class participation - now that means you're doing everything on your part too. For example, if you know you have drill that falls on the same day of an exam/lab/paper due, you should let the professor know in advance so something can be worked around it, and not wait until the last day. As for joining the reserves while attending school, I think it's definitely worth it from a character and discipline building perspective. You will find that the same principles that allow you to be successful in the Marines (getting promoted, getting good pros/cons, working with others) will allow you to be successful in school and in life. As for the military/civilian life balance, you'll eventually figure out a way to do both through effective time management - this applies to anything that you want in life. Feel free to ask any other questions you have, man. I'm happy to answer them!
Most of the guys I knew where allowed to do there schooling on a Laptop during there down time . I had a few National Guard guys and grils I worked with as a Security Guard. They where always on there laptop doing there college courses. I never went to college so I don't know how they go about doing that. The military pays for it so I'm sure they have something set up for them. Most of them worked a civilian part time job while serving part time in the military.
Hey Sheldon I am currently a Poolee and going to boot in the next 2 months for reserves in the Marines. I aspire to get my bachelors degree then go to officer school. In your opinion is this an obtainable route? Thanks in advance
im a dude using another account. so my recruiter pushed reserves on me even when i told him i want active im so pissed off. even then he said ok lets see what i can do for you and he still didnt do shit and put me on reserves. he didnt even show me those list of jobs they have only a sheet with 3 or 4 available . like are you fucking serious.
Rose Cruz talk to a different recruiter somewhere else nearby. Don’t let the recruiter fuck you because the military is already going to fuck you as much as they can. Get as much as you can out of your decision to join. You could also try putting some pressure on your recruiter by telling him you’ve talked to other branches and they offered you an active duty contract and jobs that appeal to you more
Great video. Very informative. I did 22 years in the Marine Corps, 14 years active duty and 8 years reserves before I retired, When I was an active duty Marine I used to think less of Reservist, but once I became one and saw what they had to do in order to keep their obligation, I began to realize how dedicated and hard working they are. Especially the junior Marines who had to meet their obligation to the Corps, their educational responsibilities, and work (some of them full time). I myself had to deal with my full-time job responsibilities (Law Enforcement), education (first few years), and Reserve duties. Since I was a senior SNCO I had to travel over 1,000 miles a month to attend drill since openings for my MOS and Rank were not available in my area or anywhere nearby. I witnessed dedicated SNCO's and Officers dedicate their time while at home ensuring deployments were properly scheduled and ready, some came on their own time to ensure everything was correct, some were on the telephone continuously, juggling family, full-time jobs, and Marine duty. What I was able to do on active duty in a year, they had to do in less than 24 days (2 days of drill for 12 months) and 2 weeks of training once a year. I have great respect for Reservist, they train and work very hard to stay in shape and keep proficient as combat Marines. Semper Fi!
William Garcia so you were a teacher while a reservist? How was it balancing those two jobs? People tell me that being a teacher and a reservist would be almost no conflict, because they don’t work weekends or summers, is this true? Thanks
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Glad we have reservists speaking the reality that many people are ignorant about. Thanks! Semper fi brother!
The Gaming Leatherneck that makes two of us, bro. Thanks for commenting man I've seen your videos and they're super entertaining and informative. Keep it up, rahhh
Sheldon Lee is it too MOTO to get an EGA tat as a reservist?
robert mello
I think that would depend a lot on your unit and the sort of culture, so to speak, that your unit has. If you're in combat arms, esp. if you're a grunt, nobody will likely look at you twice if you got one. Now if you were, say, in admin for something like a logistics unit or an air wing unit, then you might be looked at funny. At the end of the day, it would be your choice and while you might get some teasing about it, once again depends on your unit, but they'd probably forget about it by the next drill weekend or two.
Reservists get deployed more than active duty personnel. I am Navy reservist and i have been in 36 months and have been on active status for 33 months. I have done 3 back to back mobs and 1 set of ADT orders. Everyone i basically deployed with were reservists like me. About 90% deployed were reservists. Even my time in the Army i was mainly with guardsmen or reservists.
Young Oorah the ingnant ones are the ones who aren’t in service.
Fellow Marine reservist here. I felt alone about being a reservist in the internet space until I found your channel. Thanks for shedding light on our daily lives, brother.
Thank You for your Service. I'm an Air Force Veteran and retired from a VA Hospital.
Bob Shaw thank you for yours, sir. God bless 🇺🇸🙏🏼
3:25 "gtfo out my face"
i like how you continue the convo while casually going about ur day
Haha thanks, man. Working on trying to make the vlog flow better. Let's collab soon if you're down.
Yeah dude, that'd be chill. Let's discuss what we can do in terms of content since our channels are so different.
Sheldon Lee I have questions do you get to choose what you want to be in the marine like infantry or being able to drive a tank
Marcelo Molina no
Marcelo Molina no
It has been hard finding videos about the reserves. I am a vet looking to go back in so thanks for the vids.
Oh God don't do it to yourself bro!
Nick Navata how come?
Nick Navata yeah why not?
Thankyou for your cry for attention
I'm joining the reserves and I chose my MOS, 3531. I was going active but decided against it so I can further my education and start a civilian career as well, I guess it's similar to why you done the same. I'm glad I found this video, thanks man!
Trace Foote congrats man! That's awesome
Trace Foote how’s it going?
How’s it going ?
Yes im also joining the Marine Corps Reserves too and I’m going to use it for college and my future but to defend my country too.
My recruiter suggested I go reserves, after watching this video I feel more relaxed! Amazing video and I hope I get accepted into the Marine Reserves! I want to finish college while in reserves!
Right way 💯
Dang, dat SAT vocab "arduous", you've earned yourself a like!
I know this videos from 3 years ago but I talked to a US Marine recruiter and I decided to join the reserves this video really helped me with deciding whether to join honestly this is a big part of life he told me that you can be a reserve and then you can do United States Marine Corps active duty after you have completed the reserve
How’s it going
I've been contemplating of joining the USMC Reserve for the past year and your video was very helpful!
Jay Lee thanks man let me know if you have any questions you'd like to see me address in these videos
@@SheldonLeeFit While being active in the reserve when do u comeback home
I have the same MOS as you when I was a Reservist with 2/25. In addition to our normal supply job, we did Battalion and H&S Company perimeter defense. We had a lot of people including myself going to college. There were a few dozen NYPD and FDNY members since most everyone at my Reserve center (H&S and Weapons) lives in New York City.
Hey Bro. I am a Marine Recruiter, can I share this?
John Eaton yea man definitely. I've had a couple recruiters already ask if they can share my other videos and that's perfectly fine. You can check out my recent ones. Good luck!
John Eaton I’m a little confused about how the reserves work in the military so if you sign up for the reserves do you just stay that way or you still have to do active at some point in your contract?
John Eaton I am thinking about either doing army or marine reserves cause I wanna gain experience for the career I want to do as a civilian and I want more time to focus on school and trying to become a cop at the same time as a civilian
@@Leanne_is_not_okay You stay reserves unless you convince your unit to release you if you want to go active, you get active duty pay during deployment even if you are a reservist
I used to love being on the advanced party on a drill weekend. It usually resulted in us taking the doors and top off the hummer, buying some beer and trying to meet girls. lol.....but it tightened up immediately when the main body of our unit showed up. But it was great....it really was. Even when in Death Valley in 93.....we built a pistol range for DEA and other agencies....it was great being on the rear detail. Our Captain was super cool....I just remember really good times during my drill weekends in those years.
Swore in as marine reserves yesterday. Looking forward to it
RIP headphone users when he transitions from talking to the video music.
Great video bro! I completely agree with you about how random drill dates really throws a curve ball on your life
thanks for putting this up bro! about to ship of on 9 July, planning on doing reserves till i get a degree and commission as an officer, wasn't exactly sure how the life of a reservist went before but after seeing this i'm a little less nervous haha
Since when does active duty work 9am-5pm. More like 5am-5pm
Great video!! You’re an inspiration to our youth for sure!
If you’re in the Marine Reserves, when doing your monthly drills is that back home or do they relocate you
First video and new to the channel! Thanks for the information. Heading to my recruiter’s in a bit, actually haha. Reserves is the way for me because I plan to get my masters in a year or so. Cheers my dude 🤘🏽
Not sure if Marines/Navy has AGR (Active Guard/Reserve) or Technician positions, but those are full-time Reserve/Guard positions. So you work your reserve job full time, including the one weekend a month.
K A Navy Reserve has something called Full time support
K A the marines does. A marine reserve recruiter talked with me about the marine corps reserves.
I have a question. How often do Reservists deploy on average? Like will a 6 year contract usually consist of 6 months deployment or 3 years or none? (outside of basic training)
GREATLY appreciate the response. Thank you.
I was in reserves from Jan 2001 to Jan 2007. I was deployed to Iraq in 2005. We were deployed from Jan to March to do our work up in 29 palms California then Iraq from March to October. I stayed on active duty voluntarily from October to January (I made more as an active duty corporal than my civilian job at the time). I only was deployed once in 6 years but I have known reservist who were deployed 2 or 3 times during their 6 years enlistment but that was during the Iraq war. My old unit deployed when I did in 05 to Iraq then again after I got out in 2011 to Afghanistan. They have not deployed since then. Hope this helps.
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Pretty similar to Australian army Reserves. But We do Tuesday night parades and weekends every few weeks or month.
I could feel you wanting to leave the Coast Guard out 😂😂😂 just messin around but fr thank you for your service
I enlisted in 1998, I never thought about the reserves nor my recruiter told me anything about it, when I was in MEPS to be sent to boot camp, I was told I "didnt qualify" for any of the 2 MOS I considered to do, my recruiter never told me that with time, and because I didnt have anything in mind and no time to discuss options with the recruiter over the phone either, they only told me to sign as an open contract, I was kind of upset thinking I was going to do anything they want for the 8 years I signed, should I have known about the reserves, them I would have joined as a reservist. But because of weird things of destiny, I got a medical discharge right before starting MCT, due to 2 herniated discs, that more likely happened during the crucible, when I started to have some pain in my back, I was simply "kicked out" with " no remedy according to them, but I wanted a second opinion and a civilian doctor told me I had remedy, got surgery and like new, no pain at all like if nothing happened, but still was not allowed to rejoin the Marines, maybe God wanted something different for me, which I appreciate
this is great content I expected you to have over 500k sub's at LEAST. hats off to you
VitalVarney thanks man I really appreciate that... maybe one day, right? 🙂
Didn't know you guys had Reserves, good stuff
hey brother, good video! was a 6672 in the corps (Aviation supply) trying to get back in for recon, and looks like the reserves option my only options for LAT move. keep the videos coming!
Leave Feb 12 to MCRD San Diego for basic. Get thru that and then it’s ITB 🤙🏻 also, they’re adding in a 4th phase now
That's cool...so you are a 3043...that was my MOS.
I assume the school is still at Camp Johnson. New subscriber today! like your videos! their edited well and keep your attention.
BRAN DORAN it was still there when I went through in 2013. And thank you for your service. It's great to see fellow supply admins!
Sheldon, I look forward to your future posts!
Semper Fi, Brandon
Friday & Saturday sometimes we have a 3 day drill weekend.
Damn, this is very well explained, Thank you!
Just swore in as a reservist in the Marine Corps yesterday
Team Deftish how is it going so far brother? Prior service looking to get back in. Let me know!
Don't go active.
@@shaydesofblue2281 why
Took me 3 minutes to realize I wasn't watching young oorah.... still subscribed though 😂😂😂
Sheldon,
Great channel, really appreciate all the insight you have shared. I am joining the Marine Corps as a Reservist, ship in Jan. I have a question if you find time to answer, is your employer (in the civilian sector) flexible with your often hectic Drill Weekend schedule?
Thank you,
Ben
Hey man cool video
Thanks for this, it answered some of my questions I had about joining the reserves though there are some other questions I have if you don't mind answering:
Do you get a break after graduating Boot camp? (Leave days?)
Are you forced to go to the weekend training?
What sort of training do you go during the weekend? (Is it hands on or something labor?)
Too awkward but do you or have you been hazed?
Have you been deployed?
Thank you so much for your time man.
1. You get 10 days of leave after graduating bootcamp before you are to report to MCT (marine combat training)
2. Once going through active duty training, drill weekends are of course mandatory for reservists since that is our obligation.
3. Drill weekend is essentially work. Depending on your job/MOS, labor and hands-on training is synonomous. Even as an admin clerk, you will be expected to go to the field with the rest of the unit and do "Marine" things.
4. The Marine Corps does not condone hazing, but that honestly depends on what your definition of hazing is... Will drill instructors at boot camp scream in your face and make you do things that you don't want to do? Most likely. Is that hazing? No because it's part of the training and there is a purpose behind everything you're told to do. Keep in mind that as Marines, we are warriors first and our job (engineer, admin, supply) second - and that means we simulate real combat situations. If you don't think you can handle that, there are other options like the Air Force, Army, and Navy. I can guarantee that it's not anything like the typical greek life "hazing".
5. I have never deployed, although I volunteered many times in my first 3 years... stupid budget cuts.
I hope I answered your questions well!
Sheldon Lee Ohh man thanks!!
a pat I used to. Are you local?
a pat that's dope man. What a small world haha. Thanks for dropping in and checking out my channel, maybe I'll see you around. Best of luck at CP!
To add to this, the Marine Corps does have some unoffical rituals/traditions that could be considered hazing by some but is happliy accepted by most, if not all, Marines. The simplest is doing push ups as punishment for making some sort of mistake, but outside of bootcamp that doesn't happen very often and it's usually no more than 10 pushups, max.
The one tradition that might seem like hazing is the "pinning on" of rank, what happens is that when you get promoted, everyone in you unit that's your new rank (or higher) can punch you in the arm, symbolically "pinning" your chevrons on to your unifform. When you make Corporal, you are now an NCO and entitled to wear the blood stripe on your dress blue trousers, so in addition to "pinning on" your rank, all NCOs and Staff NCOs can also "pin" your blood stripes on by kneeing you in the side of the thigh. But this purely symbolic and most Marines recognize and so they won't punch or knee you too hard, although close friends might go a little harder on you than say, somebody from another platoon that doesn't really know you, even then, they're more than likely not going to hit or knee as hard as they possibly can.
One thing that Cpl. Lee forgot to mention in his video was that in addition to your 1 weekend a month, you also have to do 2 weeks (usually in the summer) of what could be called extended training. Basically, during this 2 week period it's as if you're active duty and you spend 2 weeks straight with your Reserve unit. I don't about other Reserve units but in my unit, when I was in, we went to 29 Palms in California in the middle of Summer for our 2 weeks. 29 Palms, despite its name, is not a pleasant location to be in the middle of Summer, it's a massive base located out in the middle of the desert far from any real civilization. Anyway, during this 2 weeks we'd go there for what's called CAX or Combined Arms eXercise where Marine units from all over the US get together and operate like they would in actual war situation with grunts working with armor units, with arty, as well as helos and planes, something that even active duty units don't get to do all the time. But 29 Palms and CAX aren't the only options for your 2 weeks, during my time in I also got do amphibious training that culminated with an actual amphibious beach landing. The highlight of my time in the Marines was going to Operation Battle Griffin which was a 2 week exercise in Norway where the Marines practice going to Norway and marrying up with equipment kept there just in case the Russians were to invade Europe.
Thank you for the info and your service. I am 28 years old and I joined back when I was 19 but never swore in due to family concerns and ten years just flew by but every day that passes I feel like serving in anyway possible is a calling. Maybe the reserves are the way to go knowing I am close to the cut off age for active duty. Thanks again for the info
I’m thinking about joining the marine reserves because of the part time thing
And working a city/govt job on the civilian side (ft)
Hopefully it works out
very good and informative video. I'm pretty sure i know what company you're with (not to sound creepy) and if that's the case then i should be there in about 5 months or so.
Great video man. I'm really stuck deciding between the Army Reserves and Marine Reserves I really want to go Marines but I'm hesitant, and it boils down to one question.
In the Army Reserves you enlist for a dedicated/guaranteed job. I want to do Computer and IT, but when I can't confirm if I could do this same, dedicated job in the Marines. Is it true that your job as a Marine Reservist is not "permanent", and you could be deployed for combat roles without warning?
I'm really passionate about the idea of joining the Marines, but I also have a wife and we just bought a new home. I want to join a branch where I can balance the military life well with my civilian life. I can't tell if the Marines puts me in a much less predictable and possibly more dangerous spot than in the Army. Do you have any advice? I know there is the dangers of being deployed in either branch, but is the Marines much more dangerous than in the Army?
Don't do it bro
You are married, then DO NOT ever think about enlisting in the regular service (active duty) the reserves is the best option
Im 17 half way through my senior year and im highly considering going into the marines right out of school. Im training for boot camp but its hard to comfort my parents even the slightest with this decision. Could you give me an idea of how likely it is if i became a reservist to be activated, or is it just random?
Joshua Zavala same here .. if I were you I would go for it .. I know I am
dat rice tuna concoction is an absolute horror.
Hey great video it was very informative. I had one question though I am wanting to join the marine reserves as a infantryman and my question was is the drill schedule for that mos the one weekend a month type thing or much more?
Thanks
Damn I’m going supply too!!!!! Make a video about the day in the life.
Question. So I'm active Marine, about to get out and thinking of doing reserves. I'm am 1171 (water dawg lol) and I really dont want to stay in that MOS if I do reserves. How are they when it comes to lat-moving to a different MOS when making the switch. Have you met any Marines in your time that has done that?
I live in San Diego and currently thinking about joining reserves for the marines. Does your mos dictate where you are called to report at? It would be even sweeter if I got to report to the bases here in San Diego and not have to worry about traveling
Very informative, Great vid!, thank you!
I’m thinking about going from active duty army to marine corps reservist
Did it ever workout for you ?
@@bryantsteven1994 absolutely not. I’m being chaptered out now.
Sheldon question. Let's say after I finish boot camp and school. I'm back home and doing my weekend a month and 2 weeks a year. What happens if I want to join border Patrol or law enforcement? Won't the academy interfere?
Hey there, great video! My question is, Would it really be doable for a 30 something with a family and full time career to join the reserves? You talked about an initial training, how does one take that time off and still have a job? I appreciate any feedback you can provide. And thank you for your service.
Love your videos 💙
Thank you for the break down :D
I talked to a Marine Recruiter a few weeks ago and he informed me that because of my tattoos I need a waiver and see if I can join. I’m still waiting on the answer but if I do get accepted, I’ll be in the reserves
We serve 1 weekend a month and 2 weeks a year. Drill is every 3rd weekend of the month.
Matt Moon well that’s what they say during contract. Lol
Hey bro, I'm a self disipline been trying to get in for active duty Marines. But my problem is I can't pass the asvab. Any suggestions or way to help out? I appreciate it
Buy yourself the ASVAB CD it's allot better than trying to learn it from the book.
I’m planning on going to the marines as a 31B but as a reserve because I wanna go too college and serve same time
Thats army not marines.
Philippine military reserve has no pay and no duty like active personnel even in weekend..you just go to your unit just to attendance or showing up to your unit.....sad life.😔
I like your videos. I'm planning to enlist into the active duty Marine Corps as an infantryman once I earn my high school diploma in a couple weeks. Have you seen any reserve infantryman or military policemen where you attend your monthly drill or know?
Steven K there aren't any reserve infantry or MPs at my unit, but I know they're out there somewhere. Congrats on getting your diploma!
I'm a reserve infantryman. I can answer any questions about that.
I am a current infantryman in the reserves
Jonathan Carpio hello, hey my Recruiter said to join the reserves the only MOS I can pick are Motor T, Ammo maintenance, heavy equipment mechanic, and Logistics, I want to know if it's possible to get an 03xx MOS as a reserve??
Matt Moon yeah but can you be an 03 in the Reserves?
Good Day Brother. I have recently researched about the Marine. You being someone that has been there. Do you think I can be a professional soccer player as a Marine Reserve
thanks for the video, question,
i have a 4 year college degree (actually 2 degrees) and im planing to join the marines or the air force as a reservist.
would i apply to OCS ? and hopefully become and officer and still be a reservist?
Sheldon Lee, hey man I'am 20 and I'm interested in joining the marine corps as a reserve marine and my goal is to also be a CHP officer is that the right way to go? The only thing holding me back is the ASVAB i can't seem to pass it the highest score i got was a 29 and from their i just began getting a lower score.
Then you won't pass the chp test it's even harder dude
Thank you.
Hey man i live right next to the arundel preserves. We should hit up that Starbucks one day
Want to join the reserves, but have a full time job, with a baby on the way. Can’t risk losing the job while being away for the 13+ weeks. Is it possible to keep the job I already have?
Definitely going Marine Reserves after my 4 years are over in the Navy
Knowing what you know and have experienced in the reserves. What do you think of someone owning their own business and being in the reserves? Do you think its something that could be done. Or would it be to hectic. Also when u get ur schedule for drill u said sometimes u work weekdays. Does the schedule show that or is it a last minute type thing
Are you allowed to play college sport while you in the reserves
Hey i have two mos in mind
1. Mos 3000 warehouse and packaging?
2. 3100 Distrubation management.
Cant seem to find any info of it.
So you graduated high school, did 2 years of college, and then joined reserves?
Totally random question. I saw you have adorable poms, did you get them from a breeder ? If so, do you mind sharing their contact info? I want to adopt one.
Thanx a lot for ur video, i'm 25 think of joining to reserve. Which one will be better for me please?
I want to join the Marines, but I want to start a law enforcement career. I’m in California. I’m thinking about reserves. Any advice?
Same here man
Halo Top for the win!
for the calcium...
what is the commitment year wise as a reservist? I know such as national guard is 3 years to 6 years I cant seem to find any info on that.
What are the marine reserves education benefits? Ive been getting multiple answers from multiple sources and i want to make sure i know what i do and dont get before i sign my contract. Great video!
Can you please do a video on the CAC card because for some reason people has it stuck in their head that reservist has different CAC cards then active- duty so could you please set the record straight on that
Life as a pog ass reservist
Is it possible to go from reserve to OCS when you finish your bachelors
So what happens when you start? Like give me 1st year. Of being in the reserves?
I'm interested in the reserve. but I also have a job I love having and I know I'd be accepted back into this job but I want to know more about the marine corps reserve schedule
greymountainma it's generally 1 weekend per month and 2 weeks in the summer. The exact schedule depends on the unit you get assigned to.
Sheldon Lee Awesome thanks I'll ask my recruiter as well. just wanted to know from someone who is in,it already.
when will I be in a vid
Jasper Holland next drill I can record if you want to be in it
Lmao
Hey Sheldon, I was wondering if drills are usually Thursday to Sunday? Is it mostly 2 days?
Arthur Suayngam In the video I mentioned that drill is generally Saturday and Sunday, but it's not uncommon for some units to have longer drill weekends. It depends on your unit.
Yep most weekend drills are 2 day's Friday & Saturday sometimes 3 day's .
So my boyfriend is thinking of joining the Marine as a reserve I think this is a video he really should watch
as a marine reserves , do you get stationed or you get sent back home and get a based around that location.
Do you get a guaranteed pick of your mos as a reserve? Like if you want to go into the IT or admin field can you guarantee a spot in field even if it’s not exact the job in that field you want?
After MCT, do marine get to go home. Or they have to attend another school then home
Hey man I was just wondering what exactly a supply admin does? Especially when you are in the lower enlisted side E1-E3?
2 ribbon corporal 😂🔫
So I have a question. I recently got a girlfriend and I am certain that I don’t want to do active duty. How sustainable is a civilian relationship in the Marine Corps reserves?
Weekend warrior
My question is; can the reserves still pay for your college tuition even if you're not active/fulltime? Thank you for your services.
Yes the will pay for your college education.
Hey so what do you do if you want to smoke a little reefer between drills -- is that normal? (frmr active duty here, never did it while active)
thesweatleaf haha well we have random drug tests in the reserves so that's a dice you're going to have to roll, bro 😐
rah...
What if you don’t pass the drug test what will happen ?
Thank you very informative
Waste of finances.
i leave for marine bootcamp sunday
Chris Witten get some!!!
Quick question, if you get your schedule one year in advance, how come the one weekend a month is ambiguous? Since it's said to just be a Sat/Sun. Would that mean the marines would stretch out your weekend last minute? I'm currently in the same situation as you were prior to joining. I asked one of the recruiters about the one weekend a month and if it's ambiguous. He said no and after what you said, I'm unsure if I should believe him. Thanks for your time.
Dax Nguyen on the schedule it will show the exact dates and the drills that are more than just sat/sun. once again, it depends on your unit. My unit goes to the field often so we do have a lot of longer drill weekends. Some units may strictly drill on sat/sun because they don't have to. Really depends on the unit.
Sheldon Lee Since you wanted to focus on school but still wanted to be a marine. How do you find the right balance? Like when your drill weekends were much longer than two days, wouldn't that interfere with your classes? If it did, would professors be lenient since it was for the military or would professors be like "sucks for you, make up the work." In your honest opinion, do you think going through boot camp, mct, and all the training the marines instilled in your mind, can be applied towards studying and being more discipline for school?
Also, sorry for all the questions. It's a serious option I'm considering right now so I'm doing a lot of research to have enough insight to make a decision without regrets.
In my experience professors will work with you if you explain to them your situation and express a genuine interest in your class participation - now that means you're doing everything on your part too. For example, if you know you have drill that falls on the same day of an exam/lab/paper due, you should let the professor know in advance so something can be worked around it, and not wait until the last day.
As for joining the reserves while attending school, I think it's definitely worth it from a character and discipline building perspective. You will find that the same principles that allow you to be successful in the Marines (getting promoted, getting good pros/cons, working with others) will allow you to be successful in school and in life. As for the military/civilian life balance, you'll eventually figure out a way to do both through effective time management - this applies to anything that you want in life. Feel free to ask any other questions you have, man. I'm happy to answer them!
Most of the guys I knew where allowed to do there schooling on a Laptop during there down time . I had a few National Guard guys and grils I worked with as a Security Guard. They where always on there laptop doing there college courses. I never went to college so I don't know how they go about doing that. The military pays for it so I'm sure they have something set up for them. Most of them worked a civilian part time job while serving part time in the military.
Hey Sheldon I am currently a Poolee and going to boot in the next 2 months for reserves in the Marines. I aspire to get my bachelors degree then go to officer school. In your opinion is this an obtainable route? Thanks in advance
Andrew Gonzales hey man, I'll address this is a future video. But yes, it's definitely an obtainable route as I've seen it happen. Good luck!
im a dude using another account. so my recruiter pushed reserves on me even when i told him i want active im so pissed off. even then he said ok lets see what i can do for you and he still didnt do shit and put me on reserves. he didnt even show me those list of jobs they have only a sheet with 3 or 4 available . like are you fucking serious.
Rose Cruz talk to a different recruiter somewhere else nearby. Don’t let the recruiter fuck you because the military is already going to fuck you as much as they can. Get as much as you can out of your decision to join. You could also try putting some pressure on your recruiter by telling him you’ve talked to other branches and they offered you an active duty contract and jobs that appeal to you more