thenewuser

i went to a recruiter today, he says they have very high standards now days for the marines and if i want to even become an infantry man i have to score at least an 80 on the asvab. idk if hes just saying that to motivate me to get a good score (all he could talk about was how i want to go intel. cause its the best) or wut? wut was ur guys score on the asvab and wut r u? (sorry if this post is a little vauge i am really confused right now on this whole military thing)

thenewuser

anyone?

EZEC

if you want to be infantry....don't do too good on your test because the higher you get the farther away from any action you get.

Pimpus Maximus

You only need a 39 to get in, and the only job left for you with that low of a score IS infantry. Or a cook or something, lol. Anything above 50 is usually considered above average.. I myself scored a 72

-Max.

EZEC

i just checked that out....i can't believe it's that low...i got a 99 and i have a back injury that would keep me from any real physical job...so it would be sitting behind a computer for me....not really what i wanted to do...

Sean24

hes lying to you, trust me.

thenewuser

yea i figure i cant trust anything a recruiter says, but y would he lie to try to help me haha

fabes

because he is prob a pog ***** and wants you to go that route. It doesn't matter if you score a 39 or 99 on you asvab. If you want to go infantry then you will be infantry. Just get it in writing.

clutchit

Im a recruiter here in New Jersey and all you need to be Infantry is a 31 AFQT and a GT of 80. If you have any questions feel free to ask I cant put you in since you in Cali so no reason for me to lie.

bigwillystyle

I got an 84 and was a powerplant and airframe mechanic on F/A-18's.

clutchit

ever stationed at MCAS Beaufort... I was with VMFA 122

Pimpus Maximus

Yea, I meant to say 31, but some reason 39 popped into my head. For the most part from what I have seen, most people with under 50 don't make it past MEP's for some reason anyways.

-Max.

moneymak

tell him you've been talking to the army guy he'll straighten up. like fabes said get it in writing.

78KingCobra

i got a 78 on my ASVAB and im going infantry.

ARKG

i have a question is there a time period that you have to go through or a minimum rank before you can apply for recon, i have talked to a recruiter but it was a little over a year ago and i am genuinely interested in recon any help would be appreciated

fabes

once you graduate SOI you can try out for recon. Then later down the road you can try out for Force Recon.

simplydawn

I scored 92 on mine. Always get your chit in writing. As far as Intel I can say this because I have friends in Intel. You will promote faster in that Mos. It is also very hard to get into Intel and alot of cool chit that goes with it. You gotta have clearances and chit. If I had it to do all over again I would have went for it.

Master Shake

Well Force Recon isn't a Marine Corps capability anymore... well officially at least. They came out with MARSOP(Marine Special Operations Platoon). Force Recon still lives unofficially as D Company in all the Recon Bns. But I live on Camp Magarita in Camp Pendleton California which is also home to the 1st Recon Bn and trust me if you try out you will make the indoc. The indoc is easy its the school that sucks.

-GoBLIN-

Arnold... what a motovater. No, its not the school that sucks, or the indoc. Its training platoon that thrashes the **** out of you. You can get a 2 on the asvab and still get in. All you need is a waver. The Marines have a waiver for EVERYTHING.... EVERY FREAKIN THING.

If you go to recon all youll be is a glorified grunt. Same thing as infantry except you get an M4 and Okley glasses. As a grunt you get a 16, or M4 and ESS Glasses.

Alls the same. Just recon thinks their **** doesnt stink... cause they **** in bags and take it with them...

thisoneguy

+1 Absoulty EVERYTHING - They have a waiver if you have more than three waivers... and +100 on getting EVERYTHING in writing, and don't every let the recruiter tell you that they lost your space, and you have to go "open contract" remember, until you get off the buss and put your feet on the yellow footprints, you are in charge. If the recruiter ever gives you any flack just tell him your talking to the army (and far as i know, they still have the 20,000 sign on bonus). If you score better than 80 on the asvab make sure to ask for your 3,000 dollar bonus (im pretty sure they still have it) and make sure you give your recuriter at least three names, and most will help you out to get meteroius PFC, and a free set of Blues. And I am suprized no one has brought this part up yet.... HOLLYWOOD MARINES #1!