Anonymous
12-08-1999, 08:04 PM
Hey again..just me
Yesterday I spent about 5 hrs in the Marines Officer Special Teams office and afterwhile you get to talkin! :) Anyways, this recruiter told me a few things about the Marines that seems to take my mind away from the AF troubles and more to what you guys stand for.
1. You guys are smaller, therefore dont have 'time' to mess around, nor have the manpower to extend to missions/projects that wont 'work'. If something needs to get done, it does, because everyone works together better, quickly and w/ strength.
2. Even if I am a 25yr old college grad enlistee, I should be/most likely will be treated as such depending on how I conduct myself and show others how serious I am.
3. Chain of command is tighter and more efficient. Less bureaucracy (going back to smaller forces) means better response to problems and concerns.
4. I like the Rule of 3. Does this really work ?
5. There are 2 ways to look at this... the Marines cant invest as much money into their people so the point of self-reliance, self-discipline, and self-direction come more into play. But referring back to #3 that problems would be solved quickly and swiftly because the loss of a team member would be worse than taking care of the problem.
6. How are your views of womens role in the Marine structure? More struggle than realized, not as much?
7. moving up the ranks is based on merit and not tests? is this an effective way, as you have seen it work, to rise? the AF is test based along w/ board interviews. I think that the Marines have a much slower rate of promotion, right?
This is what I interpreted from the conversation I had w/ Gunny. I hope you can respond to some/all of these. I chose the AF because of the quality of treatment that its known for towards its personnel. But I look to the Marines for its psychological/physical challenges.
jen
jenatasu@aol.com
Yesterday I spent about 5 hrs in the Marines Officer Special Teams office and afterwhile you get to talkin! :) Anyways, this recruiter told me a few things about the Marines that seems to take my mind away from the AF troubles and more to what you guys stand for.
1. You guys are smaller, therefore dont have 'time' to mess around, nor have the manpower to extend to missions/projects that wont 'work'. If something needs to get done, it does, because everyone works together better, quickly and w/ strength.
2. Even if I am a 25yr old college grad enlistee, I should be/most likely will be treated as such depending on how I conduct myself and show others how serious I am.
3. Chain of command is tighter and more efficient. Less bureaucracy (going back to smaller forces) means better response to problems and concerns.
4. I like the Rule of 3. Does this really work ?
5. There are 2 ways to look at this... the Marines cant invest as much money into their people so the point of self-reliance, self-discipline, and self-direction come more into play. But referring back to #3 that problems would be solved quickly and swiftly because the loss of a team member would be worse than taking care of the problem.
6. How are your views of womens role in the Marine structure? More struggle than realized, not as much?
7. moving up the ranks is based on merit and not tests? is this an effective way, as you have seen it work, to rise? the AF is test based along w/ board interviews. I think that the Marines have a much slower rate of promotion, right?
This is what I interpreted from the conversation I had w/ Gunny. I hope you can respond to some/all of these. I chose the AF because of the quality of treatment that its known for towards its personnel. But I look to the Marines for its psychological/physical challenges.
jen
jenatasu@aol.com