FrugalFannie
NES Member
Our son is thinking of enlisting. His dad was Army and then National Guard. I was Guard. Neither of us ever deployed. We both were out by '98.
Our son is thinking Marines vs Army. He thinks he is more likely to deploy as a Marine than Army. He "wants" to deploy. Is one better than the other for guarantees and contract bonuses etc? I have heard horror stories about Air Force and promises but he isn't thinking about that. I know that anything NOT in your contract in Army isn't going to happen but generally speaking, from our experiences, they never reneged on promises IN the contract. Are the Marines the same or can your MOS just get changed "due to needs of the corp?" Anyway, he wants to be "infantry" as he always wants to be doing something and not inside at a desk or in a building. Are there other "combat arms" MOS's he should look at that are similar to infantry (11B)?
Thanks for your help.
Our son is thinking Marines vs Army. He thinks he is more likely to deploy as a Marine than Army. He "wants" to deploy. Is one better than the other for guarantees and contract bonuses etc? I have heard horror stories about Air Force and promises but he isn't thinking about that. I know that anything NOT in your contract in Army isn't going to happen but generally speaking, from our experiences, they never reneged on promises IN the contract. Are the Marines the same or can your MOS just get changed "due to needs of the corp?" Anyway, he wants to be "infantry" as he always wants to be doing something and not inside at a desk or in a building. Are there other "combat arms" MOS's he should look at that are similar to infantry (11B)?
Thanks for your help.