Female who wants to be in the Marine Infantry - what MOS is the closest I can get?

Question

I am planning to join the U.S. Marines, and I would be asking a recruiter this, but I want to lose a little more weight before I go and see a recruiter. I am currently working on losing about 70 pounds and building muscle in order to join, I know I am capable of this. My body was lean and strong just two years ago before I let myself go. I have only lost about ten pounds so far, but I want to wait until I lose at least fifteen more before I go and see a recruiter. I don't want to look like a fat sloppy mess when asking to join the world's finest fighting force. I am determined and I will meet my goal!

With that out of the way, I would really like an MOS that is as close to Infantry as I can get. Do any exist? I understand that the infantry is closed to me because I am a woman, but I want to fight for my country, is there anything even remotely close? Thank you for the answers.

Answer 1

hamroger is wrong.... MP is closest to Infantry for females because it involves more than what he listed... the big thing is security patrols, convoy escort, etc.



Being outside the wire on patrol like that opens you up to get engaged a lot at which point you do close with and engage the enemy... or return fire and drive away (depending on your mission).



MP is the closest option for you.

Answer 2

There's really nothing close to infantry. The role of infantry is to close, engage and destroy opposing forces. Capture and hold key objectives and repel invading forces. A lot of people say that MP is the closest MOS a woman can have to infantry, but that's only based on appearance. Yes MPs carry weapons and go on patrols, but not in the same fashion that infantrymen do.



MPs role is to enforce laws and regulations and provide detainee oversight and security.



The USMC has a lot of career fields that can offer a challenge and possibly place you in harms way, (which is not where anyone wants to be, except for kids who play too much Call of Duty) but they won't really be anything like infantry.

Answer 3

Well my hats off to regardless of what branch you honestly pick (unless it was Air Force, then I would get to clown you for awhile). Honestly enough, I've heard a myriad of things from my Marine brethren, and the closest thing you could probaly get to infantry as a female would be military police. Not the wal-mart cop, donut eating, patrol car driving weirdos. A combat MP, a field MP, or whatever other nicknames the non-patrol folks like to call themselves.

Answer 4

BMT is AF, recruit preparation (AKA boot camp) is Marines. women (no longer ladies, there are no woman Marines) can carry any MOS to boot infantry, artillery, and armor, so as that leaves maximum folk. What do you relish? Write down some pursuits, and then locate MOS fields that tournament that.

Answer 5

The MOS isn't as important as what you volunteer for. You could be a helicopter mechanic, vehicle mechanic, or whatever and volunteer for the Lioness Program. This program trained Women Marines to man machine guns and go on patrols in Iraq. They have a similar program in Afghanistan where Women Marines go on patrol and interview muslim women. I'm not sure it is called the Lioness program in Afghanistan but it is very similar.

Answer 6

MP or EOD

about.com research the MOS's

Answer 7

MP would be your closest bet.