Basic contract length for Marines?

Question

I would like to join the US Marines but I would like to know what is the basic contract length? Also, if I offer to be in the service for more years, will Marines offer me OCS after boot camp within 18 months after graduation? Any answers would help. Thanks

Answer 1

4-6 but when you sign you are promising an 8 year commitment which means even after your enlistment is up you can be called back until the 8 years is up

Answer 2

The Navy and the Marines are both a part of the Department of the Navy. They are "separate" branches of the military, but not really. They are both a part of naval forces. If you become a navy corpsman, you will probably get deployed with the marines at some point anyway. The marines don't have medics of their own, they use navy corpsmen. But it is possible to move from one branch to another. While I was in the navy, I knew a guy who had been a marine and migrated over to the navy to be a nuke electrician. Why he did it, I don't know, but I know that it is possible. I will say that it isn't the best idea. I think everyone should do a term of service, but it costs a lot to stay in the military. Relationships are hard, personal time is hard, moving is hard, getting personal time is hard, and there is almost always a physical cost in terms of disabilities afterwards (everything from stress-induced ulcers to worn joints and outright war wounds). So to take the time to move from one to the other is not always the best idea. A corpsman will have a resume after they get out of the military. A ground-pounder might not have such impressive opportunities after the military. Consider what how you want to spend your time day-to-day while you're in and what you want to do when you get out. I would recommend talking with the recruiters about what you want to do in life, what you want to do after the military, and choose the place that best fits your future goals. Going back-and-forth will take up years of your life with little benefit.

Answer 3

When you sign up you will get a contract term (most the time it is 4 or 5 years depending on the MOS and schooling) once you finish those 4 or 5 years you get out but you will be on inactive ready reserve (IRR) for the remainder up to 8 years. (4 yrs active 4 yrs IRR - or 5 yrs active 3 yrs IRR) HOWEVER if you do 2 enlistment both 4 years each then you get out you are not required to do the IRR time.

Answer 4

Standard term of enlistment is 4 years. Some jobs however require 5, even six years, depending on whether you get a TS clearance or not.



And no they dont just give you OCS for signing a lonnger contract.