I Joined The Marine Corps

Early last month I went to MEPS in OKC to take my ASVAB and physical. I had told my Marine Corps recruiter that I would not sign open contract, but he sent me anyways. I ended up scoring in the 96th percentile on the ASVAB. After I was done they still tried to get me to sign… but no luck. They weren’t happy with me. I wasn’t happy with them either. I talked to the Air Force about enlisting and got much better info on jobs. This knowledge actually made me want to go back to the Marine Corps office. So I did.

I was waiting for the MOS I wanted (Cryptologic Linguist, DC) to open up and I got a call last night saying there was one spot available. Apparently someone screwed up while waiting to go to boot camp or something.. and lost their spot. I took off last night and drove to OKC to take the DLAB this morning and hopefully secure the job.

First, let me say that the DLAB SUCKS MAJOR DONKEY BALLS!!! I absolutely hated that test! I didn’t believe them when they said it would be the hardest test I ever took. I had to get 100 out of 130, I believe, to be eligible… I got a 125! I have no idea how, but I’m not going to argue.

So I signed for 5 years (plus 3 reserve after), swore in, and now I’m back at home all comfy. I leave for basic June 4th. So I have 5 months to get my silly ass into shape!