Things to Consider Before Joining the Marine Corps

Things to Consider Before Joining the kriegsmarine CorpsThings to Consider Before Joining the Marine CorpsThe Marine Corps does elend put near as much money and effort into Quality of Life programs as do the other services. Part of the reason is that the Marine Corps is the smallest military service under the Department of Defense (DOD), and often get screwed on their funding. Another major reason is the attitude of senior Marine Corps leaders, who apparently feel that hardship makes better Marines especially junior Marines. This policy is the event of how the Marine Corps handles barracks for junior enlisted. While all of the other services are working on programs to give a private room to all of their junior enlisted members, the Marine Corps specifically asked the Secretary of Defense for a waiver to this policy. The Marine Corps plan calls for two junior Marines (paygrades E-1 to E-3) to share a room and bath, to support the tenets of team building and unit cohesion. E-4s and E -5s are to be assigned private rooms. At most bases, Marines in the rank of E-6 and above can move off base and receive a monetary housing allowance, called BAH. They even continue to receive the BAH when deployed (that way, they dont have to terminate their leases).?? More than any other service branch, the Marine Corps follows the RHIP (Rank Has Its Privileges) concept even when off duty. I remember one time when I was returning from leave (vacation) to Edwards Air Force Base, and I decided to stop at Twenty-Nine Palms (a Marine Corps base) to get a quick schuldenschnitt before returning. I entered the exchange barbershop, took a number, then waited for my turn. When my turn came up, I got up and walked to the empty barber chair. As I reached the chair, a person (in civilian clothes), who had just come in a few minutes before, intercepted me, and said, Excuse me. Are you an officer? I said, No. Im an Air Force First Sergeant. He then said, Then youll have to wait. Im a second li eutenant. He then pointed to a sign that I had missed that said, Officers Have Priority Over Other Customers. No other service, in my experience, takes RHIP to this level, especially in a non-appropriated funds (NAF) activity. Like the other services, the Marine Corps is converting existing on-base family housing to military privatized housing. Under this concept, civilian companies are encouraged to construct, maintain, and manage military-only housing complexes on and close to military bases. The Marine Corps program is run by the Navy and is called Public Private Ventures. At most bases, married Married are given a choice of living in family housing, or living off base at a place of their choosing, with a monthly housing allowance.? Marines who are authorized to live off base at government expense, and those who live in family housing, receive a monthly food allowance, called BAS. Those who live in the barracks/dormitories do not normally receive this allowance, but eat their me als for free in the on-base dining facilities (chow halls). Want to read more about the pros and cons of choosing the Marine Corps? Recruiting EnvironmentEnlistment IncentivesJob OpportunitiesBasic TrainingAssignment OpportunitiesDeploymentsPromotion OpportunitiesEducational OpportunitiesEnlisted Commissioning Programs Interested in the pros and cons of the other military branches? Things to Consider When Choosing Which Military Service to Join