Posted: 8/30/2006 1:17:11 AM EDT
| I have been thinking about the Naval Reserve. I'm not prior service and my job won't allow me to be gone for Basic. I know they have raised the age limit (I'm 38) so I'm wanting to get more info. I don't want to go straight to a recruiter, so I thought I would check here to see if anyone was already in or knows someone to contact. |
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I have 18+ yrs active, but I couldnt tell you much about the reserves. We get the same unit out of DFW that come to Guam for 2-3 weeks every year and they love it. For them it's an all expense paid vacation on a tropical island. They stay in one of the best hotels on the beach and party every day. Aside from that, I have no idea..  Good luck. Gene |
your job workload wont let you go, or your employer wont let ya go? t Whats the name o that law that protects members of the militry from getting cut loose/terminated from thier employer while on active duty? convince the employer that also applies to basic - they gotta let ya go
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It can be done. One of our former officers went in about 2 years ago. He wasn't prior service and he only have to go to a 17 days camp. Then it was just 2 days and 2 weeks. Unfortunately I'm not in contact with him anymore. |
Cheif would have kittens. He can't terminate me but I would suffer. It's not worth it. |
Reserve (All services) and NG (Army/AF) have programs where basic and/or OCS can be done under the 2-weekends/2-weeks duty cycle. |
I dont think that the USMCR subscribes to that one. |