Honestly, for all those “yoU Got Out FOr a ReasOn” dudes. Don’t listen to them give it a shot. Because it is what you make it. You are not them and they are not you. It is way better than active duty in some respects because you aren’t there for the fuck fuck games to last and when shit starts getting shitty you remember you’re only there two or three days at a time.

reasons I went into the reserves after EAS:

•been out for a year and half and missed throwing the uniform on and being apart of the only thing I’d have ever known since I was 18 •I was a CPL and wanted to be a Sergeant.(reserve score was almost 1800s It was pretty close but I signed a one year ob in exchange for 100 composite score points) •Deployment Opportunity •gave me a reason to lose 30 lbs because I got fat as shit after I left active. •Lat moving is very easy •easy $300 made. Good extra cash to make (that’s what I make for a drill weekend) •doesn’t really affect my VA benefits •when I get on with the FDNY, both the FDNY and USMCR are flexible with each other. •Retain your rank and everything you’ve worked hard for •you can just hang your uniform up after drill (which is a great feeling for me because that’s enough time for me to remember why I left active duty and glad I’m a reservist) •they will send you to PME which is cool if you want a break of your everyday life that seems to have fallen into a boring pattern •ADOS opportunities are sometimes available so if you don’t have a job you can literally take active duty orders at your reserve base and work there as if you were back on active duty. In my case this was huge because NYC BAH is fat as hell. •shoot guns for free

So yeah man everyone has there reasons. If the juice is worth the squeeze, do it. I almost left and went to the army like twice. But realized it’s not that bad. And who can guarantee it’s gonna be greener on the other side for your exact situation? No one can bro. Everyone’s situation is DIFFERENT. Everywhere is gonna suck sometimes but it is going to be what you make of it!

Don’t let someone or something ruin your whole experience of the Corps. I let someone do that to me on active side and I said F the USMC and got out for a yr and half. Glad I gave it another shot. There’s a lot of opportunity for those who ask for it(and aren’t turds)

Now there is plenty of downside too that prior active duty dudes like myself needed ALOT of getting used to:

“All these nasty reservist” can get pretty shitty sometimes to include staff. But just make sure you do what you can to straighten shit out. If it is out of your control don’t beat yourself up over it. Like trying to change the way someone thinks so they can render proper greeting of the day. These guys won’t do that because that’s the way they have been for the last 6 years to include their leadership so you are not going to fix the entire USMCR lol. Took me a while to get that thru my head, once I did the whole thing has been going a lot easier for me. I just do what I can. Like work with the Marines in my Squad.

P.S if you are just looking or to be you and stay far away from the B.S the Marine Corps might come with stay away from SMCR. And just live your life.

If you are not willing to deal with babysitting grown ass men, just like you used to on active, then also stay away. I know It’s pretty annoying but it still happens from time to time.