Posted on Oct 26, 2016
What is it like to switch branches from Marines to other branches, specifically USAF?
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I have recruiters calling and asking me for my interest in their branch. I don't have experience in any branch besides the Marines. A little bit of information regarding the culture and customs of each branch would be extremely helpful. I'm interested in the USAF because they are well funded, have better mess facilities, have ample job opportunities and other perks.
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i went from army to Marines. i can tell you this, the Marines were more fun. believe it or not, the other services are more chickenshit about minor things.
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Sgt Wayne Wood
SSG Alex Alexander
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
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I went from the Corps to the Air Force. The discipline, bearing and attitudes where very foreign in the beginning. Just a different mentality to get use to. But you will never remove the Marine mentality where ever you land. Truthfully I wanted to go back to the Corps. But due to circumstances beyond my control I stayed where I was at. In the end it all worked out. Good luck!
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CW3 Harvey K.
MSgt (Join to see) - The term "Fascist" is rather excessive, but IIRC those who went the furthest in "punishing" others in the Milgram obedience experiments were found to be the higher F-scale people.
BTW a classmate and I had identical scores, at a low F-scale level which the professor noted was typical of CEOs. The explanation was that effective senior management has less interest in carrying out orders from authorities and issuing orders to underlings, and more concern in finding out exactly what methods should be implemented to achieve the goals of the organization.
I remember remarking to that classmate that there was only one place in the corporate structure for us, CEO.
BTW a classmate and I had identical scores, at a low F-scale level which the professor noted was typical of CEOs. The explanation was that effective senior management has less interest in carrying out orders from authorities and issuing orders to underlings, and more concern in finding out exactly what methods should be implemented to achieve the goals of the organization.
I remember remarking to that classmate that there was only one place in the corporate structure for us, CEO.
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Cpl Glynis Sakowicz
At the moment, we (the husband and I, both retired USMC) are staying at my sister's farm in San Antonio due to work. She says she can tell when we have any Air Force personnel in our sights, because we give these little winces and the corners of our eyes start ticking.... I keep telling her, its not the Air Force, its seeing them wandering thru shopping centers or grocery stores in Cammies. Especially when we see them in the parking lot, covers in hand, just chatting and smoking with others... Still in Uniform... You can leave the Marines, but you never mentally LEAVE the Marines, my friend.
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We are just gonna give you shit for it all the time. JSYK. but your still a brother to me
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Cpl Glynis Sakowicz
My father, a WWII Island Hopper, who filled in for CB's because of his farm experience in heavy equipment, and was considered the best shot in four of the five units he was with, and outlived during those years, taught me the 'bark' as a little girl, and he LOVED taking me to the base, in my tiny little USMC uniform and my wooden rifle, and showing his troops how the manual of arms was done... My mom went back to work when I was three, so my dad had care of me most afternoons, without a clue how to raise a daughter, but all sorts of experience training Marines...
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