I meant that because I would be qualified for so many more jobs, it would mean that the Needs of the Corps would enter into the decision even more, y'know? The Marine Corps isn't going to allow an idiot to become an officer.Well, I didn't mean it like that. That being said, if you qualify for OCS, you will be in the company of many bright people. The notion that grunts are dumb simply isn't true. I had an MOS that required a decently high ASVAB score, and I knew many grunts that did much better than people in my platoon could have ever thought about doing. I don't know why you would think that having a high score would make it more difficult for you to be an infantry officer or to go recon. Would having a high score limit my ability to try out for Recon? The same question applies if I were to augment into the Active forces. So I guess my question is this: Is being qualified for my jobs going to limit my ability to get jobs that don't have as high of requirements? If the Marines decide they need me elsewhere, then elsewhere I will go with just as much motivation. Is having a score like this going to make it harder to get an Infantry job after OCS? I know, Needs of the Corps, and I'm fine with that, I'm just going to TRY and get a basic Infantry command, rather than something else that Officers do. I do know that I'm qualified for all the jobs in the Corps. I got a 96 on the ASVAB, which I guess is pretty good, although I'm not really sure how it's scored and all. So for the time I'm a Reservist I'll be an 0621 Field Radio Operator, which is cool and all and for the next 2 years I will get good experience being a "Battery Operated Grunt". Okay, so for now, as everyone knows, I'm going in as a Reservist, which means that my list of jobs really wasn't all that deep, especially considering my Reserve unit is a Recon unit.
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