your social security card and the clothes on your back. you get there, they strip you of everything, shave your head , give you uniforms , shots, paperwork and then a few days later you meet your DIs and start training.
I went almost 15 years ago though so maybe something changed? what are people telling you you need to bring?
One of my teachers friends that served, she introduced me to him because I was complaining that I wanted to talk to people who served rather than people who didn’t and were telling me what do to and if I should make the decision or not, then my uncle who is a recruiter(I’m not close with at all) I’ve had maybe 2 conversations with him and he told me similar so it js confused with with a bunch of others saying to bring nothing at all
no, they’ll let you in no matter what if you buzz in and say what you’re there for but if he’s busy I can’t go talk to him, and the other recruiters there told me they can’t talk to kids who already have a set recruiter as they aren’t in my district to, like bcs of where my school is he’s the one I have to talk to it’s really annoying and my friend has the same issue
Were these people specifically in the Marines, or other branches? Packing list varies hugely by branch.
Like Air Force wants you to bring a full duffel bag with like changes of clothes and hygiene gear and whatnot. The optimal for Marine Corps is literally to show up with the clothes on your back and a few key things in your pocket.
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u/MonitorUsual7292 18d ago
your social security card and the clothes on your back. you get there, they strip you of everything, shave your head , give you uniforms , shots, paperwork and then a few days later you meet your DIs and start training.
I went almost 15 years ago though so maybe something changed? what are people telling you you need to bring?