What should i do

i am debating on what to do in June 2010 my enlistment with the marries expires and i always can sign up again up to my 42 birthday and i will be 21 if i do i will possibly be shipped over seas. what should i do? i am a a rifleman it will be hard to find a job
and if i re enlist i would be an E-6 Staff Sergeant in a year aka a hard ass and i would be a DI if i wanted to


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps#Initial_training

That is a huge decision that you should spend some time figuring out on your own. This is the kind of decision that will effect the rest of your life. My advice to you is to weigh your options. The military is a way of life, not just a job as I am sure you know. Making rank means you get better pay. And the military has good health care and you always get 3 squares a day and a bed. On the other hand, you are putting your life at risk and giving up some personal freedoms. It is a sarifice tha most people respct and admire. And military experience goes a long way in getting a job in the civilian sector.

Myself personally left the military after 4 years as an E-5. Looking back, it was a big mistake. I would be getting close to retirement if I had stayed in. But each situation is different. I was married and had children and that influinced my decision.

Ultimately it is your decision to make. Look at all the options availabele and choose what you think is right. Good luck.

Man , I look back at my time served and realiize how much you have to sacrifice. I made a huge mistake not staying in , I would have retired with 20 years in 2012 with my whole life still ahead of me. I didnt and now I strugle from day to day to make ends meet and wonder what if. On the other side I never had to face hostile fire , I served from 92 - to 96 and the only conflict we saw was in Somalia and it was over within a couple months. After the Yeman attacks and 9/11 I can only imagine how hard it has gotten. I respect anyone who has served in the past or will serve in the future. I agree with my buddie Hellbilly and say you should sit down weigh the options with your family becouse it has to do with them as well, and try to figure out what it is you are wanting to do. it will be a move you will have to live witrh for the rest of your life. And for the record I got out in four years as a E-4 ,,but I did take my E-5 exam so I might have made rank if I would have re enlisted.

I have to agree with Shavar and Hellbilly. I too only did my four years. I made my E4, and I still think about if I would have stayed in. You need to think about this long and hard.. I got out and I too struggle to make ends meat. I was in between 98 to 02. I didn't see anything, but my brother who is still in has. I regret getting out.. I guess you got some heavy thinking to do...

Darn lowly e-4's.. hahahaha j/k

lol.. I could have got e-5 but they told me I would have to reinlist...

Hellbilly wrote:

Darn lowly e-4's.. hahahaha j/k

i agree