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I decided to pursue the Green Berets verses MARSOC for largely two reasons.
1) MARSOC is not accepting reservists at the time (from what the recruiter told myself and my Sgt) so to go this route I must have a conditional release approved to go Active Duty Marine Corps as my current MOS (3521) which was not very attractive to me in the event that I, for some reason hypothetically, am not selected. I would not want to be stuck as a Motor Transport Mechanic in a very broken peacetime Marine Corps wasting my early years that I could be utilizing for development in the field I desire. From what I've been told, A&S is one and done.
2) After having a long discussion with my mentor (current Green Beret, former Sgt of Marines in the reserves) he enlightened me in an unbiased manner of the differences between all forms of SOF along with the similarities. I gave it a few days to weigh on my brain and ultimately decided Green Beret as it's what seemed right for me. I'm very religious and after meditating on it, I feel it's the path God wants me to pursue.
Do not get me wrong, I would love to be a Raider and serve MARSOC but I believe it's not where I should go. I decided to pursue slaying bodies elsewhere.
I decided to pursue the Green Berets verses MARSOC for largely two reasons.
1) MARSOC is not accepting reservists at the time (from what the recruiter told myself and my Sgt) so to go this route I must have a conditional release approved to go Active Duty Marine Corps as my current MOS (3521) which was not very attractive to me in the event that I, for some reason hypothetically, am not selected. I would not want to be stuck as a Motor Transport Mechanic in a very broken peacetime Marine Corps wasting my early years that I could be utilizing for development in the field I desire. From what I've been told, A&S is one and done.
2) After having a long discussion with my mentor (current Green Beret, former Sgt of Marines in the reserves) he enlightened me in an unbiased manner of the differences between all forms of SOF along with the similarities. I gave it a few days to weigh on my brain and ultimately decided Green Beret as it's what seemed right for me. I'm very religious and after meditating on it, I feel it's the path God wants me to pursue.
Do not get me wrong, I would love to be a Raider and serve MARSOC but I believe it's not where I should go. I decided to pursue slaying bodies elsewhere.