The marines will take people of different ages. In order to enlist to become a marine you should be between the age of 17 and be no older than 29. It is possible you can enlist when you are over 29 but you will have to submit a waiver.
You may join the Marines at 17 with parental permission, therefore you could enter combat at 17.
very simple, if you enlist in the marines a year in advance that means you are in the marines and you are doing the Delayed Entry Program, that means that you are required to basic training within that year.
To enlist one must be at least 17 and have a parent sign for you.
1959 and I know because I am one
Short answer is you can't, to begin with there's no such thing as "the merchant marines" the phrase you're looking for is merchant marine, no s, secondly the term merchant marine refers to an industry, not a military service or government agency. Saying you want to "enlist in the merchant marine" is the same as saying you want to enlist in the supermarkets, or the airline industry. That being said, if you wish to be employed as a merchant mariner, there are a few routes you can take, one would be to attend one of the academies, or you could attend one of the trade schools, or you could get the necessary documentation and either apply dirrectly to a non-union shipping company, or join one of the maritime unions (most shipboard jobs are union and the jobs are to be had through the various union hiring halls.
yes (possible) During WW2 Audey Murphy was turned down by the Marines (I think) but accepted by the Army. Murphy was the most decorated service man during WW2
That really depends on you and what you want out of it. If you plan to enlist only for one term then get out, I'd advise against it, as it will leave you with zero real world job skills.
Pretty short - the current height minimum for both men and women for Navy enlistment is 51" (4'3").Of course the requirement is taller for the Army and Marines; they want people to at least be taller than the packs they're carrying.
you can only join the Royal marines if you have full British, Irish or Commonwealth citizenship. If you have got one of those you can join the RMC if you don't you can join the equally fine body of man that is the USMC.
If your a clan leader you can enlist by going to compete, scrolling down to clan operations, clicking the one you want and then clicking enlist now.
One can sign up for the Marines directly on the Marines website. Those in the United States for example would go onto the Marines website and contact a recruiter.
The Marines in my opinion are a liberation force to help other places such as Iraq to become free. The United States Marine Corp is one of the most respected military branches out there because they have the hardest boot camp know to the public. Also marines are about protecting the home front. Other people have said that the Marines are about teaching teens and young adults about respect, strength, and fighting for your country.
Like all military personnel in the US, they can retire from military service after there first enlistment is over. The standard enlistment is 4 years, but sometimes the first one can be 6 years depending on the branch/career chosen. For the Marines it's generally 4 years. Military Service men and women can re-enlist and if they stay in the Military for 20 years earn a full government pension.