Hello

My husband has been out of the USMC for nearly 3 years but is looking at getting back in. He was a Cpl with a honourable discharge.

Can anyone please provide me with any information on prior service re-enlistment??

Not one day has gone by during his ghost years that he hasn't thought about being back in. He is a very proud marine!!

Anything would be greatly appreciated

HELLO, MY NAME IS SGT WHITE. I AM A RESERVIST THAT IS CURRENTLY GOING BACK TO ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM. I GOT OUT OF 4 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY WITH AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE 2 MONTHS AFTER SEPT. 11TH, 2001. I THEN GOT OUT FOR 1 YEAR AND MISSED IT SO MUCH THAT I WANTED BACK IN. SO AT THE END 2002 (HAVING THE OPTION OF GOING BACK TO ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE STATUS) I CHOSE RESERVE BECAUSE I WAS STILL IN COLLEGE. I WENT TO A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER (WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON THE WWW.USMC.MIL SITE UNDER RECRUITING, THEN PRIOR SERVICE). YOU CAN GET A NUMBER TO CALL AND THEN GO FROM THERE. IF HE WANTS TO GO BACK TO ACTIVE DUTY, HE CAN TALK TO YOUR NEAREST ACTIVE DUTY RECRUITER AND GO FROM THERE. SOMETIMES IT IS HARDER TO GET BACK IN THE MARINE CORPS THEN SOME KID OFF THE STREET GOING IN FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE STUPID REASON FOR THIS, IS THAT IT DOESN'T COUNT FOR RECRUITING QUOTAS FOR RECRUITERS. UNFORTUNITLY, THE MARINE CORPS (AND OTHER BRANCHES OF SERVICE) HAVE MISSED THIER QUOTAS 4 MONTHS IN A ROW. ANYWAY, THE THINGS THAT WILL NEED TO BE DONE TO GO BACK TO ACTIVE DUTY MAY INCLUDE, GETTING OUT THE FIRST TIME "HONORABLLY," BEING UNDER THE AGE OF 32?, IT MIGHT MATTER IF YOU HAVE ANY CHILDREN, A MEDICAL/DENTAL PHYSICAL, POSSIBLY THE ASVAB AGAIN, EVERYTHING RELATING TO YOU BEING MARRIED, AND A DD 214. THAT'S ABOUT ALL I KNOW. HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS OUT. IF THE RECRUITERS TELL YOU THEY CAN'T HELP YOU, THERE FEEDING YOU A BUNCH OF CRAP, CAUSE IT IS THERE JOB, AND THEY ARE JUST BEING LAZY. LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HELP OUT IN ANY OTHER WAY... SEMPER FI.

SGT WHITE, MATTHEW/USMCR
mtwhite@apu.edu