New Requirements for the Marines
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by sukoidha
I have been receiving a lot of messages saying hey, I am 6 Strength now and I wish to join the marines and I can tell they have a very excited tone of voice.
Unfortunately I have to break their heart and explain to them that the current minimum strength needed to join the marines is 8 with preferably a minimum rank of Lieutenant but there are exceptions to the rule of course which is discussed with the Generals of the Marines.
Joining the Marines doesn’t just mean you need to have a high strength; you need to have activity and dedication on your part to strive well in the marines. Be a team player and willing to sacrifice yourself for the Marine Corps.
Being in the Marines mean that you cannot be Politically active such as being party president or a congress member as we need to be able to move abroad within the blink of an eye.
If one day we ask you not to fight, there might be a reason a very good reason. But you may think, well I can just buy my own Q1 weapons and fight 5 times and gain experience and rank. Which is good, we like people to take initiative if nothing is order down from congress. But then later in the night, you get a pm saying that you need to get fired because we are going abroad to help a country in a RW or something to that effect.
And because you have already fought today, you get to miss out on the fun of moving abroad and helping a country with Q3 weapons. So I guess the moral of that mini story is trust your officers, we have Intel which you do not posses 🙂
I should know, when I was a private I made that mistake plenty of times before and I regretted it every time.
So just to re-iterate, the recruitment strength for the marines is 8 now with a minimum strength of Lieutenant but as I said there are exceptions.
It might not be a long article but it sure is important for the understandings of the citizens of the United State of America.
If you meet the requirements then please send a message to the eUSA Marines Org and then we begin to process your application if you are viable 🙂
Word of Warning, if we begin to recieve bogus applications then we will not be happy and it will just be a waste of our time, If you receive no message from us what so ever, then that is your reason, your wasting our time with your application, however if you are genuine then we will greet you with open arms and start to see what we can do in placing you in the Marines.
There is already a waiting list of about 4 -5 people so every new application will be placed at the bottom of the waiting list and when there is a place available you will be contacted by one of the Generals.
Semper Fi
~Sukoidha
~Lt.General of the eUSMC
~Commander of Alpha Company
~Head of the Marines QMG
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Hoo-rah General Suko 🙂
Missed Pertamaxx
Dang. Glad we cleared up the misconception. Been posting for a while on the forums its a 8+ str and LT min now, but glad there's finally an official message.
Citizens interested in joining the Marines can still apply, but will most likely be placed on our Reserve Roster. Soldiers on the RR will be the first approached regarding an opeing in a platoon.
Semper Fi!
Geez. Seems like the min strength to join is going up faster than my strength is. It was 6 when I joined the game, which I'll finally reach tomorrow. Last I had heard it had been raised to 7, which I figured I could hit in another month.
On the bright side, I guess it's a good thing we have so many dedicated marines stronger than me!
Only 104 more days to go for me!
If the training docs haven't been updated yet, they probably should be. This was part of the confusion for me. I too am reaching strength of 6 this week. Since I'm Congress, I won't be leaving the National Guard anyway, but it would've been nice to "see some action" in an official manner once I'd left.
Nice move. Oohrah.
If you aren't strength 8 but want to have some fun fighting for a good cause, move to Russia, Kaliningrad Region. Join the Red Army. They've got a great foreign legion going, and fighting a war to recapture land from invaders is about as just and noble as anything.
Cool beans.
By raising it to 8 str. all you are is encouraging American citizens to take up a merc excistence. Instead of losing quality soldiers maybe it is time to think about SF for global manueverings and still have Americans in the Marines at power 6, or make more then once branch in the Marines? A lot of people joined when I did and are at what was required of the marines, 6 str.and a LT. Last Friday the NG did a power test I had dealt over 350 over a night(10 fights with Q1 weapons). Maybe not a lot compared to some high levels but 350 times 100 or 200 is up there. Just a thought as I was thinking about joining the marines now only to hear that I fight as a NG or take my chances in the army(which I hear is quite fubar). I really don't care where as long as it is structured and respect enough to get some weapons when needed.
You just broke my heart. I've only ever wanted to be a covert ops Marine and a currency trader.
To Slimrock - now, I'm only a US Marine in real life, not the game, so take what I say with a grain of salt. However, a couple of things to keep in mind with respect to the "moving target" of qualifications:
1) The US Marines are an elite organization.
Not everyone qualifies, and as the US (real life, again) has shown, lowering the standards to joining elite organizations, just gets lower quality people in, and builds a sense of entitlement in those lower quality people.
2) "If the enemy is in range of your weapons, then so are you."
It's good and exciting to hear of all the new people out there that have worked to gain the level of 6 strength. However, V1 has been going on for over 500 days now. There are many folks out there with strength over 12. The average goes up, so the meaning of "above average" goes up, too.
Well, this is too long already, so I'll leave it to the "eProfessionals" to continue.
I know this is disappointing for many people. I have struggled with expanding the Marines. However, funding remains a limiting factor. The nation simply cannot afford to fund 150 Marines. A comprehensive budget is currently before Congress than includes funds for regular combat for the Army and NG. The idea is to keep soldiers active in the military command structure until room can be made for them in the next branch. The budget is designed to get as many American soldiers fighting as is practical.
And take heart, poor misguided souls still leave the Marines. When an opening occurs in a platoon, I draw first from the Reserve Roster of soldiers that have expressed an interest.
Good article. Marines = Strength
NOOOOO! I just reached 6 strenght, [ 6.07 ], am a lieutenant, and am in the NG [ it was sugested I stay in the NG, instead of going to the army, it was suposedly unorganized at the time ].
"And take heart, poor misguided souls still leave the Marines."
Haha, touché.
And I must stress this, as it cannot be stressed enough: You MUST be active and willing to sacrifice a lot for the Marines! These guys are made of pure WIN, laced with loyalty and emblazoned with badges of duty. Your service is a necessary piece to the puzzle and requires much long-term, deeply meditated commitment.
Semper Fi.
Well, I've participated in every battle that has taken place from eUS soil since I've been here, I've been active working and training every day, just made Lieutenant and am over strength 6 - but I'm glad the eUSMC is keeping its standards high - just makes me all the more eager to get there to join the best of the best 😉.
I'm low now, but eventually i'm getting into the marines.
I've become too accustomed to the life of an Officer.
I think my eyes have permanently fused with my spreadsheets.
Semper Fidelis!
Tell 'em like it is Sukoidha. Nice article.
BTW, if you can't get into the Marines, try the NG or Army. They'll get regular funds now so you'll do more damage and rank up faster if you join them.
Lol Hari! So Have mine. National Guard Officers live in a greatly expanded universe.
Join the National Guard We even take Noobs and Marines, LOL!
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ya i would like to become a marine to