![]() Rejoining the enlisted ranks was also not a viable option because I was too close to the max-age for enlistment, not to mention that I had a seven-year break in service. This meant that re-commissioning as a Marine Warrant Officer was no longer possible. I spent most of early 2004 trying to rejoin the Marines, but unfortunately, I had been passed over twice for promotion to CWO4 during my last two years in the IRR due to non-participation. Consequently, I decided that I would keep trying to get back in the military until I was either accepted or explicitly told that it was not possible. I was in good health and had maintained a rigorous Physical Training (PT) program despite being a civilian for so many years. After 9/11, I felt a great desire to serve my country again if it was possible. In Aug 1997, I resigned from the IRR because I had fallen behind in my participation in the Reserves due to concentrating on building a civilian career. I then transitioned to the intelligence field and served as an intel analyst until January 1989, when I resigned my commission as a CWO2 and accepted a reserve commission in the Marine IRR. I enlisted in July 1973 and served in the infantry for the first six years of my career. The Marines since it seemed I would have a better chance of going overseas and having an adventure in many foreign countries. ![]() However, upon graduating, I decided to joinġ978 - Embassy guard duty in Seoul, Korea ![]() My father was a WWII vet who served with the 1st Infantry Division (1ID) in England, Algeria, Tunisia, and Sicily, so there was some affinity with continuing that service tradition. ![]() PLEASE DESCRIBE WHO OR WHAT INFLUENCED YOUR DECISION TO JOIN THE ARMY.ĭuring high school, I vacillated between joining either the Army or the Marines. ![]()
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