Thinking about joining the national guard then later transferring to marines?

If you want to be a Marine, join the Marines. If you join another service first, they may not let in the Marines at all. And yes, you would have to go through Marine Boot even if you went through BCT.

To answer your question, yes you will have to do boot camp twice. This is because the Marines have the hardest boot camp and it wouldn't be right for a guy who was in the Air Force (which has the easiest) transfer into a branch with harder initial training and get to skip it, however if you were in the Marines you could go AF and skip BMT. So you can transfer from harder to easier with no training but not vice- versa. Now if you plan to enlist in the Marines then skip the guard and wait to join, if you are out of high school but can't go active duty for whatever reason then go into the Marine Reserves and transfer to active duty when you are ready. The only time you can really get away with transferring from a part time service in one branch to active duty service in another branch without as much risk and difficulty is if you enlist while attending college and doing another branch's ROTC and your contract expires before you are required to sign your commission contract in college with the other branch (which is usually the beginning of your Junior year).

If you want to join the Marines...join the Marines.

There is no guarantee the Guard will let you go to transfer when you want..nor is there any guarantee that the Marines will be taking prior service

Its is exclusive for prior service to change services in any department. The reason men and women do not do it going to the Marine Corps, is because you lose your rank. And who needs to head from an E-5 in a single department, to a E-2 in the Marine Corps ? It is a fantasy that your gonna be more respected as an officer, if your prior enlisted. The one thing that counts as an officer, is how good you do your job. If your a sad sack as an enlisted, your gonna be a tragic sack as an officer, even if your exquisite as enlisted, that does not mean you are going to make a excellent officer. They are wholly extraordinary jobs. In view that your a reservist, staying 20 years is traditionally meaningless

Just join the Marines, you will still have to go through boot camp and transferring branches can be a big hassle.

IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE MARINE CORP GO FOR IT I'M GUNNING FOR IT RIGHT NOW I WORKOUT WITH MY RECRUITERS EVERY WEEK THE NATIONAL GUARD GET DEPLOYED MORE THAN THE ARMY DOES SURE ITS NOT TO WAR ZONES AND ALL BUT DO YOU REALLY WANT TO CONSTANTLY BE WORKING IN TORNADO IMPACTED ZONES AND ETC ALL THE TIME I UNDERSTAND IF YOU DO BUT STILL ITS A LOT OF CONSTANT WORK WITH NO TIME TO ENJOY LIFE ANYWAY IF YOU GO TO THE NATIONAL GUARD I DOUBT THEY WOULD ALLOW YOU TO TRANSFER THE ONLY TIME YOU WOULD BE LIKE OKAY MARINE TIME NOW IS WHEN YOUR DONE WITH YOUR COMMITMENT WITH THE GUARD AND THEN WHEN YOU DO GO TO THE MARINE YOU HAVE TO DO BOOT CAMP ALL OVER AGAIN UNLIKE IF YOU GO TO ANY OTHER MILITARY BRANCH THE MARINE CORP REQUIRES IT SO I WOULD ADVICE YOU TO JOIN THE MARINE CORP AND WORKOUT LIKE CRAZY TO GET READY IT'LL TAKE A YEAR FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO GO TO BOOT CAMP WHICH IS A PERFECT AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET IN SHAPE WITH THE DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM IF YOU LIVE IN NEW YORK sergeant James A. kinrad U.S.M.C 516-707-7042 EVEN IF YOU DON'T GIVE HIM A CALL HE'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION TWO QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK IS IF YOU QUALIFY FOR THE NROTC AND THE DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM WHICH YOU SHOULD NROTC PAYS FOR 100% COLLEGE TUITION AT THE TOP COLLEGES AROUND THE COUNTRY GOOD LUCK

think again

no service is really accepting prior servie right now

and guardsmen are considered prior service

it is even next to impossible for an army guardsmen to go active duty army right now

2. all non marine prior service must go to boot and enlist as an E-2