What's the age cut off for the Marines?

Age Limits for Enlisting
The oldest you can be to enlist for active duty in each branch is: Coast Guard: 31. Marines: 28. Navy: 39.
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Can you join Marines at 35?

The Marines cap the recruit ages at 28 years, but there are age waivers for individuals with prior service time. By law, the maximum age for enlistment for the Marines is 35 with prior experience in military service.
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Can you join Marines at 45?

Federal law dictates that the oldest recruit for any military branch must be 42 years old. However, each branch can set its cap below that < 42 limit. What is this? As you can see from the table, the US Marine Corps has the lowest max age, while the Air Force has the highest.
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What age is too late for Marines?

If you are looking into joining the military at 25, you might want to hurry up if you wish to be a Marine. The Marine's upper age limit is 28 for enlisted and officers.
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Can you join Marines at 32?

For the Marine Corps and the Marine Corps Reserve, the maximum age of enlistment for prior service is 32, after computing the prior-service age adjustment.
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What is the maximum age limit for the US military (Army, Air Force, Marines



Is 30 too old for Marines?

The Air Force, for example, raised its maximum age. See the age requirements for Active Duty enlistees of each branch below: Army: 17-35 years old. Marine Corps: 17-29 years old.
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How much do Marines make?

Basic Marine active-duty salary

As of 2020, the basic Marine active-duty pay for Private (E-1) Marines is: First four months of service: $1,602.30 per month or $19,227.60 per year. Over four months of service: $1,733.10 per month or $20,797.20 per year.
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Is 26 too old to join the Royal Marines?

You don't need any qualifications to become a Royal Marines Commando but must be aged 16 to 32. To be an officer, you'll need A levels or above and must be aged 18 to 25. If you're under the age of 18, you'll need the consent of a parent or guardian.
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What branch of the military can I join at 42?

The maximum age for non-prior service enlistments for each service is: Active Duty Army - 42. Army Reserves - 42. Army National Guard - 42.
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Is joining the military worth it?

Some of the most popular benefits of joining the US military is the job training, educational assistance, steady paycheck, health coverage, and housing benefits. See a full list of the benefits here.
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Can I join the reserves at 50 years old?

Unfortunately, no. Under Federal law, the oldest a recruit can be to enter any branch of the military is 42 years old.
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How old are Navy SEALs?

Navy SEALs Qualifications

All SEAL candidates are required to meet the following qualification standards and pass the PST: 18-28 years old (17 with parental permission) A U.S. citizen. High school graduate (or meet High Performance Predictor Profile criteria).
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How long is Marine boot camp?

HOW LONG IS MARINE CORPS RECRUIT TRAINING? Marine Corps recruit training is approximately 13 weeks long. Receiving is the first week and actual training takes place for 12 weeks after that.
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Can I join the Marines with tattoos?

Here are the key takeaways for the Marine Corps tattoo policy: You CAN have tattoos anywhere on your chest, back, torso, upper arms, upper thighs, and groin. There are no restrictions as to the size, shape, colors, or number of tattoos. There ARE restrictions on tattoos that are visible outside of a PT uniform.
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Can you leave the Marines after 2 years?

If your moment of doubt comes after you've reported to boot camp, it's still not too late. As long as you're in the entry level period -- your first 180 days -- you can request an entry level separation. If you succeed, you'll get an uncharacterized discharge.
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Is there an age waiver for the Marines?

Although the maximum age for enlistment is 35, any individual older than 28 is required to request an age waiver.
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What disqualifies you for the military?

To enlist, you must be qualified under current federal laws and regulations or have an appropriate waiver. There are age, citizenship, physical, education, height/weight, criminal record, medical, and drug history standards that can exclude you from joining the military.
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Can you join the military with a felony?

CRIME AND ENLISTMENT

Federal law bars people from enlisting if they have been convicted of any felony, unless granted a waiver by the secretary of defense (10 USC § 504).
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What are the requirements to join the Marines?

You must:
  • Be a U.S. citizen or a resident alien.
  • Meet exacting physical, mental and moral standards.
  • Be between the ages of 17-29. ...
  • Have a high school diploma.
  • Take and pass the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test.
  • Pass a Military Entrance Processing Station medical exam.
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How tall do you have to be to be a Marine?

For the Marines, height standards for male applicants range from 58 to 78 inches. Height standards for female applicants range from 58 to 72 inches.
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Where are 47 Commando based?

It is based at RM Tamar in HMNB Devonport, Plymouth.
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What are the 4 Commando tests?

At the end of Royal Marines training recruits need to pass four Commando tests in the space of a week. All tests are completed carrying 21 lbs of equipment and a rifle. The Commando Tests include an Endurance Course, a 9 mile speed march, a Tarzan Assault course and a 30 mile speed march across Dartmoor.
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Do Marines get paid for life?

Marine retirement pay is the same as retirement pay in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. As with the Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard, a Marine Corps pension is based on years of service and rank (pay grade) upon retirement.
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What rank do most Marines retire at?

As a result, many career officers who are eligible to retire after 20 years of active service retire at this rank. Lieutenant Colonel is the 22nd rank in the United States Marine Corps , ranking above Major and directly below Colonel.
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Who pays more Army or Marines?

Personnel in the Army and Marines receive the same pay for the same rank, experience and duties. This is because, like all members of the Armed Forces, they use the exact same pay tables.
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