What is the minimal age to join marines boot camp?

April 19th, 2009 | by MakingMarines |
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Mike L asked:


im 15 i turn 16 this year. next summer i want to do marines boot camp i dont no the age limit though. and if i do join can they just tell me im going to iraq or something like that? please answer

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  1. 4 Responses to “What is the minimal age to join marines boot camp?”

  2. By gijane132001 on Apr 20, 2009 | Reply

    I believe the min. age is 17 with parent consent.

  3. By Fred B on Apr 20, 2009 | Reply

    You can do it a 17 with parental consent. But you won’t deploy until you are 18.

  4. By jackson on Apr 21, 2009 | Reply

    You can go to boot camp at 17 with parental consent. But, I don’t believe that you can go to your specific job training until your 18.

  5. By ryguy2533 on Apr 22, 2009 | Reply

    I wouldn’t worry so much about the age limit because you’ll definitely want to graduate high school first, in which case you’ll have to be at least 17 anyway which is in fact the cutoff if your parents sign off on it. If you’re that sure at your age that’s what you want to do, finish high school and during your senior year of high school talk to your local Marine Corps recruiter and join in their delayed enlistment program for high school students. In fact, if you choose to do this and you know friends who want to join the Marines as well, you can earn accelerated rank to Private First Class. . . which you’ll be thankful for when you graduate boot camp with that stripe on your shoulder when everyone else in your class has a blank sleeve for another 6 months.
    Good luck man!

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