Title: Your Questions About Joining the Marine Corps Answered | Military.com
Headings: Your Questions About Joining the Marine Corps Answered
Your Questions About Joining the Marine Corps Answered
What Is the US Marine Corps?
How Are the Marines different from the Army?
What Are the Qualifications to Join the Marine Corps?
What's the ASVAB?
What Are Some Benefits of Joining?
Is Infantry the Only Job in the Marine Corps?
Can Certain Training Schools or Duty Stations Be Guaranteed to Me Upon Enlistment?
Does the Marine Corps Take People with Prior Service?
What if I Am Not a US Citizen?
Can the Marine Corps Help Me Obtain US citizenship?
What if I Live Overseas?
How Long Is Boot Camp?
Where Is Boot Camp?
What Is Boot Camp Like?
Should I Do Anything Before I Go to Boot Camp?
How Do I Become an Officer?
What if I Want to Go to a Service Academy?
How Do I Apply to the Naval Academy?
What Is Officer Candidate School?
How Do I Apply for OCS?
What About ROTC?
Are There Promotions to Officer Rank?
The Enlisted Commissioning Program
Enlisted Commissioning Education Program
The Warrant Officer Program
Are There Medical Opportunities in the Marines?
What Reserve Opportunities Are in the Marine Corps?
What Are the Qualifications to Join the Reserve?
What Training Will I Receive?
What if I Have a Problem Getting Time Off from My Employer to Fulfill My Military Service Obligations?
Are There Pilots in the Marine Corps?
Qualifications:
What Do Marine Pilots Fly?
How Do I Become a Pilot?
What Should I Ask My Recruiter?
Interested in Joining the Military?

Content: Health care: While on active duty, you will receive complete medical and dental care at no cost. Life insurance: Active duty members select up to $400,000 in term life insurance for a low price. Allowances: You also may receive additional tax-free money for the basic allowance for housing ( BAH) if government housing is not available; the basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), if government food facilities are not available in the area you are stationed; and a uniform allowance (for enlisted personnel only) to help maintain your uniform. Tax advantage: Only your basic monthly pay is subject to federal or state income tax.