Not disrespect intended but why would you go to the Marines to become a mechanic????? The Marines are known for a lot of things but turning out a good mechanic is not on any list I have seen. He would be much better off going to a community college and taking a diesel mechanic course. He would also earn a associates degree at the same time. That he could add to as he got older if he wanted to go on to something else.
Also a real problem in going into the service today is that the whole force is going to be cut. HE is not looking at a very good place to be when they start cutting the money. I went through that when Carter cut the service to the bone. In the service you also learn to work on the most odd ball equipment in the world built by the cheapest bidder. It is a hard transition to civilian equipment.
I have been a mechanic most of my adult life. I would not recommend it to some young person starting out today. The current generation has been trained since birth that if you don't have a college degree that you are not worth much. So the wages for non college jobs are very stagnate. My real wages have been flat for the last twenty years. If I was not doing a lot of other things then I would be struggling to get by.
As for the math he is going to need to figure it out because just about everything he will do is going to require a math course. HE needs to have a basic working knowledge of simple Algieba or he will not make it far in education. He will not test high enough in the service to get into the job title he wants into. Also remind him that what he does in the service is based on his test scores and what they need at the time. If they have fifty mechanics and no light armor maintenance men then he is going to be in light armor maintenance.
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