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Marines or Finance out of Undergrad?
Hi, Rising sophomore in undergrad. Studying Finance. I have been planning on breaking into IB out of school. I recently have developed a strong desire to join the marines (as an officer, out of school. Not doing ROTC). I would likely only be in for four years. My question is should I do a year or...
USMC -> VC
Hey WSO, Pretty new to the forum, but I wanted to ask if anyone could give some advice to a junior officer in the USMC trying to get into Venture Capital. I may be getting ahead of myself here, I am still in the training pipeline, just finished TBS, headed to IOC, and onto LAR leader's course to...
Thinking about attending OCS for Navy or Marines
I have a decreasing interest in pursuing a life in finance and have recently turned my sights on attending OCS (Officer Candidate School) after university. Thoughts?
Join the Military, See the World! - Pivot into being a Leader and Perks of Serving YOUR Country!
This is a repost from another thread. I felt it appropriate to break it out into a category of its own because I see a lot of people struggling to find jobs, in and out of finance, without considering all options on the table including Military. If you are a certified die-hard American and a true...
Military to Non-Target Southwest State University To Private Equity For Pension Fund
Hello, I was in the US Air Force for 4 years, left to finish college at an extremely non-target college in the southwest and was able to break into Private Equity for a state pension fund. I have competed against peers from all over the country, including some a Ivy League schools and have worked in...
Impact of military on Business School App?
I'm not in the military and I am not planning on joining, but I was just curious, what is the impact of military on B-school applications? For example, if you went to a top 10 undergrad school, got a 700+ on the GMAT, had 1-2 great extracurriculars and were a marine, are you basically a lock at a...
Putting finance off for the military?
I know there are a few guys posting here that are vets or are currently serving, so I'm hoping they can chime in. I'm a senior, still looking for a job. I've had a few job offers but have been somewhat picky (have not gotten an IB offer though) and some shitty timing (decent company that I wouldn't...
Civilian Career and Military Reserves
Good Morning, I hope some of you could shed some light on this topic. Just to provide a small background, I just graduated college with a degree in business concentrating in finance and entrepreneurship. I'll be leaving for Marine OCS Seniors this Monday and will become a commissioned officer July...
Introduction - Served in the Marine Corps
I served in the Marine Corps after high school in a communications capacity with the infantry. Discharged due to injuries in Iraq at the end of 2008. Now I'm at a small private university in the Virginia/DC area. I'm studying finance and I'm really interested in investment banking, specifically...
BroThree
Long time reader, finally got dragged into registering when longer forum topics starting getting blurred out (Nice job on Eddie's part, smart move.) Graduated in 2011 from Top 15 UG with Finance and Accounting double major, currently a Marine Infantry Officer. Always wanted to go into finance, will...
The Most Badass Banker On Wall Street: Owen West
Meet Owen West, a 6'4" hulking 3rd generation Marine and 3-time author. He has an impeccable background and works as a managing director at Goldman Sachs , after educating himself at Harvard and Stanford Business School. Not only does he have a day job, a job as an author, a family, but he also has...
United States Marine Corps. - Graduate from a top tier school
I'm about to graduate from a top tier school and will be working in credit risk at a BB for 2 years. I'm also thinking about joining the USMC after my CR job to be a stronger/better man to build myself for a successful future. How will that affect my career? I also want to go to a top 5 bschool...
USMC to blame for F-35's failures? USMC needs to get out of Fixed-wing Aviation.
First of all, let me make it absolutely clear that I have the utmost amount of respect for the Marine Corps. They do the most with the least amount of resources. However, that being said, I have to blame the USMC for the F35's delays and cost overruns. The USMC in search of a replacement for Harrier...
Fallen Marine's Heartbreaking Letter
As we worry about out internships and buy side offers, here is some perspective as to why we should be thankful for what we have, and be grateful to people like these. Stacey was only 23 years old when he died. He was serving his fifth deployment in five years, four of them in Afghanistan. "He...
It takes 30 NY cops to match a US Marine
but who didn't already know that? http://dailybail.com/home/must-see-1-marine-vs-30…
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