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I'm Serge Fonalvo . I'm originally from

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New Jersey and I'm a 6541 . My daily

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duties include testing , checking ,

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troubleshooting , and periodic

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maintenance of the ammo and gun system

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for the Harrier as well as assembly and

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disassembly on ordinance munitions . I

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always was just fascinated with the

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aviation side and and working on

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aircraft . My first unit was VMAT 203

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here on Cherry Point . As a junior

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Marine , I would say it was definitely

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a lot more fast paced , but I know what

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needs to get done , so those past

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experiences helped me go on two debts

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now as an eye level Marine as a 6541 .

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I actually learned about the lap move

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process because of one of my old

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massars . I tried to reenlist back into

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6531 and then when I was told the MOS

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was closed out , you told me about lap

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moving into 6541 .

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For anyone interested in lat moving ,

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Marine should start referencing the

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most up to-date MOS manual and then

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from there pay specific attention to

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the MOS prerequisites . Some common

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prerequisites are security clearance ,

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medical readiness , ASVABli scores ,

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and that kind of gives the Marines an

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idea of where to start . And if they

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qualify for that , see their career

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planner and they'll walk through the

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reenlistment and Laro process . For a

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simple ladder remove , the Marines

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would require recommendations from

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their chain of command starting from

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their staff and CICs up to their

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company commander if they have one ,

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and then it goes up to their squadron

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or battalion commander prior to

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submission . I think it's crucial that

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Marines communicate with . Their career

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planners constantly while they're going

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through the Lam process , especially if

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they're going through an EOD screening

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or CID screening counterintel because

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once they've been recommended to LaT

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move into that MOS all their career

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planner needs is that MOS's

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recommendation to submit their

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reenlistment and ladder move . Part

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122 . When you consider a ladder move

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you gotta think of long term it's that

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MOS that you wanna do throughout your

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entire Marine Corps career .

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Advice I give Marines wanting to lap

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move is if you're not enjoying your job ,

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if you're not liking what you're doing ,

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but you know there's something else the

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Marine Corps has to offer that you

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would probably enjoy , just do it

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there's there's nothing stopping you .

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Yeah