{"id":32023,"date":"2024-01-23T13:28:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T13:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/23\/tell-us-marines-what-made-you-decide-not-to-reenlist\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:14:21","slug":"tell-us-marines-what-made-you-decide-not-to-reenlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/education-transition\/2024\/01\/23\/tell-us-marines-what-made-you-decide-not-to-reenlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell us, Marines: What made you decide not to reenlist?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you a Marine<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/01\/16\/these-marine-corps-jobs-have-the-highest-turnover\/\" target=\"_blank\"> who decided to depart the Marine Corps<\/a> after one or two enlistments?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We want to know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>\u2022<\/b> If you are on active duty but about to transition out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/01\/09\/new-in-2023-update-on-marine-recruiting-and-retention-numbers-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\">why are you leaving?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>\u2022<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/02\/27\/58-marines-reenlist-early-on-iwo-jima-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\">If you are reenlisting, <\/a>why are you staying?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>\u2022<\/b> If you are now a civilian, why did you leave, and what would it have taken for you to stay?<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/01\/16\/these-marine-corps-jobs-have-the-highest-turnover\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scout-sniper-graduation.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">These Marine Corps jobs have the highest turnover<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">New data reveals the lowest-retention jobs for each of the military services<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact Marine Corps Times reporter Irene Loewenson at <a href=\"mailto:irene.loewenson@militarytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\">irene.loewenson@militarytimes.com<\/a> by Jan. 29 to share your experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Corps has seen an increase in the number of Marines who decide to reenlist, many Marines still leave each year. 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