1171, the USMC water tech...not spot on weapon related but this was what I almost was. I was out of college and searching for a job during the depression of 2008. I have an environmental engineering BS and an area of emphasis in occupational health and safety. When it hits the fan there aren't many companies looking to hire non-value-added salary positions...So I went to each branch looking for a way in and a paycheck. Overweight, out of shape, college grad, asthmatic, bad knees...not exactly a shoe in. Recruiters for navy and marines put me onto this. Basically second tier duty supporting the guys kicking in doors. 9 months on a boat no shore leave is what Navy said. Marine specific duty would be land based doing the same job somewhere like (at that time) Baghdad or Fallujah. Luckily I found other work.