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Active duty personnel are allowed to take either the SAT or ACT one time free of charge. The Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) requires both tests. The Enlisted Commissioning Program (ECP) accepts both tests, but only requires one, according to www.marineofficer.com. - Active duty personnel are allowed to take either the SAT or ACT one time free of charge. The Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) requires both tests. The Enlisted Commissioning Program (ECP) accepts both tests, but only requires one, according to www.marineofficer.com.

ACT, SAT testing for success

Marines interested in attending college or becoming a commissioned officer can look into taking a placement test.Placement tests allow institutions to see how applicants rank on a level playing field.The Scholastic Assessment Test and the American College Test are two of the most common exams used by institutions today. “The ACT measures general

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Col. Hunter H. Hobson, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 12, speaks to Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, known as the “Cowboys,” on a job well done while aboard Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 8, 2014. The squadron has been activated for nine months on a Unit Deployment Program instead of the usual six. They spent three months in Hawaii to receive pre-deployment training prior to being station at MCAS Iwakuni. - Col. Hunter H. Hobson, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 12, speaks to Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, known as the “Cowboys,” on a job well done while aboard Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 8, 2014. The squadron has been activated for nine months on a Unit Deployment Program instead of the usual six. They spent three months in Hawaii to receive pre-deployment training prior to being station at MCAS Iwakuni.

Cowboys saddle up, sally to Texas

After nine months in the Asia-Pacific region training and exploring, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, also known as the “Cowboys”, departed Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 9, 2014. The Cowboys increased combat readiness with various training exercises throughout their stay at MCAS Iwakuni. The squadron was here as part of the Unit

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Cpl. Aaron Barbosa, a mobile facilities technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, directs a forklift that is lifting a mobile facility, Jan. 6, 2014. The move comes as part of the construction work provided by the Defense Policy Review Initiative. - Cpl. Aaron Barbosa, a mobile facilities technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, directs a forklift that is lifting a mobile facility, Jan. 6, 2014. The move comes as part of the construction work provided by the Defense Policy Review Initiative.

MALS-12 avionics begins move to new facility aboard MCAS Iwakuni

Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 began its move to their new facility aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 6, 2014. The transportation of gear started with the avionics division of MALS-12 moving their mobile facilities, also known as vans.“All of (the vans) are configured differently, so when we move them over to the new

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