Military Experience for Work/Activities

[member3232]

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I have a question concerning my Marine Corp experience when filling in the Work/Activities section. Should I fill all of the experiences into one lump experience or separate them into three separate experiences?

The four experiences are as follows:

1. The most obvious first section would be my work experience in the Marines.
2. For community service (non-medical) - I was an active volunteer with the Single Marine Program. I received a scholarship for my participation in the Program.
3. For the awards and honors section, I received the two meritorious mast, and three medals.
4. For leadership roles, I was the designated radioman, rifleman, chaser, hurricane evacuation driver, and fire marshal.

I am really confused on how to proceed on this section. Do I separate each of the sections or lump it all into a single item?

During this time, I was also a full-time university student, secretary of Gamma Beta Phi (the honors fraternity) and made Dean's List for three semesters. Should making dean's list and graduating with honors be a single section?

Thank you again for all of your help and feedback.

 

[Catalystik]

I have a question concerning my Marine Corp experience when filling in the Work/Activities section. Should I fill all of the experiences into one lump experience or separate them into three separate experiences?

The four experiences are as follows:

1. The most obvious first section would be my work experience in the Marines.
2. For community service (non-medical) - I was an active volunteer with the Single Marine Program. I received a scholarship for my participation in the Program.
3. For the awards and honors section, I received the two meritorious mast, and three medals.
4. For leadership roles, I was the designated radioman, rifleman, chaser, hurricane evacuation driver, and fire marshal.

1) I am really confused on how to proceed on this section. Do I separate each of the sections or lump it all into a single item?

During this time, I was also a full-time university student, secretary of Gamma Beta Phi (the honors fraternity) and made Dean's List for three semesters.
2) Should making dean's list and graduating with honors be a single section?

1) If you can't do them justice within the character limitations of a single space, it's common to split some or all of them out, especially for one with active miliary experience. You might even be able to add a Teaching/Tutoring designation if you did something along those lines that wasn't quite Leadership.

2) Since your academic excellence is already apparent from your transcript and GPAs, using a space for deans list and latin honors is fluffy, though commonly done. If you have the space, you can do so. Or, you can omit them. Or, you could tack them onto the end of the military honors.

 

[Lil Mick]

I put it down as one activity, then listed my specific duties and training in the paragraph section. Schools that wanted more details asked me during interviews, and it left me enough space to list other activities from college. However, if you don't have a lot of other activities, listing them separately and then elaborating might be the better option.