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EGTSpec
08-14-11, 07:18 PM
If you had to give, as an older Marine, one line of advice in life, to all future Marines what would it be?

Mine would be: Learn all you can. The phrase: "I'm a Jack of of all trades, and a master of none" neans alot. Learn every thing you can possibly learn while you are young. You will never know when you will need some old salts knowledge.

bpatk
08-14-11, 07:43 PM
1. If the Marine Corps wanted you to have a wife you'dve of been issued one in boot camp. Wait til you're a Sgt or above.
2. Be wary of and be able to spot sharks, slackers, hangers-on's, & glory hounds.
3. The Corps isn't for everyone but, give it a least 3yrs. DO NOT be held sway by the crowd that'll call you a "lifer" if you even remotely have thoughts of staying in. For the love of mud make that decision yourself & pay attention to the economy. You are NOT invincibe just because you're a Marine. No job means no vittles!!
4. If you get out or stay in USE THE VA. It is for you & it's NOT 3rd world medical care.
5. "Once a Marine, always a Marine" It's not just a catchy slogan off of a recruiting poster. You'll see yourself doing it for life after you get out.

Phantom Blooper
08-14-11, 07:50 PM
Admitting your an azzhole is the first step.....on your road to success!

Tennessee Top
08-14-11, 07:53 PM
One line?
Do your best and--- do the right thing.

Good thread----


:thumbup:

Integrity...once you give it away it's lost forever.

Rooger
08-14-11, 08:06 PM
Best advice I ever got was from a 1st shirt......."don't be afraid to be an azzhole........you can get nice later".....and do the right thing no matter what.........on my meritorious promotion to CPL

advanced
08-14-11, 08:12 PM
Fvck Em - I'm still here!

chulaivet1966
08-14-11, 08:34 PM
"Do not confuse knowledge with wisdom....know the difference, strive for both."

Carry on....

EGTSpec
08-14-11, 08:54 PM
Ya know, most younguns like I was let old salts knowledge go in one ear and out the other. Just as I did. But I have to say, if I had listened to those "Old Salts" my life would have been much better than it turned out.

DocGreek
08-14-11, 10:42 PM
:flag:....."God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.".......:flag:

DocGreek
08-14-11, 10:44 PM
...."never pizz into the wind!!"....

hrscowboy
08-14-11, 11:48 PM
always listen to your non coms they will take care of ya...

Mongoose
08-15-11, 08:23 AM
Have enough character, you're brother Marines, will remember you.

Phantom Blooper
08-15-11, 12:02 PM
Don't ask stupid fukin' questions on da' internet!:banana:

EGTSpec
08-15-11, 12:07 PM
Take tons of pictures of everyone, and everything while you are in, label everyone with names, dates, and curcumstances so that when you are an old f#rt Marine you will have those memories to go through. I have many pictures of Men I knew while in, but can't remember alot of their names, or their home towns.

ChuckH
08-15-11, 12:10 PM
Take tons of pictures of everyone, and everything while you are in, label everyone with names, dates, and curcumstances so that when you are an old f#rt Marine you will have those memories to go through. I have many pictures of Men I knew while in, but can't remember alot of their names, or their home towns.
:thumbup:
Wish I had done that....

gkmoz
08-15-11, 12:38 PM
Try taking your time and like some one said, take lots of pix.
And write down their names and home towns.
try your best to make the best of your time in. It will go so fast when your older Ha ha :)

DrZ
08-15-11, 02:42 PM
Don't let your alligator mouth overload your hummingbird ass!

MOS4429
08-15-11, 04:08 PM
"Do not confuse knowledge with wisdom....know the difference, strive for both."

Carry on....

Dang! What was gonna be mine! :)

MOS4429
08-15-11, 04:09 PM
Suck it up and stop whining.

chulaivet1966
08-15-11, 04:26 PM
Dang! What was gonna be mine! :)
:D
Not to worry weed hopper.
I'm still a perpetual student in the application of my own quote.:)

EDIT: ha..."Suck it up and stop whining"...this works for me.

Rocky C
08-15-11, 06:23 PM
A Wise Man Once Said.

" Don't Be A Spectator In Life, Be A Participate In Life ".

I am that Wise man...

Semper Fi,
Rocky

Phantom Blooper
08-15-11, 06:36 PM
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'"

Kenneth Havelka
08-16-11, 05:49 PM
Keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut......

osborned
08-16-11, 07:19 PM
I had a Master Guns once tell my group in a welcoming speech, "And don't date other Marines because that's incest!"

thediesel713
08-16-11, 07:23 PM
I had a Master Guns once tell my group in a welcoming speech, "And don't date other Marines because that's incest!"

Words to live by:thumbup:

sparkie
08-16-11, 07:52 PM
Hold fast,,,,,,,, It will change.

DIMAS86
08-17-11, 10:13 PM
""When you check into you first unit, the first people to talk to you are the turds."
Of course I said talk. The yelling that comes from your NCO's & SNCO's doesn't count.

EGTSpec
08-17-11, 10:17 PM
""When you check into you first unit, the first people to talk to you are the turds."
Of course I said talk. The yelling that comes from your NCO's & SNCO's doesn't count.When I checked in to my first unit, I wore civilian clothes. Yeah that's right. LOL Never made that mistake ever again.

FistFu68
08-18-11, 06:30 AM
:usmc: Keep Your Head and Ass Wired 2Gether :usmc: :iwo:

Marine84
08-18-11, 07:37 PM
Be afraid...........be VERY afraid!