Marine Stare

[sylviekell]

In July, I went to the Evening Parade at 8th & I. On the way, I asked a Marine in the Metro for the directions. He gave me that Marine Stare, then asked me to walk down the same side of the street with him. He gave me that dirty word stare (you know what it is).

Why would he do that to a lady who just asked for directions? He wouldn't stop staring until I said that I would rather walk down the other side of the street.

[Rocky C]

Did you ever think that Marine could be suffering from PTSD and is Hyper-Vigilante like ALOT of us ?

Say a Prayer for all those who suffer..........

[SlingerDun]

Maybe he will read and respond, other than that; how are we supposed to know this individual Marine and his personality?!

[joseywales]

You capitalized Marine Stare as if it is something known to you.
Explain to us what it is.
You can go back to the area sometime and see if you run into him again, as none of us have any idea what you are talking about.
But good post anyway

[sylviekell]

It's dirty. Eye F...ing. I'm a lady, I won't type the whole word.

I didn't mean to capitalize marine stare. I think at first he thought I was trying to pick him up...I wasn't. Don't get me wrong, he was hot, but I was going to the parade for a different reason, to show honor to my deceased father, so I couldn't destroy that.

Be that as it may, I'm still not sure why he stared at me suspiciously.

[sylviekell]

Maybe he will read and respond, other than that; how are we supposed to know this individual Marine and his personality?!

I thought it was a marine thing, eye f___ing? I'm a lady, I won't type the whole word.

[sylviekell]

Did you ever think that Marine could be suffering from PTSD and is Hyper-Vigilante like ALOT of us ?

Say a Prayer for all those who suffer..........


I did, actually. I thought it may have been the 1,000-mile star as well.

My father had that from WWII. He also had survivor guilt.

[joseywales]

hmmmmmmmmmm

[MOS4429]

Maybe he was there to honor a fallen brother in arms, a father, too, and he was lost in thought.

I see and receive a huge variety of stares and looks from many non-Marines, just a bunch of civilians.

If I tried to figure out why everybody looked at me the way they did and profile them...well, that might be a monumental task, huh?

I'd just forget about it and move on.

[MOS4429]

Also, just curious why you posted your situation in the Ask A Marine Forum for poolees and wannabes to ask a Marine a question?

[Phantom Blooper]

If you approached the Marine in Washington,DC asking for directions and he gave them to you.....and he asked you to be on the side of the street that he was on and you declined....he may have just wanted to escort you to Marine barracks 8th& I for your safety and welfare....and knew an easier route.

He may have just been trying to be a gentleman after you made your intentions known.

He may of been giving you the thousand yard stare....because it is unusual in DC to be approached on the streets without an ulterior motive or a mugging.

Or maybe he was battle hard and learned to approach everyone that way.

Then again you do that most Marines are horn dogs and he might have thought your by yourself and you said he was hot and he may of thought the same of you and wanted to escort you to the evening parade.

If he was younger than you he may of thought of you as a mother figure...and some Marines like older women....I'm wrong most Marines like any woman.....so.....you have a whole lot of varibles in your question.

And without knowing where he is at on the grid....it's hard to give a direct answer.

According to Eleanor Roosevelt who resided not too far from 8th and I on Pennsylvania Avenue .....he may have fit in this group.


“The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!”

[joseywales]

Do we all think that every single thread, without exception, is for real?
We take all of them at face value, and maybe we shouldn't

[Phantom Blooper]

Do we all think that every single thread, without exception, is for real?
We take all of them at face value, and maybe we shouldn't

Yeah but how could I sleep if I didn't at least give it my best shot?:beer:

Some are not worth answering....but maybe this one warrants an answer....she did follow protocol except for maybe the wrong forum....but if I saw Ask A Marine as a civilian or dependent unless I knew otherwise I would probaly post in the same thread.

[sylviekell]

Maybe he was there to honor a fallen brother in arms, a father, too, and he was lost in thought.

I see and receive a huge variety of stares and looks from many non-Marines, just a bunch of civilians.

If I tried to figure out why everybody looked at me the way they did and profile them...well, that might be a monumental task, huh?

I'd just forget about it and move on.

I think you're right.

[sylviekell]

Also, just curious why you posted your situation in the Ask A Marine Forum for poolees and wannabes to ask a Marine a question?


I didn't know where else to post.

[sylviekell]

Yeah but how could I sleep if I didn't at least give it my best shot?:beer:

Some are not worth answering....but maybe this one warrants an answer....she did follow protocol except for maybe the wrong forum....but if I saw Ask A Marine as a civilian or dependent unless I knew otherwise I would probaly post in the same thread.

My question is for real, and I didn't know where else to ask it. This happened a month ago, but I can't stop thinking about it, it's really the first time I encountered this and it freaked me out a little bit.

Thank you, Phantom Blooper, for your answers. I never thought of just being concerned for my safety, DC is not a safe city for sure. I am older, in my early 50s, so possibly is was just concern.

[Nedward]

One thing you should understand about Marines.... Most Marines have taken peoples lives, and seen their friends lives taken from them. Seeing these things changes you forever.

To expect that a Marine would handle taking lives differently than your average man is to say that you expect every Marine to be a sociopath. Not the case. The man was probably just as suspicious as you were of him, given the dark alley scenario.

[Marine1011]

yes, of course the question is for real (?)

[Old Marine]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

[Marine1011]

The award for oddest thread of the year

[SgtJane08]

Reading this reminded me of an Army Stare experience I had recently, where I was crossing a street in Washington DC and an Army guy looked at me, and I looked at him, and we went our separate ways, but I wondered if anyone had a Navy Stare happen to them recently. I didn't know what to think about this experience of mine until I saw this series of posts, so Im glad mine was not an isolated incident. There must be many such occurrences.

[sylviekell]

How did you guess the Marine in DC was younger than me? I did not put my age in my profile.

[sylviekell]

Reading this reminded me of an Army Stare experience I had recently, where I was crossing a street in Washington DC and an Army guy looked at me, and I looked at him, and we went our separate ways, but I wondered if anyone had a Navy Stare happen to them recently. I didn't know what to think about this experience of mine until I saw this series of posts, so Im glad mine was not an isolated incident. There must be many such occurrences.

This was different. He kept standing next to me and would not leave until I said I wanted to walk down the other side of the street. He leaned into me a little bit too.

[Omegaham]

This was different. He kept standing next to me and would not leave until I said I wanted to walk down the other side of the street. He leaned into me a little bit too.

There's weirdos in the Marine Corps too, you know. We aren't all stalwart wholesome All-American guardians of freedom, regardless of what the propaganda says. There ARE scumbags among us.

There was a dude in my shop who was getting kicked out with a OTH right as I got here. He thought he was a vampire (had the pointy teeth and everything) and got NJP'd for repeatedly stalking female Marines. Weirdest guy I've ever met.

Luckily, those guys are a pretty small minority. But they're out there.

[Sgt Leprechaun]

Maybe he was having a bad day, maybe he was concerned for your safety (that section of DC is a complete and total crap-hole) or maybe....he has hearing loss and couldn't hear you (thus explaining the leaning towards you....)

Since I have a dose of PTSD AND hearing loss/tinnitus, I have both the 'stare' and the 'lean' and it will sometimes freak people out. I'm not trying to be an azzhat, I just can't hear them!

Plus I'm hypervigilant, and would be espicially so in SE DC.

Quite frankly, I don't think he was trying to do anything but be helpful in the best way he knew how.

[sylviekell]

There's weirdos in the Marine Corps too, you know. We aren't all stalwart wholesome All-American guardians of freedom, regardless of what the propaganda says. There ARE scumbags among us.

There was a dude in my shop who was getting kicked out with a OTH right as I got here. He thought he was a vampire (had the pointy teeth and everything) and got NJP'd for repeatedly stalking female Marines. Weirdest guy I've ever met.

Luckily, those guys are a pretty small minority. But they're out there.

Omegaham,

I think you have given me the most honest answer yet. The marine had a hot body, I'll give him that. But the stare freaked me out. Oh, I may have forgotten to mention that his face was expressionless as well, until I declined to walk down the street with him; then, he suddenly smiled and said "Oh, OK."

After he gave me the directions and then stood there and stared me down, I kept thinking, "Why won't this guy leave?"

I'm from NYC, if someone asks directions, we give them fast then walk away not knowing if the person reached their destination and not really caring either. If someone stares us in the eye, he means trouble. That's why it freaked me out.

BTW, what do OTH and NJP'd mean? I'm a civilian, so I don't know Marine talk.

Thank you for your honest answer.

Sylviekell

[sylviekell]

Maybe he was having a bad day, maybe he was concerned for your safety (that section of DC is a complete and total crap-hole) or maybe....he has hearing loss and couldn't hear you (thus explaining the leaning towards you....)

Since I have a dose of PTSD AND hearing loss/tinnitus, I have both the 'stare' and the 'lean' and it will sometimes freak people out. I'm not trying to be an azzhat, I just can't hear them!

Plus I'm hypervigilant, and would be espicially so in SE DC.

Quite frankly, I don't think he was trying to do anything but be helpful in the best way he knew how.

It's possible; but, if that were the case, it would have been nice for him to say "I'm sorry, I can't hear you."

[Sgt Leprechaun]

Most of us don't. You also have to realize that some of us don't want to admit we can't hear everyone, depending on the tone of your voice, ambient noise, etc. <br />
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OTH is &quot;Other than Honorable&quot;...

[Nedward]

I'm from NYC, if someone asks directions, we give them fast then walk away not knowing if the person reached their destination and not really caring either. If someone stares us in the eye, he means trouble. That's why it freaked me out.


This is the difference between your average Marine and your average American citizen.

Your average American doesn't give a damn whether or not you make it to where your going, your average Marine will.

[SgtJane08]

Are we done yet?

[advanced]

So, if we listen to the OP we're deviant if we look into the eyes of others. I can't tell you how many people have told me that they felt like I was looking right through them. I don't live in fear, if she/they do that's too bad for them. Sounds like the OP has never been with a real man (Marine), that's her loss and she ran away from her chance.

The way she described how they ask questions in NYC sounded like everyone lives in a fear based world. She won't find that fear in many of us. S/F

[MOS4429]

How did you guess the Marine in DC was younger than me? I did not put my age in my profile.

ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW???

Go look at your profile.

January 29, 1955 (56) Join Date 08-27-11 Total Posts 11 Referrals 0 Blog Entries 0 SHEESH!

Not only that, read your own posts. YOU said you were in your 50's.

This thread can no longer be taken seriously.

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[Sgt Leprechaun]

Concur. Closed. I think this has been asked and answered.