It shows from the inside out

[Namvet67]

How do you pick out a Marine in a crowd? Is this possible just by observation? I was asked to do this just the other day. No words were spoken and I picked him out. How do you tell?

[airframesguru]

Got the same deal. I've bought a beer for every person I thought was a Marine. My only slip was when it was the dad of a Marine. Can't explain it. It drives my coworkers crazy!

S/F,

Mike

[Toby M]

You don't need a sign, it's that air of confidence. The walk, the talk...in most cases, it's just the way a Marine carries himself.

[Namvet67]

All of the above...Young or old the self confidence and pride shows thru...For me...I look at the eyes...seem to stare right thru you...they have seen beyond no doubt.

[Sgted]

I agree with Toby M & gbudd.

You can see it in the way a Marine carries himself and how he looks (squared away).

[DSchmitke]

It's how they the individual carries himself. I can spot a Marine in a crowd all the time drives my wife nuts.

[marinemom]

Simpe - it is the bearing, the pride and the confidence that just oozes out.

[Namvet67]

Military bearing, pride, confidence can sometimes be confused with arrogance....well it's hard to be humble when you are a United States Marine.