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Alright yall i am is about under a year from my reenlistment date and i need to get my **** together. i have talked to friends and family and my mentor about it i am reenlisting but i want to lat move to Aircrew. i love doing what i do every day working as an Aviation Ordnance Tech, but i have been looking towards Aircrew for a while. My Father was a Flight Eng. on the old KC-130's and alot of my close friends are Aircrew and have told me to lat move i just dont know if i should or not. any and ...

So last sunday my friend and I were doing some shopping in the old walmart on western blvd and saw cammies from afar. At first I figured they were ROTC until I saw the red patch below the cargo pocket as well as on their covers they were carrying.
#1 THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY FLEET MARINES.
#2 redpatchers(embark actually) in walmart.. wtf were they doing in walmart?? There are multiple bases in this town so it was obvious that they could have changed. Also if they just came back from deployment ...

This is another re-enlistment question for old people. I am 39 years old now and have three children, one a Marine and the other two are seniors in High School. I served on active duty for 7 years and 6 months (88-96) and was honorably discharged as a Sgt (0431 Embark). I loved deploying and being a Marine, but thought it was best for my children to step out at that time, with the intention of possible returning once they were grown. Now they are and I'm ready to return. There is a MCO that ...

This was received by my wife and passed on to me.
When doing your Christmas cards this yesr, take one card and send it to this address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much would get. When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please include the following:

A Recovering American Sholdier
c/o Walter Reed Army medical Center
6200 Georgia ...

does anyone know how long uav mech school is i am lat moving and will be going to that school aslo if you have been how many people have dropped out of it thanks

I am thinking of reenlisting in the corps again. I was wondering if anyone has any incite of the 5831 field corrections specialist. I am currently a Sgt. of Corrections for the civilian side but was trying to find out how similar they are to each other.

Need some quick weight lose tips too. lol

So i got in a pretty nasty car crash in october. My left knee is messed up in a bad way. I can only bend it about 40 degrees without agonizing pain, and i walk with a terrible limp.

My MOS is a crew chief, so i can't do my job which is horribly depressing, and don't know if i will be able to again.

The Doc's are saying probably more surgery coming up. I haven't run a pft since march either. Does anyone know how long the corp gives you to heal before they deem you worthless ...

Well, I figured I would just post one of these as well.


When I was 7 years old, my mother and I moved to Oceanside California to live w/ my sister and her husband. My brother-in-law was a Marine. I used to see him go to work and come home every day in his cammies. Also going to a grocery store and seeing someone in cammies looked unbelieveable to me at the time and had made me look at them in awe saying to myself one day I will do that. My senior year of high school, I was ...

D.C. sniper's execution met with grief, bitterness



John Allen Muhammad was pronounced dead at 9:11 p.m. ET Tuesday by Virginia officials.

STORY HIGHLIGHTSJohn Allen Muhammad is executed by the state of Virginia on Tuesday night
Survivor of one shooting victim said he had no sympathy for Muhammad
Another said he had forgiven the killer because ...

So this is going to be a completely random blog.

First let me break it down to those what types of duties those w/ my MOS have.

1. SDC(Staff Duty)
2. Barracks Duty

I absolutely love sitting in supply for 26 hours just in case a bird goes down during a 96 when every squadron is shut down.

I love the SSGT telling me that I need to deliver the gear to the SDC when the SQN MGYSGT says, "WE WILL NOT ACCEPT IT! WAIT FOR CONTROL TO OPEN ON FRIDAY." Then to tell the MGYSGT, "OKAY THEN CALL MY SSGT!!!"

I love 26 hours of googling... Even though you can only google about 12 things...

I love being told that ...

A Harley biker is riding by the zoo in Washington, DC when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming parents.

The biker jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. ...

semper fi all, lets all pray for our veteran's and marines in harms way this veteran's day.

rick thornell usmc sgt vietnam combat vet 1965-1966

semper fi all, lets all pray for our veterans and marines in harms way this vetertans day.

rick thornell usmc sgt vietnam combat vet 1965-1966

Is it simply a trait that is inherently granted? Or is it a skill that must be learned and mastered before it actually becomes anything worthwhile? Before answering this question with the answers provided; consider another question first. Why can’t it be both?
Granted, some people are born with a gift to lead others, but it doesn’t mean that they always do it the right way. They may have the ability to work others over with their elegant way of wording things, but lack the authoritative ...