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Gunny, in response to your querry about DI School, you're in for a life changing event. It will pay off in dividends for the rest of your time in the Corps,if you take it serious. You'll be a...

Go for it Devildog, it'll be the best thing you can do for your career. I went on the field as a young Buck Sergeant in 1958 and was promoted to Sergeant again as an E-5 in less than a year later. I...

SgtMajor Chuck lives in Vista, California and can be contacted through the website www.westcoastdi.com I see him every year at the Drill Instructor Reunion. He'd love to hear from your Dad.

Company Gunny of Lima 3-4 Vietnam 1968

Old Marine, I see you retired in '73 also and went to work at the Depot. I'll bet a dollar to a donut you know Bill Paxton, old oorah himself. I see him every year at the annual Drill Instructor...

Tony and all other 3-4 guys that may be interested in attending our reunion to be held in Branson, Mo this fall. Go to the website 3-4.org and all the information you need to know about locating...

I was the Company Gunny of Lima 3-4 during the TET offensive of 1968. We set up Fire Bases all along Route 9 from Dong Ha to Khe Sanh and had patrols out at all times up to and including Company...

L/Cpl McCoy,AKA Beltayn,
Great information and very easy to understand. Being a part of the Mess hall system itself is a plus as far as what takes place and why. I don't think my Grandson really...

Comm Rats as, we called them back in ancient times, is one and the same as BAS. There is no pay lines as we knew them and everything is done by computer whereas each person has a debit card that...

Correction to my last post: The BAS allowance is now up to $323.87 per month as of January 2010 with no increase expected for the coming year. I googled this information and this allowance has been...

Regarding the Mess Hall charges, your daughter receives this as a monthly stipend and only meals she eats for that month at the Mess hall is deducted from her allowance. She does not have to pay out...

My Grandson tells me they receive $230.00 per month in BAS. When they eat in the Mess hall, the meal price is deducted depending on which meal they consume. If they don't use the Mess hall they will...

Although I like everything about Jim Webb from earning the Navy Cross to being the Secretary of the Navy, his refusal to fund monies for the latest 3 diseases related to Agent orange, has me...

Good luck Skipper on finding your dream a second time. Maybe we'll see your name as a General in some years to come. Anyway, kick a few butts along the way and let the chips fall where they may....

Sgt Hamlett,
Good luck to you on your choice for going the Drill Instructor route. It's going to be one of the most trying but also the most productive time in your career. You'll be ahead of...

The author of that article doesn't take into consideration that the lapel cannot cover an entire ribbon, thereby dropping the count by a considerable amount. Four of the rows have only two ribbons...

Silver Dollar, I was with E-2-4 and formed the Brigade in March 1955. We had been in Nara, Japan until the Japanese kicked all ground forces out. I was there until September 1956 and was never so...

1stSgt,
I don't think you'd made it past the 3rd week of Boot Camp if you weren't "Tested". You don't have to hang your head for anyone just because you were keeping the aircraft running to be...

74 and still taking a 4 mile walk daily. Play as much golf as the weather allows. Take a look at the picture in my profile. It was taken 6 years ago and you can see which one of us is the better...

Gunny McMillan,
I have to agree with you to a certain extent that Gunny's are the epitome of the Corps but there's a time when you have to let it go and move on. You did your part so let a S/Sgt...

I beg to differ with you. Any person receiving anything less than an Honorable Discharge gives up that right to be called Marine. His actions, either intentionally or otherwise, negates that...

It's been a few years since I was a Drill Instructor(58-60) but it still has to have been the most rewarding in my career. I was thinking the same thing as you are right now and it had to do with...

I'd be there in a heartbeat myself if they allowed us old timers to reup. My Grandson is with 3-3 in Afghanistan and is due to rotate back to the world in June.
Semper Fi,
Jerry Mell...

Captain,
At one point of your training you had an enlisted Marine teaching you drill and other subjects. If things haven't changed that drastically since I retired in '73, you had to address him...

Just like the red stripe on the NCO's trousers, Officers are not authorized to wear nor the hash mark.