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    http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/allies-bomb-no...

    http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/allies-bomb-northern-nazi-germany-53.jpg

    Speaking of General Vandegrift, a very smart angle there :D

    I watched The Pacific with another Marine last night and...
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    That would be a heck of a bringback. In irony,...

    That would be a heck of a bringback. In irony, when the Army was looking at service uniform alternatives (before going to this Blues for everything bull) one of the uniform contenders was the "Ike"...
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    Thanks gents, I can see a general consensus here....

    Thanks gents, I can see a general consensus here.

    Since I mentioned the garrison belts I was thinking about asking about what traditional or "vintage" things in Marine Corps uniform history do you...
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    Garrison Cap Angle

    -MCO P1020.34G Para 3005.1a

    I'm just casing opinions because being a reenactor I'm used to wearing my **** cutter with a slight angle. I don't go WW2 ridiculous (look at photos of a majority of...
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    Wow. Got the watery eyes! *sniffle* I say that...

    Wow. Got the watery eyes! *sniffle*

    I say that coin trumps a lot of others!
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    Aug 06-Nov 08 VMFA-314 Nov 08-Jul 10 VMFAT-101...

    Aug 06-Nov 08 VMFA-314
    Nov 08-Jul 10 VMFAT-101
    Jul 10-??? VMFA(AW)-242

    This next year or two should be interesting :D
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    Lemme try and expound on as much as I've figured...

    Lemme try and expound on as much as I've figured out in Lhamon's terms anyways:

    Everyone gripes about the scores of other MOS's and they don't think beyond the number.

    If everyone MOS had the...
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    Man are you kidding? I've never seen most...

    Man are you kidding?

    I've never seen most aviation jobs with Hornets below the 1750's, and Cpl was usually in the 1600+ area.

    I picked up Cpl on a 1597 and I picked up Sergeant in the "great...
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    For that reason I think they should bring it back...

    For that reason I think they should bring it back for ceremonial/historical purposes. The swagger stick has a lot of history behind it and it does stem from the Roman vitis.

    It probably only got...
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    Yeah I google'd it up too... But he was also...

    Yeah I google'd it up too... But he was also saying our Service EGAs are as well. And I went to the Exchange today and he was right. Enlisted have Cuba and Officers do not. Maybe that is just to...
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    Confirm a uniform legend

    I just heard this yesterday from a Navy Chief of all people and it seems somewhat plausible yet not but I figure I'd confirm it.

    He mentioned that if you notice, all enlisted EGA's have Cuba on...
  12. Thread: Reenlistment

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    Reenlistment

    So I was in that bind awhile back with my weight, this that and the other.

    Well things happen to those who wait. And I got a bit of a surprise along the way.

    The surprise was picking up...
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    http://www.militarysabers.com/marine-nco-sword-cer...

    http://www.militarysabers.com/marine-nco-sword-certified.html

    My parents are buying me one on account of my promotion to Sergeant and my successful reenlistment. Consider it that "professional...
  14. Thread: Jumpwings?

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    Heh heh, I guess it'll make some envious that...

    Heh heh, I guess it'll make some envious that Jump School is on my incentives for my approved reenlistment.

    Gotta get Army Strong though. I can do 10+ pullups but pushups are a bit different...
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    We got a Marine that just checked into my unit...

    We got a Marine that just checked into my unit thats 6'8"...

    He's set on everything but Gortex, apparently there isn't a Cold Weather System made for Extra Extra Long folks. He said he had to...
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    LOL. Kind of what my recruiter once told me....

    LOL. Kind of what my recruiter once told me. Everyone that wants tanks and traks ends up artillery and everyone that somehow (for some reason) want arty end up tanks or traks... (IIRC the 1800...
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    Man I love this movie. Jack Webb is one hard man....

    Man I love this movie. Jack Webb is one hard man.

    Love the sandflea scene... By far one of the funniest moments in a military film.

    Thanks for sharing!

    "Center yourself in my hatch!"
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    What job? Well good luck. When I joined my...

    What job? Well good luck. When I joined my primary and backup packages were:

    A. Aviation Mechanics (Seat Mech, Airframer, Powerliner, etc)
    B. Aviation Electronics (Comm Nav, Electrics)

    Nothing...
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    Originally with 314, now with 101. Trying to go...

    Originally with 314, now with 101. Trying to go back to 314, 225, or say screw it and go to 242 (my three duty station options for reupping). I'm still in the air on Latmoving to 0231.
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    Yeah exactly what do you want to know? Most of us...

    Yeah exactly what do you want to know? Most of us can sit here and shoot random facts all day.

    I'm a 6257, Hydraulics/Structures on Hornets.
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    I graduated in Dec '05. We weren't supposed...

    I graduated in Dec '05.

    We weren't supposed to get Blue Trousers as the MC just cut a policy to save money by not issuing them.

    We got them anyways because we were the 2nd to last company to...
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    Nother update. S-3 signed off, saw my exam Doctor...

    Nother update. S-3 signed off, saw my exam Doctor and managed to get "Recommend with Confidence" from the SNCOIC and Division Officer. I saw that coming my lack of a certain qualification in the...
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    Okay. So awesome status update. Saw my...

    Okay. So awesome status update.

    Saw my neurologist, he cleared me for duty. I currently weigh 202 exactly and I'm still dropping like a rock. So I can get S-3 to sign my paperwork off.

    I have...
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    Your Type C's and D's were most common in WW2 and...

    Your Type C's and D's were most common in WW2 and in the 20's-30's the Old Salts would have had their right (IIRC) thumbprint acid etched into the back of one of the tags. There's a relatively simple...
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    Hmm... The flagstaffs are no different than a...

    Hmm... The flagstaffs are no different than a guidon pole. Thats what I needed... THANKS!

    Now to track down a large enough Cotton 48-star....
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