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06-27-07, 07:32 AM
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I've been on cholestrol medication for 2 years...
I've been on cholestrol medication for 2 years now - lowered the total cholestrol from 230 to 106 and just switched to a new drug as I was already taking the lowest dose possible of the old drug,...
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06-02-07, 06:54 AM
Thread: Like Accord, like Achped...
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In my state speeding, and other similar...
In my state speeding, and other similar violations are handled by traffic courts. Another difference is traffic violations will show up on a background check when an MVR is run - if I sue someone in...
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04-25-07, 04:07 PM
Thread: From an Angry Marine
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Jet, I don't see how your intestinal...
Jet,
I don't see how your intestinal fortitude is being questioned by anyone, maybe I missed it, but I don't see it.
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04-20-07, 07:03 PM
Thread: Did anyone else get taken off of IRR??
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This pretty much says it all - no one forced you...
This pretty much says it all - no one forced you to enlist, you chose to enlist while your country was at war, if you had objections to the war then you should not have enlisted, its really that...
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04-20-07, 07:19 AM
Thread: Is this rapper really a former Marine?
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Poser - Made SSgt in 4 years - not possible given...
Poser - Made SSgt in 4 years - not possible given minimum time in service and time in grade requirments, unless all meritorious/combat promotions; however, wouldn't we then know about this guy? ...
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04-13-07, 05:11 AM
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See snopes - Target is not a French owned...
See snopes - Target is not a French owned company!
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03-28-07, 12:16 PM
Thread: Marine Corps Jargon
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Jody - leather cadallic - frequency greese
Jody - leather cadallic - frequency greese
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03-28-07, 12:13 PM
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If he did it would probably slam us for taking...
If he did it would probably slam us for taking too long to liberate it!
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03-19-07, 10:13 AM
Thread: Marines in movies
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I saw that one too - actually I was glad that...
I saw that one too - actually I was glad that they weren't "real" Marines!
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03-08-07, 10:31 AM
Thread: Advancement...
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From my experience, it really depends on the MOS...
From my experience, it really depends on the MOS - generally to LCpl it was pretty much automatic as long as you did your job and kept your nose clean you would be promoted. Cpl was a little hearder...
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03-04-07, 09:03 AM
Thread: Crowd comes out to see Sheehan
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That pretty much says it all.
That pretty much says it all.
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03-04-07, 05:38 AM
Thread: Freakinomics 101:
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DW - the NPA - or New People's Army was/is a...
DW - the NPA - or New People's Army was/is a terrorist organization who's primary goal was the removal of US Forces from the Phillipines, they bombed a few buildings, planted a few IED's, and...
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03-03-07, 07:43 PM
Thread: Freakinomics 101:
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[QUOTE=D W George]Sorry, but not every Arab or...
Couldn't agree more - by supporting an Arab government in Iraq, who's leaders are Muslim, in a way we're helping them learn to do that.
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03-03-07, 06:37 PM
Thread: Bank account
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One of the newer Marines should be able to answer...
One of the newer Marines should be able to answer your question - if memory serves, when I graduated in 1987 we received a check a couple of days before graduation representing all of our pay and...
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03-03-07, 06:29 PM
Thread: Freakinomics 101:
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There is no proof that Bin Landin's gang was in...
There is no proof that Bin Landin's gang was in Iraq prior to our invasion, sorry, but Sodamn Insane would not have allowed it - fundamentalists were as big a threat to him as they are to us. Insane...
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03-03-07, 10:58 AM
Thread: Freakinomics 101:
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The funny thing about statistics is that they can...
The funny thing about statistics is that they can be manipulated to say pretty much whatever you want them to say. Maybe we should analyze the odds of a hermit living in the backwoods of any of a...
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03-03-07, 09:40 AM
Thread: Freakinomics 101:
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At what point do the odds of being killed by a...
At what point do the odds of being killed by a terrorist become worthy of going to war against the terrorists? How many innocent civilians need to be killed for simply going to work on a random day?...
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03-01-07, 12:01 PM
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That's the ticket!
That's the ticket!
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02-28-07, 03:57 PM
Thread: Historical questions - WWII Rank
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The only MGySgt I ever worked with liked to be...
The only MGySgt I ever worked with liked to be call Master Guns, or Master Gunny - but never, ever Top.
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02-27-07, 12:25 PM
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Good point. However the difference would be that...
Good point. However the difference would be that the Gunny was also in a position to manage the effects and in a position to control the behavior - also, all the Gunny's that I knew were cheap...
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02-21-07, 07:50 AM
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I would have to say Receiving as well - mess week...
I would have to say Receiving as well - mess week wasn't too bad for me, was a refer private - sat in the refer all day long doing basically nothing!
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there are a whole slew of commerative medals that...
there are a whole slew of commerative medals that you can purchase - but they are not authorized for wear so I've never bothered.
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Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation Meritorious...
Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation with bronze star
Good Conduct Medal with bronze star
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Had not heard that Oki was closing - they may be...
Had not heard that Oki was closing - they may be closing some of the bases there, but I doubt all of them. If I recall correctly there are 3-4 Marine bases there - Foster, Feutema, Hansen, and ?
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02-20-07, 07:22 AM
Thread: Jobs in the Marine Corps
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I'm not sure how it is now, but when I enlisted...
I'm not sure how it is now, but when I enlisted you got to pick from 3 job fields and then the Corps picked your actual MOS. For me it was 7200 field which was determined in boot camp, and then my...
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