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11-08-10, 08:25 AM
Thread: tattoo question
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You can re-up with sleeve tattoos....you can...
You can re-up with sleeve tattoos....you can never be a Embassy Guard, a recruiter, on Presidential service, I think you it excludes you from Drill Instructor, and it definelty excludes you from ANY...
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11-08-10, 08:10 AM
Thread: Wearing of Minature Medals
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Wearing of Minature Medals
Gentlemen, I have a question concerning the wearing of my minature medals. I have seen in the past wear retired Marines will attend the Marine Corps Ball in a tuxedo and they wear a minature medal...
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11-08-10, 07:57 AM
Thread: Becoming a Marine Corps Pilot
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DAMN RIGHT!!! 03XX...everything else is...
DAMN RIGHT!!!
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11-08-10, 07:41 AM
Thread: Becoming a Marine Corps Pilot
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The Marine Corps does not have pilots...the Air...
The Marine Corps does not have pilots...the Air Force has pilots. The Marine Corps has "Naval Aviators". The difference between a pilot and a Naval Aviator is a pilot lands on an air strip...a...
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04-12-10, 09:26 AM
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I got out in 1993 after "they" (HQMC) decided...
I got out in 1993 after "they" (HQMC) decided that the 0351 MOS was overmanned. Offered me tank armorer!! Slap in the face to a guy that never even saw a Dragon Missle outside of ITS. I was a...
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04-05-10, 01:33 PM
Thread: Just got orders to Okinawa
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Okinawa is the best duty station in the Corps. ...
Okinawa is the best duty station in the Corps. Camp Kinser is the gateway to Naha. Scuba diving is the best in the world there. Cheap to get certified as well. Do not stay on base and cry about...
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04-05-10, 01:23 PM
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I got one from the Commanding General of the 10th...
I got one from the Commanding General of the 10th Army in Panama 1999 for moving his forces out of Panama to Puerto Rico. Wasn't supposed to be movingthem, was down there to embark the Marines...
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04-05-10, 01:16 PM
Thread: Recon Marines Enter=====>>>
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What Rheinmark187 says is about as close to truth...
What Rheinmark187 says is about as close to truth as you can get. Once you have proved yourself in the Company, life is good. To the person, we have an utter disdain and disgust for those who quit....
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01-05-10, 08:23 AM
Thread: Three Generations
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Three Generations
:evilgrin:Well, apparently my Father, Maj C.C. Simon, USMC (Ret)(Deceased), may have started something he may not have realized when he joined the Corps in 1956.....a Family Tradition. I joined the...
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01-05-10, 08:07 AM
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I am filled with confidence in hte future with...
I am filled with confidence in hte future with children like that. As for the parents of such an outstanding young American, all I can say is"Outstanding".
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07-06-09, 10:38 AM
Thread: Not your average Marriage question
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To al lthe rest of you.....lay off the zoomie. ...
To al lthe rest of you.....lay off the zoomie. As much as I am sure the Air Force is a business and not a military organization, they play a key and vital role in the defense of this nation. He has...
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07-06-09, 10:33 AM
Thread: Not your average Marriage question
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I go back to the original issue.....Your wife...
I go back to the original issue.....Your wife will not need to join you in the admin office when you submit the papers. However, it is on the commands discretion as to weather or not you will be...
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01-06-09, 10:01 AM
Thread: For Sale/Trade
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Damn Slider....didn't you keep up your uniforms...
Damn Slider....didn't you keep up your uniforms at all since leaving boot camp? What unit are you with? I am shocked that the SNCO's aren't pulling inspections on you folks at least quarterly. My...
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01-06-09, 09:52 AM
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The pockets on the Officer Alphas are "bellows"...
The pockets on the Officer Alphas are "bellows" or expandable. The other difference is on the left side, a small slit to enable the brass loop from the frog for the sword to poke through. This...
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11-26-08, 01:20 PM
Thread: Promotion
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Congratulations again LCpl DanMan. You obviously...
Congratulations again LCpl DanMan. You obviously earned that meritorious promotion. Awesome that they sprung it on you like that. Continue working hard. I am going to need someone to take on...
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11-26-08, 01:13 PM
Thread: Promotion
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I just loved getting those crossed rifles under...
I just loved getting those crossed rifles under the "mosquito wings". And picking up Sergeant? Sergeants were GODS in the flesh when I was a young LCpl. You did not question them, back talk them...
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11-26-08, 07:42 AM
Thread: MEU Ribbon??
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Having served with the 31st MEU for 2 years, you...
Having served with the 31st MEU for 2 years, you will rate a Sea Service ribbon after 90 days or 9 months serving in Okinawa.
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11-26-08, 07:36 AM
Thread: Promotion
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Best promotion I ever had was to Lance Corporal. ...
Best promotion I ever had was to Lance Corporal. Second best rank in the Marine Corps after Gunnery Sergeant!!!!
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11-26-08, 07:28 AM
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I think what you would find, if you reviewed...
I think what you would find, if you reviewed their records, is that these scum have been in and out of trouble since day one. There is absolutely no way a good Marine could suddenly do something...
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11-26-08, 07:16 AM
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Those sub-human rat b@#tards...how DARE they...
Those sub-human rat b@#tards...how DARE they tarnish the Corps in such a way. There is no way to ever make them pay for what they have done. I can't imagine.......the eyes of the Sgt and his...
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11-26-08, 07:02 AM
Thread: Lateral Move Question
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Every Marine, no matter what job he or she does,...
Every Marine, no matter what job he or she does, fills a vital role in the grand scheme of things. Do you think there would have been an Abu Garhib (sp?) disaster if there had been trained...
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10-09-08, 11:34 AM
Thread: Why I joined the Corps
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It was always meant to be with me I guess. My...
It was always meant to be with me I guess. My Dad was a Marine Corps Pilot and I kindaa grew up in it. I had my rebelious streak that lasted a lot longer than most (26!!) I joined and stepped on...
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10-09-08, 11:25 AM
Thread: Whats The Toughest Summit
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I haven't thought of that nasty b***h, Mt MF'er,...
I haven't thought of that nasty b***h, Mt MF'er, in years. I remember humping that nasty beast every day while in MCT. Then the hump from 52 area to Range 16 (?) at the base of her. There you got...
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10-09-08, 11:16 AM
Thread: Sound Off!!!
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Was on the old LHA 3 Bellau Wood in 1994. Have...
Was on the old LHA 3 Bellau Wood in 1994. Have served as Combat Cargo Officer aboard the USS Juneau (LPD 10) and USS Wasp (LHD 1)
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10-03-08, 06:40 AM
Thread: The Marine Corps .....
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Three Generations
My father was a Marine Corps Aviator from 1956 through 1976. He retired a Major after twenty honorable years. I am currently a CWO4 serving as the Combat Cargo Officer aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1). One...
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