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03-31-17, 05:11 PM
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If you join the Marines and IF you earn our...
If you join the Marines and IF you earn our coveted badge of honor (Eagle, Globe and Anchor) then you will better understand our remarks. Until that day occurs it is WE, not you who make the...
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03-01-16, 06:39 PM
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Probably already posted but: MCRD San Diego...
Probably already posted but:
MCRD San Diego
Plt 1126
Nov 11, 1968-Jan 69
GySgt Hogwood
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11-12-12, 03:33 PM
Thread: Colorado Marines.....
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Post has been dead for 2 years. I found it and...
Post has been dead for 2 years. I found it and am trying to see if it can't b e revived..
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11-11-12, 10:15 PM
Thread: Colorado Marines.....
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Two years of dead time. I am sure there are a...
Two years of dead time. I am sure there are a few Colorado marines still lurking around here. Gimme a shout...
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09-16-10, 08:09 PM
Thread: Disability
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According to my VSO they will not back date to...
According to my VSO they will not back date to your discharge date. The date you file for the claim is all the further they go back. If it takes a couple of years to get the claim accepted then you...
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09-06-09, 04:25 PM
Thread: Colorado Marines.....
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I am here in South West Denver near The...
I am here in South West Denver near The Riverpoint Center off Santa Fe and Hampden Ave.....There are at least 4 Marines living here in the park with me......
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03-29-09, 06:22 PM
Thread: National Defense Service Medal
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When I went through boot camp it was 90 days for...
When I went through boot camp it was 90 days for eligibility for the firewatch ribbon. I got out after 8 years 3 months and 21 days wearing the firewatch ribbon and the Good Conduct medal (2nd...
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02-22-09, 04:22 PM
Thread: ser. # verses state
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I worked in Data processing while in the Corps...
I worked in Data processing while in the Corps and from what I remember service numbers were assigned in boot campin numerical order/first come first served so to speak. I used that knowledge to...
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01-24-09, 06:12 PM
Thread: Do male Marines respect the female??
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Well, it's been a long time since I was in and...
Well, it's been a long time since I was in and since I was a "pogue" I worked with a lot of Women Marines. (we called 'em BAM's at the time) Anyway I found that most were competent and did thier...
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12-21-08, 11:28 AM
Thread: I'm Back!!!
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You have earned the right to be called a...
You have earned the right to be called a Marine...
Wear the title with pride and enjoy your holidays with your family.
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09-06-08, 04:25 PM
Thread: Just Graduated
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Marines!!!
Congratulations, Marines, welcome aboard and enjoy your tours in the Corps.
Semper Fi -
05-03-08, 11:31 AM
Thread: Got the itch?
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For anyone who truly wants and believes, FAILURE...
For anyone who truly wants and believes, FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION.
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Happy birthday, brother. May you have many...
Happy birthday, brother. May you have many more...
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05-02-08, 12:03 PM
Thread: Contaminated water at Camp Lejeune?
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This month's edition of Semper Fi magazine has an...
This month's edition of Semper Fi magazine has an ad in it for Marines who were stationed at Camp Lejeune to send in health information for a study that is being done in relation to this matter. It...
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04-30-08, 05:19 PM
Thread: Jacksonville Question
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This from a ??? Marine who enlisted in 1999 and...
This from a ??? Marine who enlisted in 1999 and is still a freakin private!!!! (I read your profile and that is what it says) and a damned sassy one at that.
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04-30-08, 12:01 PM
Thread: Best way to lose weight
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QUIT EATING?????? Seriously... Stop...
QUIT EATING??????
Seriously...
Stop stressing because there is NOTHING you can do about it.
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04-26-08, 03:14 PM
Thread: Back from the island.
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Welcome aboard, MARINE. Enjoy your tour...
Welcome aboard, MARINE. Enjoy your tour...
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04-17-08, 11:29 AM
Thread: Meaning Of "once A Marine...."
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You EARNED the title. It was not a gift, it was...
You EARNED the title. It was not a gift, it was not arbitrarily given to you by some paper pusher, you EARNED the right to be called a Marine by completing the trials of bootcamp, therefore you ARE a...
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04-16-08, 03:15 PM
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Well they can't be as bad as the dang boxers we...
Well they can't be as bad as the dang boxers we got way back in the stone age. I hated those dang things and still do...
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04-16-08, 03:03 PM
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I am so glad you took the time to check them out,...
I am so glad you took the time to check them out, ha ha ha ha....
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04-16-08, 01:22 PM
Thread: Badass Marine...
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Wasn't there a third bear in there??? I swear...
Wasn't there a third bear in there??? I swear it's a 'menage a trois'...
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04-15-08, 04:30 PM
Thread: OCS and Bootcamp...different much?
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OCS and TBS are very different from bootcamp. You...
OCS and TBS are very different from bootcamp. You are being trained for a very different purpose, to LEAD men. There are many differences and the experience is very different.
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04-15-08, 04:20 PM
Thread: What to really take to MCT?
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Rule number one in the Corps is you d*mn well...
Rule number one in the Corps is you d*mn well better have every single piece of gear issued you when you check in to ANY base or school. Inspections can come at any time for any reason. Unless you...
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04-15-08, 04:03 PM
Thread: Job Change
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That is unless you have a "critical" MOS. If...
That is unless you have a "critical" MOS. If your MOS is considered "critical" then the needs of the Corps can keep you from making any move laterally. I had that problem when I wanted to go play...
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04-15-08, 03:53 PM
Thread: One Recruit's Parent's Journey
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The handlers met several of us as we got off the...
The handlers met several of us as we got off the plane and we were taken directly to the depot with no delays at all. The fun began as soon as the bus doors opened and that first Drill instructor...
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