Search:

lol I would never even THINK about trying to hurt a Marine. And nevermind that... my chances aren't even slim with that, just none lol. So far, the majority of Marines I've met have all been good,...

Got it! That's kinda cool. I was thinking about the whole connection with "Marine life" to the Old Salt, and had come across that idea too. I guess kinda like an old Wise Owl, you know, the one with...

Just out of curiousity and to everyhing I'm learning here, I have a question. I've been reading a lot of the forums and see reference often made to "Old Salt" Marines.

Does this refer to a...

I can't even imagine what she's going through, but she's doing a pretty good job of helping me feel like I have some idea of what it's like lol.
She's doing a great job hanging in there and doing...

Hey SkilletsUSMC,

I read this post and it left me with a "deer in the headlights" look on my face. I haven't been a member of this forum for a long time, however I have learned a lot of things...

(Hey everyone, sometimes I don't know if you still want the updates, but then someone emails or asks how she's doing, so I'll go ahead and continue the posts and let you all know how she's doing.)
...

Week 2 - Boot Camp Letter 12-26-06

...

And as for the mood of the letters...trust me, watching out for her well being and making sure that her frame of mind is where she needs it to be, so that she can focus on doing what she needs to do...

Thanks so much! Everyone who's answered my silly questions, due to my lack of knowledge regarding the Corps and Military has been great.

As for that 'whopin' I am very worried about that when I...

Well thank you for the information. Having not been to Boot Camp myself, I don't know what it's like :)
It's nice to have the folks on here as references for information and encouragment.

She is...

That is a good idea to put the picture into a letter and print it out, however I'm making it my goal to hand write the letters and she said she'd prefer them in my handwriting.

As for them being...

I guess I worry too much. That's one of my traits lol...
I know that she will very much be changed, and part of me is over paranoid and scared she won't even know who I am. However of course I know...

Thanks... lol. JUST great... I don't think I'm a fan of this "remedial" training. And I'm pretty sure I'll keep my opinion of the DI's to myself right now lol. I keep saying I have to protect my...

Thank you.
I keep hearing that it's the letters that will keep her morale out of the toilet and keep her chin up.

I'm just worried about my handwriting on the address, giving the DI's something...

My bestfriend just left this morning at 10am and caught a bus to San Antonio. Her flight leaves tomorrow for South Carolina. Parris Island.

I'm not a Marine. She will be. Though I have never been...

lol...Thanks, that much, I know. :banana:

Hey everyone,

I have a question, that may be too broad for any one kind of answer. But I figured what the heck, I'll try anyway.

I just found out a good friend of mine who is in Iraq right now,...

Oh man am I sap or what...Gosh Mama...I teared up instantly when I read your post...Boy was Phantom Blooper right lol Halmark moment...I always tear up at those dang commercials.

Girl, follow your...

Aww that's very sweet of you to say Momaton. I was able to get emails from my friend David for the rest of the guys in his unit. So that's how I am writing to them.

A lot of people send care...

Yes I had hoped to actually have a welcome home committee of ONE lol...I had airfare actually to go down to southern cali, so at least it wasn't clear across the country or anything...but I had to...

Thank you. I do sometimes get so frustrated and grab a beer to cry into, or three lol, then I remember that they're in Hell and that I have a soft bed to sleep in at night and I feel like an...

Hello everyone~

Well I joined this site a few days ago, and I've read a lot of the posts and some of the rules and other information and I've learned quite a lot of new things.

I'm a bit...