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  1. Thread: Going Back In

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    Thanks SSgtRSD, I thought there was more to it...

    Thanks SSgtRSD, I thought there was more to it than down sizing, although that may become a factor soon than later.
  2. Thread: Going Back In

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    Kilgore I thought this has been going on for...

    Kilgore
    I thought this has been going on for number of years. But if you say it isn't, I take your word for it. I guess some of it depends on MOS needs also.
    I guess when they wrap up the Iraq...
  3. Thread: Going Back In

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    Dave It seems they want to punish them for not...

    Dave
    It seems they want to punish them for not staying in on the first offer of re-enlistment.
  4. Thread: Going Back In

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    Boy, I can't believe how brutal they are to prior...

    Boy, I can't believe how brutal they are to prior service Marines.
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    What are you doing now.

    Electrical Engineer: Electronic Circuit design, Automotive safety applications. Airbag controllers, Side impact sensor, side impact pressure sensors. I worked in the defense industry for 6 years...
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    **** I think the training in the cold is much...

    **** I think the training in the cold is much harder than the very hot. Spring/Fall would probably be the easiest. Actually I was in agreement with you in my last post. I never trained in cold...
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    There you go Caesar, We can start the Old...

    There you go Caesar, We can start the Old Corps/New Corps fight while we're at it.:D

    I will say at that I think that you had it tougher at S.D. you probably could have made it over the fence,...
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    Soon2HaveEGA843...

    Soon2HaveEGA843
    I didn't even think about the climate when I went, didn't even enter my mind. I'm pretty happy I went in the summer which is probably the busy season at P.I. Boot camp isn't as...
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    Just a warning, if you go in June it is a lot...

    Just a warning, if you go in June it is a lot hotter at PI than November, when I went to boot camp back in 77, it was July 6th. It was hot as hell there. Then again if you go in November you will...
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    Stand corrected on the Airwing number, didn't...

    Stand corrected on the Airwing number, didn't really research that as much as I should of, and I was an Airwinger, LOL
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    Dave Marines who were in a month before me...

    Dave
    Marines who were in a month before me used to tell me I was in the new Corps and tell me how tough the old Corps was. I couldn't believe it.
    But those numbers I posted are startling, an...
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    Dave I probably should said "Where the term...

    Dave
    I probably should said "Where the term "Old/New Corps" more than likely came from", rather than the real answer (but it probably is the real answer). WWII in the Pacific really made the...
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    One last reply on this topic in regards to the...

    One last reply on this topic in regards to the changes taking place during the 70s
    cut and pasted from Wikipedia article.
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    While recovering from Vietnam, the Corps hit a detrimental low point in...
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    But my answer of course is Old Corps-during my...

    But my answer of course is
    Old Corps-during my tour of duty
    New Corps-day after I got out
    ***********---ROFL-----*************

    Semper Fi everyone.
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    The real answer to this question (and you can...

    The real answer to this question (and you can read up on this in history books) is: The old Corps was prior to WWII. The new Corps was WWII and after. They didn't even have a single Marine Division...
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    Back in 77, it seemed we were always dropping...

    Back in 77, it seemed we were always dropping people for various reasons, Physical injuries, NJPs that sent recruits to CCP, rifle range unks, PFT drops, academic drops. We were always piking up...
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    Thanks for the welcome Sgt 312 was/is a Great...

    Thanks for the welcome Sgt
    312 was/is a Great squadron, whenever I talk about my Marine Corps experience, I always tell people I was in 312!!

    Semper Fi
    Swing with the Wing
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    Another Airwinger, VMFA-312

    Hi guys
    Great to see some wingers here!!!

    I was with the Com/Nav shop W/C210-(MOS 6616)
    VMFA-333 (TME for OJT, sometime in 1979, probably Feb to May)
    VMFAT-101 probably May 1978 to May 1980...
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