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07-11-13, 01:48 PM
Thread: Sequestration
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I remember when I was in, 92-96, Clinton had just...
I remember when I was in, 92-96, Clinton had just come into office and the numbers were supposed to go down from 220k to 120k. Don't know if it went that deep though.
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05-22-13, 01:30 PM
Thread: PBS Documentary: Ghost Army
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Just finished a book called "Secrets of D-Day"...
Just finished a book called "Secrets of D-Day" that talked about this. Great read.
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04-19-13, 04:47 PM
Thread: Name your favorite liberty port/location
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Best was any club in Pattaya Beach, Thailand...
Best was any club in Pattaya Beach, Thailand (Cobra Gold '94), played a lot of Connect 4 at the outdoor tiki bars, a beer was 24 baht, two kinds of beer, green or brown bottle.
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12-21-12, 11:28 AM
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Looks like he's being released today in time for...
Looks like he's being released today in time for Christmas...Outstanding!
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12-21-12, 10:42 AM
Thread: MP Battalion Area 15 Pendleton?
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I want to emphasize how very different the...
I want to emphasize how very different the atmosphere is from the grunts to the MPs. It was almost like having a regular job, because you worked in shifts. For us, it was either days (6am-6pm), or...
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12-21-12, 10:27 AM
Thread: MP Battalion Area 15 Pendleton?
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in '95 I did a FAP with the MPs. I loved it, it...
in '95 I did a FAP with the MPs. I loved it, it was a nice change from 3 years of grunt life.
I was a 0351 stationed on Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii, and after our 2nd pump on Oki, several of us got... -
11-28-12, 01:23 PM
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Back in '95 I was on a fap the the MPs and got to...
Back in '95 I was on a fap the the MPs and got to raise/lower the flag a couple of times. There were 3 of us, and we had to be very careful...
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10-01-12, 01:45 PM
Thread: What's new!
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Enjoy, Hawaii, my friend...was there in 2/3 & 3/3...
Enjoy, Hawaii, my friend...was there in 2/3 & 3/3 95-96...loved it, loved it, loved it.
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09-19-12, 01:34 PM
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So when your current enlistment in the Reserves...
So when your current enlistment in the Reserves ends will you automatically go into the IRR? I don't know how the reserves works, but active duty guys do 4 active / 4 IRR, or 6/2.
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09-14-12, 12:51 PM
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In '92 I was at Camp Hanson and we got a typhoon...
In '92 I was at Camp Hanson and we got a typhoon warning. Had to push the wall lockers in the squad bay up against the windows and wait it out. Spent the next week on working parties cleaning up the...
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09-12-12, 01:38 PM
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A senior military official clarified Wednesday...
A senior military official clarified Wednesday that despite some reports, no Marines were killed in the Tuesday attack.
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09-11-12, 01:35 PM
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Back when I was in (96-96), 0351's had two ways...
Back when I was in (96-96), 0351's had two ways you could go (I was a 0351). You either got put in a weapons platoon or a weapons company. I did both, the 1st with 2/3 and 2nd with 3/3. A weapons...
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05-18-12, 03:23 PM
Thread: Seperations Bn Stories
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Seperations Bn Stories
Anyone remember seps bn? Remember hanging out waiting to get your orders to go home?
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04-30-12, 01:23 PM
Thread: Question about rank after discharge.
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Great news, thanks! It was frustrating never...
Great news, thanks! It was frustrating never getting promoted past lance while on active.
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04-26-12, 03:27 PM
Thread: Question about rank after discharge.
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Question about rank after discharge.
I was honorably discharged in '96 as a lance after 4 years in the Corps (the cutting scores for E-4 for 0351s were extremely high at the time).
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04-16-12, 10:05 AM
Thread: Mt Fuji...
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I guess we had it easy, the barracks were...
I guess we had it easy, the barracks were finished when I was there. They were squad bays closed off by wall lockers with a big rec room. The gym was in a quonset hut, same as the arcade. I remeber...
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04-16-12, 09:59 AM
Thread: Mt Fuji...
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Climbed in '94 with 2/3...5 tons took us to the...
Climbed in '94 with 2/3...5 tons took us to the dropoff point and we hoofed it up in a couple hours. I remember a few hardcores ran up. Everybody ran down, though, easier on the knees. I remember at...
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04-09-12, 05:32 PM
Thread: H&MS 24 K-Bay
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I was on K-bay 92-96...92-94 Fox Co 2/3, 95 MP's...
I was on K-bay 92-96...92-94 Fox Co 2/3, 95 MP's & weapons Co 3/3... good times, good times! I was a fan of the show Lost and loved seeing filming locations on the island I remember...
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02-23-12, 01:58 PM
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Military helicopters collide in southeast California killing 7
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01-23-12, 01:39 PM
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Read in the paper they were from Hawaii...wonder...
Read in the paper they were from Hawaii...wonder what unit?
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01-13-12, 04:49 PM
Thread: Sound Off!!!
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Was on the USS Belleow Wood for about a month in...
Was on the USS Belleow Wood for about a month in '94. Went from Oki to Thailand for Operation Cobra Gold. Remember not bringing enough Copenhagen, running out and the sailors had snatched it all up,...
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01-06-12, 05:11 PM
Thread: Marching & Running Cadences
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My last year I was on a FAP with the MPs ('95)and...
My last year I was on a FAP with the MPs ('95)and a SSGT Contreras would take us out on runs. He sang a cadence I'd never heard in the grunts and it always sent chills up my spine...
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12-15-11, 01:59 PM
Thread: Wearing ribbons with cammies?
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I had a difference pic from the Boeing news which...
I had a difference pic from the Boeing news which I can't send out, but it looks like the same folks. In my pic I could of swore they had what looked like an EGA on their cover. The pic was from the...
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12-15-11, 09:49 AM
Thread: Wearing ribbons with cammies?
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Wearing ribbons with cammies?
I saw a news article today for the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade held on 12/7 at Pearl Harbor. In one of the pictures two Marines marching in the parade carrying a banner have their ribbons attached...
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10-25-11, 02:50 PM
Thread: Still can't get bent in the fleet?
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I didn't have to write anything, the new guys...
I didn't have to write anything, the new guys did... it was usually something to do with what they did wrong in the first place.
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