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11-29-17, 10:46 PM
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5900 is a generic MOS you get assignesd until you...
5900 is a generic MOS you get assignesd until you complete whatever your final MOS course(s) are at MCCES. Most 5900's end up in Radar (I did), but I'm not sure how they do things these days. Most of...
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08-22-16, 04:46 PM
Thread: How Did You End Up Joining The Corps?
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I had just turned 19 and was living in Eugene....
I had just turned 19 and was living in Eugene. Things were not going well for me. I was working part time as a telemarketer and living in a motel. One morning I was wandering around the downtown area...
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12-16-15, 10:39 PM
Thread: Smoking Cigarettes
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I had those dreams too.
I had those dreams too.
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12-14-15, 11:04 PM
Thread: Smoking Cigarettes
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Started smoking at 12. Quit when I was almost 34....
Started smoking at 12. Quit when I was almost 34. The first two year were bad; every time I smelled cigarette smoke, I wanted one. After a while, it stopped smelling good and started to stink....
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02-21-13, 09:59 PM
Thread: Hate the Reserves, need help
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It's a long shot, but you might try getting into...
It's a long shot, but you might try getting into Anapolis (U. S. Naval Academy). When I was in, one of my OIC's wanted to send me to NAPS, the Navel Academy Prepratory School. I don't know if it...
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01-19-13, 04:58 PM
Thread: Army to Marines what should I expect?
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There was an Army retread in my platoon. Zulu 36...
There was an Army retread in my platoon. Zulu 36 is right about the harassment. That guy took a lot of s**t.
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07-31-12, 10:00 PM
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MCRD SD '76 to '80 - white T's & boxers. I've...
MCRD SD '76 to '80 - white T's & boxers. I've wondered just when the green skivvies became the standard issue, but I can't tell from reading this thread.
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11-18-10, 10:17 PM
Thread: The Dark Tower series...
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It wasn't what was left out that I have a problem...
It wasn't what was left out that I have a problem with. It was the wholesale changes to the storyline, especially in The Two Towers. He used dialog that was in the book, but didn't update it to the...
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11-18-10, 09:50 PM
Thread: The Dark Tower series...
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Really liked the first 4, but the last three...
Really liked the first 4, but the last three seemed rushed. Read "The Gunslinger" in '88 when it was first published in an oversized paperback, which I still have. Looking at the copyright page, that...
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06-04-10, 10:17 PM
Thread: F'n boots ****bag of the month : June
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That's the way it was in the late 70's. You had...
That's the way it was in the late 70's. You had to be a corporal or above to go there by yourself. The way it usually worked was this: if too many non-rates failed inspection with "unserviceable"...
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06-02-10, 09:55 PM
Thread: People who say you were in the ARMY.
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Happens all the time for me, too. But the best...
Happens all the time for me, too. But the best one was when I was on leave after boot camp.
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I graduated in January 1977. Only the platoon...
I graduated in January 1977. Only the platoon honorman got'em for free. I did get mine issued after I completed school and got assigned I&I duty. There are other assignments where they'll issue them...
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10-26-08, 06:59 PM
Thread: Serial numbers?
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They used SSN's when I was in - 76-80. In fact,...
They used SSN's when I was in - 76-80. In fact, they used to encourage everyone to engrave your SSN on personal property, such as stereos. Back then, ID theft was non-existant.
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07-31-08, 09:32 PM
Thread: A Tribute To John Wayne, The "Duke"!!!
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"The Shootist" was his last movie. As for the...
"The Shootist" was his last movie.
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07-30-08, 10:01 PM
Thread: A Tribute To John Wayne, The "Duke"!!!
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I still have this thing on my keychain that opens...
I still have this thing on my keychain that opens cans. We used to call it a "John Wayne". I don't know if today's Marines still get these things or not, but I do know that they were named that...
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