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07-21-05, 10:32 AM
Thread: I am out of here.
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Good luck! :marine:
Good luck! :marine:
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04-20-05, 05:11 PM
Thread: Just Graduated!!!
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Congratulations! :marine:
Congratulations! :marine:
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12-28-04, 02:40 PM
Thread: Commercial... gone too far!
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And ours is officially called Marine Corps...
And ours is officially called Marine Corps Recruit Training. So there is no "simple fact." So if we are going to correct everyone on their "official name" of training, should I start correcting...
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12-27-04, 12:10 PM
Thread: Commercial... gone too far!
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My wife is Air Force. She and many of her fellow...
My wife is Air Force. She and many of her fellow airman (who are also serving their country honorably) call it boot camp. My Army friend who was killed in Desert Storm called his Army training "boot...
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12-26-04, 11:58 PM
Thread: Commercial... gone too far!
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Doesn't bother me all that much. I just take it...
Doesn't bother me all that much. I just take it as an homage to the clean-cut good-looks of a US Marine! :)
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12-25-04, 09:55 AM
Thread: Letterman and the Marines in Iraq
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Letterman and the Marines in Iraq
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,142523,00.html
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12-24-04, 10:07 AM
Thread: Wishing A Merry Chistmas to you all
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Merry Christmas to all my brothers in arms, and...
Merry Christmas to all my brothers in arms, and their families!
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12-23-04, 05:35 PM
Thread: Little white lies about Santa Clause
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If there isn't, who has NORAD been tracking every...
If there isn't, who has NORAD been tracking every year???
My kid loves this!
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12-23-04, 08:39 AM
Thread: WOO-HOO for ME!
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Congrats! I am struggling away as well, but doing...
Congrats! I am struggling away as well, but doing fine too...
Just finished...
MATH 140 College Algebra
PHYS 142 Earth Science
ASCI 254 Aviation Legislation
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12-22-04, 06:52 PM
Thread: Semper Fi all the way
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/salute
/salute
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12-22-04, 11:08 AM
Thread: Christmas, Celebration of.
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:D
:D
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12-22-04, 11:02 AM
Thread: Happy Birthday, tigger
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Pass on my Happy Birthday wishes! :)
Pass on my Happy Birthday wishes! :)
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12-22-04, 11:01 AM
Thread: Happy Birthday To Me...
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Hey, I am 33... I am not sure I like the way you...
Hey, I am 33... I am not sure I like the way you say "a whopping 33"! :D
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12-22-04, 07:42 AM
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If you are doing 15 pullups, you are doing great....
If you are doing 15 pullups, you are doing great. That 19:30 3-mile run time is great too.
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12-21-04, 10:53 AM
Thread: Getting back in?
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That long after serving, I don't think HQMC can...
That long after serving, I don't think HQMC can do anything for you at all. I don't believe that any records at all are retained there that long. The NPRC (National Personnel Records Center) that I...
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12-20-04, 04:27 PM
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GunnyL has some great tips there. Brushing up on...
GunnyL has some great tips there. Brushing up on the knowledge is a great step. I agree with the endurance work as well... there isn't a lot of heavy lifting in boot camp, but you will be running...
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12-20-04, 04:23 PM
Thread: About the Marines . . .
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Great story marinemom, thank you. I agree...
Great story marinemom, thank you. I agree completely... when I see pictures of myself and my fellow Marines when I was in, I am amazed at how young I look... with the awesome responsibility of...
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12-20-04, 04:18 PM
Thread: The differance between Us and Them
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That is an outstanding story. People expect us to...
That is an outstanding story. People expect us to hold the moral high ground during conflict, but rarely does anyone pay attention to the stories that prove we are doing so.
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12-20-04, 04:12 PM
Thread: Thanks...
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Well said TRLewis. :marine:
Well said TRLewis. :marine:
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12-20-04, 01:51 PM
Thread: Getting back in?
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It can take from a few weeks to months to get...
It can take from a few weeks to months to get records.
I got out in 1996. I sent for copies of my DD214, and recieved them in about 2 weeks.
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12-17-04, 04:13 PM
Thread: Some things I learned as a Marine
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Isn't that the truth. It's probably pretty common...
Isn't that the truth. It's probably pretty common with lots of us, but I didn't even realize how special it was to be a Marine, and to have these values, until I left active duty and entered civilian...
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12-17-04, 01:48 PM
Thread: Stolen Fetus
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There are indeed some disturbed people out there....
There are indeed some disturbed people out there. Seems bleak, but hopefully the baby can be saved and bring a glimmer of hope to a horrible situation.
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12-16-04, 09:39 AM
Thread: The Humvee’s Fatal Design
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No, there is never enough Bradleys, lol. There is...
No, there is never enough Bradleys, lol. There is never enough of anything to wage a war with. :p
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12-16-04, 08:38 AM
Thread: The Humvee’s Fatal Design
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These... ...
These...
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12-13-04, 11:40 AM
Thread: Graduated
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Congratulations, and welcome aboard Marine!...
Congratulations, and welcome aboard Marine! :marine:
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
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