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01-22-10, 12:45 PM
Thread: Campaign Cover Restoration
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Cleaning, shaping, replacing ribbon or headband,...
Cleaning, shaping, replacing ribbon or headband, things like that.
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01-21-10, 11:50 AM
Thread: Campaign Cover Restoration
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Campaign Cover Restoration
I have heard rumors of a company here in San Diego that will restore old campaign covers to looking like new again. Anybody have any information about that?
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03-14-08, 06:12 PM
Thread: Motor T looked down upon?
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Most Marines (especially grunts) look down on...
Most Marines (especially grunts) look down on anybody that doesn't share their MOS. Don't worry about what other people think, pick an MOS that you think you will be good at and maybe enjoy doing. It...
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03-04-08, 03:13 PM
Thread: Need suggestions for training
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Also sir you could give some classes and let them...
Also sir you could give some classes and let them do prac app on calling in 9-lines for EOD support and medevacs, as well as calling for fire. I called in a medevac after an IED attack when I was a...
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03-04-08, 02:54 PM
Thread: USMC Corporals After Action, Iraq
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Outstanding post. I'm a Cpl about 3 weeks away...
Outstanding post. I'm a Cpl about 3 weeks away from starting my second deployment to Anbar Province, this guy is absolutely right. I do like the M203's just fine though, and I got lots of use out of...
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10-31-07, 12:03 AM
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As the others said, listen to your PMI and your...
As the others said, listen to your PMI and your range coaches. They won't do you wrong. There is a reason that the training schedule in boot camp dedicates an entire week to marksmanship classes and...
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10-30-07, 11:39 PM
Thread: Money...?
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You will be sorely disappointed if you join the...
You will be sorely disappointed if you join the military to get rich. However, you will always have somewhere to stay, food to eat (chow hall ain't so bad), clothes to wear, a doc to go see, and...
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08-18-07, 01:58 PM
Thread: Whats The Toughest Summit
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Mt Fuji (Japan) kicked my butt worse than...
Mt Fuji (Japan) kicked my butt worse than anything else for sure, but here on Camp Pendleton I think the worst is probably "Mt. MotherF'er", you guys are right about that one. I'm at the base of 1st...
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06-27-07, 07:22 PM
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It's just about that time for me now too,...
It's just about that time for me now too, deciding on re-enlistment. I don't know anyone who's actually getting $80,000, perhaps a Gunnery Sergeant in EOD or Counter-Intel or some other critical MOS....
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06-22-07, 07:53 PM
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I'm still active duty, and own a set of dress...
I'm still active duty, and own a set of dress blues. Haven't worn them since the ball in 2005 though, that seems to be about the only time most Marines wear them now unless they are on recruiting...
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06-16-07, 07:23 PM
Thread: Becoming a Marine...
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You don't have to "explain" a ****ing thing to...
You don't have to "explain" a ****ing thing to your family or anybody else. Why should you feel the need to apologize for wanting to serve your country in a time of need? If they don't understand,...
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05-29-07, 06:59 PM
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That other recruiter wouldn't waste his time...
That other recruiter wouldn't waste his time going to see you if there was no way that you could sign up again after having been discharged. If you still want to join, then go for it. And if you are...
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05-26-07, 05:01 PM
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You had your own good reasons to sign the papers,...
You had your own good reasons to sign the papers, and your decision was final. Use their doubt as a source of motivation, dream of the day when (if) you graduate recruit training and return home as a...
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05-26-07, 04:54 PM
Thread: PLC Program questions
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Yes, if you go see a recruiter he will be able to...
Yes, if you go see a recruiter he will be able to give you specific information about eligibility requirements and steps to become a Marine officer. Sounds like you have your head square on your...
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05-25-07, 11:53 PM
Thread: Question about my exercise
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Honestly, it doesn't much matter exactly WHAT you...
Honestly, it doesn't much matter exactly WHAT you do, as long as you get off your a** and do SOMETHING. The more you do, the better off you will be, but I wouldn't worry about counting specific miles...
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05-25-07, 11:42 PM
Thread: Need Help With Mos
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Yeah, they'll probably make you a grunt with that...
Yeah, they'll probably make you a grunt with that score. A lot of things about it suck, but many Marines in other MOS's wish that they were 03XX.
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05-18-07, 07:55 PM
Thread: Sport
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I was a wrestler in middle school and high...
I was a wrestler in middle school and high school, and a few other guys from my high school team ended up becoming Marines as well. I've ran into quite a few Marines that wrestled. Football seems to...
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05-12-07, 12:15 PM
Thread: Where Is It?
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Besides being a great duty station, Okinawa is...
Besides being a great duty station, Okinawa is also the most likely place for you to go if you go overseas unless you are MSG duty later. One thing I liked about Oki is that many Marines there also...
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05-12-07, 03:27 AM
Thread: The War On Free Expression
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Is exercising your right to free speech in a...
Is exercising your right to free speech in a public forum always okay if it arguably CAUSES more Americans to die and aids our enemy? Americans aren't tired of the war, we're tired of being told that...
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05-10-07, 06:08 PM
Thread: Do Marines have sporting events?
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Just about anywhere you go in the Marine Corps...
Just about anywhere you go in the Marine Corps there will be sports to play and events to compete in. I just finished a two-year tour in Okinawa (home on leave now before I go to Pendleton), and out...
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05-09-07, 02:07 AM
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You won't be guaranteed the MOS of 1371 Combat...
You won't be guaranteed the MOS of 1371 Combat Engineer, you will be guaranteed the MOS field of 1300, engineering. Read your contract. In this field, the major MOS's that you could get are 1371...
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05-09-07, 02:01 AM
Thread: Minimum age for the Corps?...
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When I joined I was still 17 years old and in...
When I joined I was still 17 years old and in high school. I had to have my parents' signed permission and a form from my school saying that I was on track to graduate on time with a copy of my...
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05-04-07, 12:38 AM
Thread: Military Financing
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Most of those places are trying to rip you off....
Most of those places are trying to rip you off. They know that you being in the military means that you have a guaranteed steady income, though low. You won't find a good deal there or at any of the...
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05-03-07, 12:33 PM
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When I finished boot camp and went to MCT/MOS...
When I finished boot camp and went to MCT/MOS school not so long ago in 2004/2005 we were explicitly told to wear our alphas on the plane rides. And they're right about the cammies, don't wear them...
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05-03-07, 12:29 PM
Thread: This will make you puke...
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Let that freakin' moron try to walk around...
Let that freakin' moron try to walk around Pendleton or some other Marine Corps base for a while, see how far he gets looking like that. Hopefully with MTV cameras not far behind.
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