Request Permission to Come Aboard

[MavreenS]

Candidate Smiel requests permission to come aboard from the Marines of this forum.

This candidate is slated for OCC-199 in September of 2008 and her package is being handled the Albany, NY OSO. This candidate holds a A.B. cum laude from William Smith College in Religious Studies and Classical Greek and will earn her M.A. from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. This candidate hopes to move into Intelligence, either Signals or Air, after TBS and hopes to attain the Foreign Area Officer designation.

The two biggest impacts upon this candidate's life and decision to join the U.S. Marine Corps were her grandmother, a patriot and avid supporter of the United States Marine Corps, and her grandmother's cousin, Michael Benardo, a Marine who served on Iwo Jima and acted as this candidate's grandfather.

This candidate is a member in good standing at the MarineOCS forums.

[jinelson]

Permission Granted Candidate Smiel, Welcome Aboard!

OORAH!!!

Jim

[KittyRina]

Welcome Aboard!

[davblay]

Welcome aboard. We are always happy to have new blood on the site. Feel free to browse the forums and ask any questions you like.

[Chumley]

Welcome aboard MavreenS!!
You and I are geographically connected. I live in Waterford / Halfmoon and work for NYS in downtown Albany at the Corning Tower.
Best of luck to you at OCS!

SemperFi
Chumley

[rvillac2]

Outfreakin standing!
Welcome aboard and welcome home.

[Justin493]

Welcome Aboard.

[Master Sephiroth]

Request DENIED! Just kidding. Welcome to Leatherneck.

[jetdoc]

Welcome candidate Mavreen.

[sparkie]

and get to know your brothers and sisters. We don't bite much. Very much welcome,,,,,

[sparkie]

I see you have read the Iliad,,,,,,, Have you read Quo Vadis?

[MavreenS]

I see you have read the Iliad,,,,,,, Have you read Quo Vadis?

Not in its entirety, but only bits that were translated. I was a purist and focused only on Classical Greek.

[sparkie]

Read the full translated. Since you have chosen to defend your country, It would be wise to justify your decision. You will never sit on the fence again.

And, Welcome,,,,,,,home,,,,,,

[MavreenS]

Read the full translated. Since you have chosen to defend your country, It would be wise to justify your decision. You will never sit on the fence again.

And, Welcome,,,,,,,home,,,,,,

Simple, Sparkie. The Marines are the best and whatever I do in my life, I do the best and take the hardest route. No excuses.

Or, if you meant the Greek. Latin is common and is available just about anywhere. Greek is considered the harder of the two and even the Romans admitted that their language wasn't as nice as the Greeks. I read the Iliad when I was ten, vowed I would learn Greek and did it so well I had an Oxford Don give me membership to his college and made me a Scholar there. I have much respect for the Romans and their culture (I'm Italian), but when it comes to literature, the Greeks have it in spades.

And thank you everyone for your warm welcome.

[Marine84]

Sparkie! I'm startin' to see you in a whole new light dude!