View Full Version : Unbelievably Motivated Now!!!
Smalcom
11-01-05, 09:39 PM
hey im 16 and currently a Junior and Ive been wanting to join the Marine Corps for the longest time. Ive been working out hard for the last year , running all the time. well anyway today i saw a show on the history channel (favorite channel by the way) it was about Marines in Nasirhya it was called "Shootout" i dont know if anyone saw this but it was a great documentary on the battle. This gave me so much motivation to become a Marine, I CANT WAIT!!!
what are your thoughts on the program if you watched it??? did you think it did a good job portraying it???
that you are going to be owned, your life will not be your own for another 4-5 years. Im in okinawa japan, this place is probably the best example of this. You wont realize how much lies have been fed, until you are one of us. take this to heart, because most of these guys on here are the ones that make normal marines want to puke.
Smalcom
11-09-05, 05:35 PM
wat... wat you just said... doesnt make any sense can you rephrase that? please... and im just talking about this show anyway... if youve seen it please post... not anything else please
rktect3j
11-09-05, 06:19 PM
that you are going to be owned, your life will not be your own for another 4-5 years. Im in okinawa japan, this place is probably the best example of this. You wont realize how much lies have been fed, until you are one of us. take this to heart, because most of these guys on here are the ones that make normal marines want to puke.
Your just down because your stuck on the rock. There isn't anything to do there. I know, I was there too. It gets a lot better when you get back stateside and you move up in rank. Don't let it beat you down.
Nagalfar
11-09-05, 08:40 PM
Smalcom, I wouldnt put much faith in what Ol A.P. is trying to convey he is whining because of where he is.. I am not sure where you live, but a good thing to be a part of is Young Marines, I am not sure if they are in your area or not, keep your motivation, I dont know the program you are talking about, but watching bullets flying and have it going past you are 2 completly different worlds.. thats my 2 cents.. check out the Young Marines, keep your motivation, and NEVER EVER listen to people who tell you what you want is the wrong thing.. they will NEVER help you in any way.. and will only serve to drag you down..
A.P., rktect3j is right on the mark, and I would like to add one something, why would you want to rag the Corps to a guy who is asking about the Corps.. there was nothing balanced in what you said.. all rag and nothing but.. if you think your the first one to hate the Rock.. you might wanna think again.
Smalcom
11-09-05, 09:16 PM
thanks Nagalfar, i thought he was trying to turn me away... and there is no Young Marines within 500 miles of where i live... so im screwed in that aspect lol... but nothing will turn me away from the corps... nothing.
that you are going to be owned, your life will not be your own for another 4-5 years. Im in okinawa japan, this place is probably the best example of this. You wont realize how much lies have been fed, until you are one of us. take this to heart, because most of these guys on here are the ones that make normal marines want to puke.
Bite my Red and Gold A$$ !! :evilgrin:
I spent a year at Camp Hansen, and while it wasn't the best duty, it was TRAINING.
Any duty station will yield what you put into it. You give it sh!t, that's what you'll get back.
As for Shootout; http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23072&highlight=Shootout
Yep, I saw it. Plan on reading the book 'AMBUSH ALLEY'.
A good of example of what CAN happen, and why TRAINING is so important.
(Training A.P.... get it !!)
And another chapter in the history of the United States Marine Corps. Even after all of the confusion, the fog, the trips back and forth thru town... they accomplished the missions... take and hold the bridges.
Other Marines missions depended upon those bridges, and Marines died making sure they were available.
Stay motovated, focused, and in school.
Make the grades.
Try JrROTC. It doesn't HAVE to be Marine JrROTC. Any will still offer military bearing, history, study, guideance.
Terry
Terry
ReconoftheFutur
11-10-05, 01:02 AM
Yea I thought that was a great documentary.I am in the same situation im 16 in 10th (b-days late). I train everyday and am very very very commited. Why dont you Im me and we can talk. As to see we have the same interests.
that you are going to be owned, your life will not be your own for another 4-5 years. Im in okinawa japan, this place is probably the best example of this. You wont realize how much lies have been fed, until you are one of us. take this to heart, because most of these guys on here are the ones that make normal marines want to puke.
LOL...
JAMarine
11-10-05, 01:58 AM
A.P that you are going to be owned, your life will not be your own for another 4-5 years. Im in okinawa japan, this place is probably the best example of this. You wont realize how much lies have been fed, until you are one of us. take this to heart, because most of these guys on here are the ones that make normal marines want to puke.
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What a Load Of CRAP! L/Cpl why not try putting a little effort into the Corps. I've seen Pround Marines and I've seen Dis-Satified Marines but Young man your the first Marine I've ever known to publicly bad-mouth us without any respect what so ever.
Non-Hacker!
jinelson
11-10-05, 02:33 AM
WTF A.P so your on the rock live with it, at least your sh!tbag ass isnt in a combat zone where your attitude would get good Marines killed. No one put a gun to your head to get you to enlist and affirm your oath and you were never promised a rose garden. Quit your whinning puss cake and serve your time like us in here that make you want to puke. Disrespect gets you disrespect.
Phantom Blooper
11-10-05, 06:11 AM
Don't hold back Jim! Tell him the way you feel! A bulletin board is a lot like a public restroom. Many people use it, some mess it up and **** all over it and some treat it with respect. A.P.,Telling someone else like a naive kid your problems suck! You signed the dotted line you raised your hand and swore or affirmed your allegiance to the Marine Corps,suck it up and dry the tears off your beer and get your head and ass wired together! What does A.P. stand for All ****ed?Smalcom,learn from this board,it has a lot of great knowledge to give you,also learn to filter thru the B.S. that is sprayed from some disgruntled souls mouth! Semper-Fi! "Never Forget" Chuck Hall:evilgrin:
Favorite Quote:
"if you cut my throat, I'd apologize for bleeding on your shirt".
Kinda sounds French :banana:
miguelito
11-10-05, 04:29 PM
A.P. is a prime example of a Marine that had a pie-in-the-sky idea of the Marine Corps and when he got to the fleet he realized the Corps' not exactly the catalog that he read with all the "cool" pictures in it at the recruiter's office. Go to Burger King, get some straws, and suck it up A.P.
sgt.lane
11-11-05, 09:37 AM
Sorry, Lou Zer pi**ed me off, got on a roll!!!!!!!
You all have confirmed my post. thanks for the good words.
cpl_daley
11-12-05, 01:38 AM
AP:: suck it up, non hacker===you make me want to puke cause you are in MY CORPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Work hard-Play hard
my thoughts exactly... spent two 7 month UDP's on that rock and it is a part of who I am.. hell... I got cancer on that island.. I had the army cut that beast out of me to finish the last year with my beloved Corps... You want a downer... try that on...but don't EVER use my Corps as an example of what not to do... I still embrace it... and will always hold that little piece of rock as my own..
I was stationed in Hawaii.. UDP'ed to OKI... kin-ville was... and always been my fav place to have libo... :devious: :devious: :devious:
bro.. stay motivated.. and listen to those in the know... A.P doesn't speak for the rest of us...
Semper Fi
Smalcom
11-12-05, 11:23 AM
wow guys lol... this got a little of subject...
Thomas Chapman
11-12-05, 01:00 PM
I have not seen the movie yet,but am planning on buying it.
you stay highly motivated young man the Marines can alway's use good men like yourself, I'm not going to lye to you it's going to be tough when you go to bootcamp,but stick it out and you'll be glad you did.
the tital Marine is something noone can ever take away from you nor the pride that goes with it.
Semper Fi :evilgrin:
OLE SARG
11-12-05, 05:52 PM
From the way A.P () talks you'd think he was a REAL Marine. Makes me want to come out of retirement and kick some ass!!!!!!!!!!!
For ****s and grins go up to Camp Hansen, go in the Main Gate and hollar "Combat Engineers Suck"!!
SEMPER FI
Joseph P Carey
11-12-05, 06:33 PM
From the way A.P (Ass Paper) talks you'd think he was a REAL Marine. Makes me want to come out of retirement and kick some ass!!!!!!!!!!!
For ****s and grins go up to Camp Hansen, go in the Main Gate and hollar "Combat Engineers Suck"!!
SEMPER FI
Be careful Ole Sarg, they are already busy removing posts that are critical of poor AP! Apparently, some can call me a Nazi and other things, and nothing happens to their posts, but we can't call a jerk a jerk! It is a very selective system as to who gets pulled and who does not!
BigPhil
11-12-05, 08:57 PM
Smalcom;
No matter of your choice of services remember their is only ONE THAT IS THE BEST OF THE BEST. You will always have someone that is a YARDBIRD, no matter were you get stationed. I was on the rock in 63/64 with H&S 81mm 2/9 and you just have to make the best of it. Good luck to you.
Big Phil.
61/68
yellowwing
11-12-05, 09:16 PM
My personal experience was that anyone sent to Okinawa would become either, "an alcoholic, a PT-aholic, or work-aholic".
AP, your very narrow field of 02 would demand a very small and remote community. It only makes strategic sense that if stationed on foreign soil, that you would be sent to the boonies.
Tactical security of Intelligence Stations would be easier if you are in a remote area. That makes great sense for the Needs of The Corps. But it requires a sacrifice for "person needs".
Bottom line, The Corps trained you in 02. Open your eyes, young Marine. It is a lifetime guaranteed meal ticket for the next 50 years of your life.
So what if we ask that you live in 3rd world conditions for the next 12 months. That is just a short flashing glimmer in a whole lifetime.
We got Bro's that will spend the next 7 months not knowing if the next roadside lump of sh*t is going to blow them into a 6x3 plot in Arlington Virginia.
Just do your job. That's all the Corps asks of you.
Nagalfar
11-12-05, 10:53 PM
JPC... your right on target.. they didn't even bother to edit mine.. they just deleted it.. I guess I had better tell A.P. he's my buddy so that my post wont get deleted... what a bunch of BS.. I would love to know why my post was deleted.. we heading back to the land of being PC again?
JMartinez
11-14-05, 09:11 AM
Hey there Devil Dogs. My reply to A.P on this post was also deleted. I have no Idea why? I did not even use any profanity. Like everybody said there will always be Yardbirds where ever one may be stationed at. Good work motivating these young Devilpups(Poolees). Semper Fi my Marine Brothers!!!:marine::evilgrin: :bandit:
RBeanJr
11-14-05, 09:44 AM
What you put into your training is what you get out of it! Crying because you are on the rock is buls**t if you ask ME! Why not think about those that are in harms way now. Some paying the ultimate price to kepp us all free. A.P.
As far as you Smalcom! Keep training, keep your head on straight and your eye's on the prize. The 2nd most important day of my life other than the birth of my children was that day 02June1982 standing on the parade deck at P.I. and being called a MARINE for the first time. Once a Marine ALWAYS a MARINE! Many have come before you and many will come after you! You need to preserve the CODE and live up to the expectations of those that have fallen holding the Eagle, GLOBE and ANCHOR close to the hearts. SEMPER FI!