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To: Pelican Five
Thank you.

Service members and vets will verbally abuse other service members/vets in ways that would leave others horrified.

For example, when I see someone I don't know in Wal*Mart wearing a different service ball cap, I will say, "I didn't know they allowed _____ pukes to shop here." This never fails to get a smile and we might chat for a few minutes. You meet a lot of interesting people that way. I even met a retired Army general one time. He was passing through but we chatted pleasantly.

While on active duty, I would abuse Army Military Intel types by reminding them that Military Intelligence is a contradiction in terms while Naval Intelligence is redundant. FWIW - Air Force Intelligence has been postulated but never documented.

That this is permitted, and even tacitly encouraged, is because both sides know that the other has their back. (Except during the Army/Navy game.)

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

1,624 posted on 12/10/2023 11:32:56 AM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm
***Service members and vets will verbally abuse other service members/vets in ways that would leave others horrified.

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Not only verbally...

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Love ya, LP! (nohomo)

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1,629 posted on 12/10/2023 12:11:22 PM PST by Porkchop
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To: LonePalm
FWIW - Air Force Intelligence has been postulated but never documented.

The extent, if which is any, can be found in their night clubs
1,630 posted on 12/10/2023 12:16:59 PM PST by stylin19a (Back when men cursed & beat the ground with sticks, it was named witchcraft. Today it's named golf.)
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To: LonePalm

So what you’re saying is your seagoing uberlift crapdrivers couldn’t help my Marines get one more TD to pull that game out? When outside types happen to overhear us talking cheapstuff to each other it usually sets them back or off. Having worked with a broad mix for one reason or another I’ve always been mindful to keep the trash talk from being overheard. Usually to avoid having to translate. Even here with the Freeqs. there’s always someone who doesn’t get the drift.


1,666 posted on 12/10/2023 3:34:35 PM PST by OldWarBaby
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