[kiriath_jearim]

"A Marine referring to a weapon as a 'gun'? "

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Well, corpsmen are sailors so perhaps his ignorance is excusable since he didn't go to Marine boot camp where "This is my rifle, this is my gun!" is de rigeur.

[Al Gator]

Hey, don't berrate sailors.

No sailor would EVER say MEDIC.

All sailors know the difference.

Now go ask a Marine if he thinks that sailor corpsman is a knownothing.

I dare ya.

[Designer]

"..perhaps his ignorance is excusable.."

Nah..Just being in the Unit, he would receive sufficient instruction in proper nomenclature in the space of about one week.