Every Marine to be a Kung-Fu Fighter

Military.com ^ | July 22, 2007 | Jeff Schogol

[2ndDivisionVet]

Jihadists beware! Here come the Marines! I think my late father (a retired Gunnery Sergeant) would have approved of this idea. There's an old saying: "Every Marine a rifleman" that the other services would do well to emulate, and now this.

[359Henrie]

Somebody link the song.

[mnehring]

F*** the rifle, F*** the nukes, our Marines can F*** you up with their pinkey finger!

[Old Sarge]

the other services would do well to emulate

We already get the training, thank you.

[Ken522]

There's an old saying: "Every Marine a rifleman"...

I always thought that was true until I met this guy that was a Marine during Desert Storm - he worked with secure telecomms on aircraft, and he hated firearms. I never figured out why ...

[WhiteGuy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccp6Is7sFHY

[Lurker]

Marines have learned skills such as how to rip muscle from bone, Shusko said.

Semper Fi.

L

[txhurl]

Sarge!

The green belt is third in the series and shows Marines have learned skills such as how to rip muscle from bone, Shusko said.

Hope they plan to practice on raw standing rib roasts or PETA will be on this like white on rice.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

The green belt is third in the series and shows Marines have learned skills such as how to rip muscle from bone, Shusko said.

Then after having a TV series and the highest belt possible they get to advertise for The Yellow Book. Hmmmmmmmmmmm...

[lowbridge]

First the Marine Corps made Chuck Norris an honorary Marine.

While Chuck Norris makes the Marines an honorary Chuck Norris.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Im former Army, myself. What I meant was having everyone weapons capable, not just combat arms. Remember the young female early in the war who was in the convoy that was ambushed? She couldn’t remember how to operate her M-16.

[Old Sarge]

Now what’s a few dislocated pounds of rump between freidns?

[Old Sarge]

*friends* six-fingered-typing at it’s best...

[Billthedrill]

Er...Norris's specialty isn't Gung Fu, it's Chun Kuk Do. His first expertise was in Tang Su Do, one of the branches of Korean martial arts that later became Tae Kwon Do (the other was Mu Duk Kwan).

As far as the Marines receiving hand-to-hand combat training, it's news to me. Why didn't we think of it before?

[txhurl]

lol and then they have to be able to suture it back on! And give a transfusion! lol

[txhurl]

You still in Ramadi?

[pnh102]

While Chuck Norris makes the Marines an honorary Chuck Norris.

But the real question will be is if the Marines can divide by 0 :)

[Phsstpok]

This brand of martial arts was affectionately referred to as “Semper Fu” when introduced to the Marines. From what I hear they like it.

[txhurl]

We have so settled this. Ony Jim Robinson and Jack Bauer and Chuck Norris can divide by 0.

OT: funny tagline I saw: 'The Marines taught me everything but SQL'.

[RichInOC]

1. [cue Carl Douglas-”Kung Fu Fighting”]

2. Does this mean we’re going to see a recruiting ad that parodies the old Hong Kong martial arts flicks?