[JimC214]

When I was with the 3rd Marines back in the 70’s, all the boots who reported in were given the treatment. The most popular one was to tell the new boot when he asked why did some of the other Marines have a red stripe on there utility uniform. So we told them that it was for volunteering to pull butts for the Flame thrower. Told them that they would get hazardous duty pay. A few wanted to know how to volunteer, so we would tell them to go over to the HQ and see the Sgt Major. As the Sgt. Major was a former Drill Instructor, well you can imagine what that was like for the new boot.

[cva66snipe]

When I was on the ship the MARDET still had ships security due to our nuclear cargo. Nobody could understand a word they said when they were drilling up on the hander bay. Nobody but I reckon except a MM2 I knew who had joined the Navy after a Marine hitch. I don’t think they ever figured out where the rouge commands were coming from LOL.

[beaversmom]

Scroll to 4:30 in the video. Did it look anything like this?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIKEdEgCIYI&feature=autoplay&list=PL7B5C8F8A9B50EC41&playnext=2