You ain't too old. You're too mean. You'll scare the recruits.
Thanks for the lead in Pappy...
You ain't too old. You're too mean. You'll scare the recruits.
Who is Force Recon?
Force Recon is romping, stomping, hell, death and destruction. The
finest fighting machine the world has ever seen. We were born in a
bomb crater, our mother was a grenade launcher, and our father was the
devil. Each moment that I live is an additional threat upon your life.
I am a rough looking, roving soldier of the sea. I am cocky,
self-centered, overbearing, and I do not know the meaning of fear. For I
am fear itself. I am a green, amphibious monster made of blood and guts
who rose from the sea, festering on anti-Americans throughout the
globe. Whenever it may arise, and when my time comes, I will die a
glorious death on the battle field, giving my life to mom, the team and
the American flag.
We stole the eagle from the Air Force, the anchor from the Navy, and
the rope from the Army. On the 7th day, while God rested, we over-ran
his perimeter and stole the globe, and we've been running the show ever
since. We live like soldiers and talk like sailors and slap the hell outta
them both. Soldier by day, lover by night, drunkard by choice,
RECON BY GOD!!!
USMC 2nd Force Recon (Scout Sniper ’67 – ’73)
The recruiter wasn't impressed with my resume.