Posted on 09/30/2001 2:28:55 PM PDT by kattracks
That's all I'm asking our USMC dudes to remember.
I think those of us not caught up in the p*ssin' contest, can easily do so.
I was kinda wonderin' the same thing myself. In fact, since it's all helicopter assault now anyways, who gets their feet wet anymore--unless they fight you back to the beaches, and where's the fun in that? I don't think a marine would likely allow that to happen, do you?
If it were up to me, no one in the military would pay income taxes, ever. And that goes for O's as well as E's.
It has nothing to do with criticizing "innocent affection." If you don't love it, why are you there?
It has to do with sticking together as a TEAM when the real enemy has shed the blood of our people, and destroyed our treasure. That oughta get ANY red-blooded uniform REAL mad, even madder'n Marine vs. Army vs. Navy vs. AF vs. CG etc.
I'm much more interested in instilling death in the ranks of our enemies. But if you insist your beloved p*ssing contest is more important, who'm I do argue?
Maybe a full run up/down Mount MF with a 100 pound pack, and a M1 filled with LEAD, then the old 5 mile dip out to Sea will Soften his lips and fingers some?
You jarheads always got the advanced weapons.
When I went through boot camp, we were issued 1917 Enfields with the bore plugged with lead. It was a very effective deterrent
not a single pair of skivvies were stolen from the cloth line when I was guarding it.
That was so you guys wouldn't hurt yourselves.
That's a heckuva transition from a mop handle to a real rifle!
You can stop right there, Slipjack.
You lost him!
That ex-marine is Bill Salier. If anyone can help, please notify.
Yeah but it worked. Nary a single jarhead was able to infiltrate the fence between MCRD and NTC San Diego.
This statement proves the necessity for boot camp. You just don't seem to understand. First and foremost getting 'mad' is not an option for our military. Obeying orders is. Getting 'mad' has a way of getting you extremely dead. You are mistaking military rivalry with civilian arogance. Civilians get mad, Marines get even.
2nANGLICO, Force Troops, FMFLant 73-75 OOOHHHRahhhhhh baby!
You're hung up on these expectations of what the military should do for the "average citizen" because you as an American citizen pay their salaries.
Has the military, in general, EVER let the American people down?
No, they work for peanuts and improvise when they don't have the gear it takes to do the job, but they're always out there protecting your ass the best they can with what they have.
You don't have to tell a Marine that you "expect" him to die for his country. He accepted that when he put on the uniform.
Your "expectations" simply cheapens his sacrifice.
Wrong. The very word "marine" means Naval infantry. Face it dude,you are the Navy's army! Please pay close attention to number 2 definition below. From the Merriam-Webster dictionary:
One entry found for marine.
Main Entry: marine
Function: noun
Date: 1669
1 a : the mercantile and naval shipping of a country b : seagoing ships especially in relation to nationality or class
2 : one of a class of SOLDIERS (emphasis mine) serving on shipboard or in close association with a naval force; SPECIFICALLY (emphasis mine) : a member of the U.S. Marine Corps
Your definition is about 110 years to early.
Don't kid yourself. Even though the USMC has a "heavy lift" capability that the "airmobile" US Army units lack,they are BOTH "light infantry" whose job is to secure a beachhead/LZ/DZ so the heavier equipment and the larger units can be brought in. Neither are prepared or equipped to fight a war WHEN DEPLOYED FOR INTENDED USE,only a battle. This is more of a limitation and reflection on the equipment issued to these troops than it is on the troops themselves.
unless they fight you back to the beaches, and where's the fun in that? I don't think a marine would likely allow that to happen, do you?
While we all like to tease and have fun with our jarhead friends,nobody sane can EVER doubt their resolve or courage.You might whip them,but you will damn sure have to earn it because they ain't gonna give up.
Hey! I've even been told by semi-reliable sources that some of those Marines can even be taught to do stuff like drive trucks!
Don't worry about this at all. I realize you kinda got off on the wrong foot on this thread and didn't intend for your post to be taken the way it was taken,but when push comes to shove,it's ALL red,white,and blue. We're family,regardless of branch of service,rank,skin color,or anything else. You hurt one of us,you are wearing ALL of us. Trust me on this.
But now I watch from the side lines when I am able to make it to the Base to watch our Young Red Blooded American Boy's Train to Protect our old worn out Bodies that was before them and before us ~~~~~~~~~!
There after this old goat stops by the NCO & O Club to talk with them, and try as I may to keep up with all of the changes with the new Training and Weapons they are now deploying & using.
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