Bathtub Commandos
Someone advocating for the Marine Corps over the Navy just called us bathtub commandos, and I kinda like it. Is that okay?
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A United States Marine Looks Back
Despite the jokes on these “pages,” I’ve nothing but respect for the Marine Corps. Going back early in my memory banks, a glimpse of Camp Lejeune sits. All happy. My father, in the Navy, was stationed...
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Got Lime Disease?
USMC Lime Disease Kids, teenagers, young adults trying to join the Marine Corps have all sorts of questions. Like whether having a weakness for limes is a non-starter for the Devil Dogs: Does this...
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9/11 Remembrance, Marine Corps Style
A message from the Marine Corps- To those affected by the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and those who fought and died to protect our freedom since that day, you will never be forgotten. Semper Fidelis.
View ArticleThe Post That Requires No Intro
Q: How do I tell my parents I want to join the Marine Corps? A: Walk in the door dressed in all camo, with a air soft gun and just light up the joint. they will get the idea. A: Shave you’re head, walk...
View ArticleDear Abby Writes Back
Remember that post on Dear Abby, tattoos, and the Marine Corps? Here is Dear Abby’s follow-up response, many months later. Amazing that I stumbled upon it. . .
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Marine Stands Guard at Gower Elementary
SSgt Pritchard Marine Staff Sergeant Jordan Pritchard has a unique way of combatting the stress that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre inspired in parents across the country. The Staff Sergeant...
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Lift with Your Lance Corporals
I work with a Marine Corps Master Sergeant whose desk is adorned with a sign that says: Don’t lift with your back, lift with your Lance Corporals. The Marines certainly have all sorts of snappy...
View ArticleFitty Cent Rages On
The shooting match about whether Fifty Cent was wrong to wear a Marine Corps dress uniform continues at my prior post. Folks drop by and try to wave the First Amendment. Or use false arguments, like I...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps DISTRESS Line
The Marine Corps DSTRESS Line can help address some of the issues in our military. The line is a 24/7, anonymous phone and chat counseling service with a ‘Marine-to-Marine’ approach. The call center...
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Meanwhile, in Afghanistan
Marine Corps Sgt. Robert Fraser, a protective security detail team member with Regional Command (Southwest), provides security April 17 while an MV-22 Osprey lands at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan....
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The Little Screaming Fact
And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed. –John Steinbeck (The Grapes of Wrath) A drill instructor from Marine Corps...
View ArticleIn Which I Bomb my Language Test
In life you get what you earn. And today, I did not pass my language test. Granted I am an officer and it is a skill no longer required for my job, I still felt, had I worked harder, I could have...
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