Marines...

[L Erie Caster]

When there is a skirmish they send the Marines, when there is a war they send the Army.

We all are on the same side guys.

[TexasGrunt]

Sea-going Bellhop =Some one with 44" shoulders and a 000 head

Them's pretty small shoulders. Sounds like a Frog to me.

[OS OK]

He's Army...why respond?

Ask him who brought out all the Army's artillery/trucks etc. when they evacuated in N. Korea?

[catmandu]

I'm a jarhead and my navy buddies tear up way more equipment than me.
Roy

I agree! Half the equipment we had was Navy gear we fixed and repainted. That taught you to take care of it too.

[ReloaderFred]

While I love my Marine Corps, I can't help but ask what idiot decided 29 Palms was the perfect place for a Marine Base??......... Snow in the winter, blistering heat in the summer and sage brush for miles and miles...

And then there's Pickle Meadows in the winter!

Oh, and NCO School at Paris Island in August!??

Fred

PS: All my experiences in those places are from the 1960's........ They "may have" improved since then..

[oldblinddog]

I'm a jarhead and my navy buddies tear up way more equipment than me.
Roy

Lack of training....

[oldblinddog]

When there is a skirmish they send the Marines, when there is a war they send the Army.

We all are on the same side guys.

Had a West Pointer tell me the Marines didn't understand logistics because they were never prepared to "hold" any place they took. I informed him that "holding things" was his job, not ours.

[TexasGrunt]

Had a West Pointer tell me the Marines didn't understand logistics because they were never prepared to "hold" any place they took. I informed him that "holding things" was his job, not ours.

Marines don't have to hold. If we're allowed to do what we do best then there's no one left to take it from us.

[MUSTANG]

This post is beginning to sound like conversations between myself and our youngest son on occasions (I retired after 23 years in the Corps and the youngest son did 5 years USA as an Intelligence Analyst and 5 years as an Ohio National Guardsman).

All I can add is: If it must absolutely be broken permanently overnight, with no hope of the opposition repairing it, call in the Marines.

[skeettx]

200 years of Tradition unhindered by Progress

P.S. I honor the Marines
Dad was a war promoted 1st Lt, then back after the war and then retired as a CWO3

Mom was one of the first 65 to start the Women's Marine Corps Reserves in WWII

Mike

[Bigslug]

I have heard it said that a GI, locked naked inside a padded cell with two 3" steel ball bearings, will only need ten minutes to loose one and break the other. . .

It appears that the Corps will strive not to be outdone. . .

[woodbutcher]

Hi TG.Your self description reminds me of one of my cousins.
He is 6 10 or 11 and 300 lbs.Two tours in Nam and 35 year retired DEA field agent.Things got real quiet when he showed on the scene.Thanks for your service.God bless ya.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[Grmps]

[TexasGrunt]

They're wearing silly french hats. They aren't Marines.

[Grmps]

Bumper-Stickers Seen On Military Bases.
"When In Doubt, Empty The Magazine"
"Marine Sniper - You can run, but you'll just die tired!"
"Machine Gunners - Accuracy By Volume"

"Except For Ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism and Communism, WAR has Never Solved Anything."

" U.S. Marines - Certified Counselors to the 72 Virgins Dating Club."

" U.S. Air Force - Travel Agents To Allah"

"Stop Global Whining"

"Naval Corollary: Dead Men Don't Testify"

"The Marine Corps - When It Absolutely, Positively Has To Be Destroyed Overnight"

"Death Smiles At Everyone - Marines Smile Back"

"What Do I Feel When I Kill A Terrorist? A Little Recoil"

"Marines - Providing Enemies of America an Opportunity To Die For their Country Since 1775"

"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Anyone Who Threatens It"

"Happiness Is A Belt-Fed Weapon"

"It's God's Job to Forgive Bin Laden - It's Our Job To Arrange The Meeting"

"Artillery Brings Dignity to What Would Otherwise Be Just A Vulgar Brawl"

"One Shot, Twelve Kills - U.S. Naval Gun Fire Support "

"My Kid Fought In Iraq So Your Kid Can Party In College"

"A Dead Enemy Is A Peaceful Enemy - Blessed Be The Peacemakers"

"If You Can Read This, Thank A Teacher.. If You Can Read It In English, Thank A Veteran"


...and finally

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world.
But the U.S. ARMED FORCES don't have that problem."
...RONALD REAGAN

[TexasGrunt]

That bottom one isn't correct. Someone had their feeling hurt and changed it.

The actual words are “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem.”

[gwpercle]

I don't think I've ever seen the words " motivated Marine" and "almost" in the same sentence before !


Gary

[oldblinddog]

Army Reserve

[woodbutcher]

Marines.God bless em all.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[Andy]

Had a West Pointer tell me the Marines didn't understand logistics because they were never prepared to "hold" any place they took. I informed him that "holding things" was his job, not ours.

Hey I'm a west pointer and I resemble that remark: I was highly trained in the arts of holding a clipboard, and holding useless meetings! In all seriousness though the marines I met incidentally in iraq were some of the most focused, competent and professional people I worked with in my time in the Army. Our tank unit was at a small marine base near ramadi for a few months in '06 and the marines really had their act together way more than nearly any army unit I had experience with. If I was doing it again and planned to stay in for 20, I would go Marines.