Military & Veteran
Welcome to the Military and Veteran page of my blog. As a former active duty Marine, military and veteran issues are important to me. Most of the time this page will have funny shit, but if there are important issues, I will post those as well.
I joined the Marine Corps straight out of high school, stepping on the yellow foot prints at MCRD San Diego in 1988, graduating in May. After a weeks leave at home, I was off to A-School at Pensacola, Florida, where I earned my MOS of 2631 (Signals Intelligence). From there is was off to Homestead AFB as part of Co H, MARSPTBN. I left homestead just prior to Hurricane Andrew, PCSing to MCAS Cherry Point via C-School at Pensacola again.
At Cherry Point, I was assigned to VMAQ-2 as an ELINT analyst, deploying twice to Iwakuni, Japan. After Cherry Point it was off to Damneck, Virginia to be an instructor at NMITC (Navy Marine Corps Training Center). I left the Corps in 1998, but the Corps and the military are both still near and dear to my heart.
Marine Slang and Phrases
Marine Slang and Phrases The U.S. Military is rich in tradition and the Marine Corps is certainly no different. In fact, the Corps probably has the most diverse set of slang and phrases that only a Marine will understand. Here are just a few of those words and phrases. Head...
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Service Members of the Year – 2024
Service Members of the Year – 2024 Every year the Military Times honors one member from each of the Armed Forces along with a veteran. They are named the Service Member of the Year for that year. Congratulations on all your hard work! Colonel Nicole Mann – USMC Capt. Daniel...
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Marine Saves Life of Fellow Marine
Marine Saves Life of Fellow Marine Rewind some two years ago to May 2022, and GySgt Benjamin Frazier who just happens to be an Intel instructor at Marine Corps Detachment Dam Neck (this was my last duty station, where I was an Intel instructor) was driving North on I-64. When...
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Way To Go Navy!
Way To Go Navy! You can’t make this shit up. This series of photos appeared on the Navy’s official Twitter page, of a hull maintenance technician aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). There is nothing outwardly wrong with the post until you look closely at the photos. Here is...
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Medal of Honor Day
Medal of Honor Day In 1990, the United States Congress designated March 25 as the National Medal of Honor Day. National Medal of Honor Day was established by Congress to “foster public appreciation and recognition of Medal of Honor Recipients.” The first National Medal of Honor Day was celebrated on...
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Corps Changes Marksmanship Qualification Standards
Corps Changes Marksmanship Qualification Standards The United States Marine Corps is finally changing the marksmanship qualification standards, for the first time in more than a century. The change is simple and much needed. On March 11th, the Corps announced that for the first time, not only will accuracy be accounted...
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