Come Get Your Boot Alright, who let their boot out of the barracks? I don’t know where to begin with this one. I’m not sure what in the hell he is trying to do or prove either. It looks like he is wearing a green beret, a USMC shot, dress blue, uhm, er, shorts? A… Continue reading Come Get Your Boot
Author: Average Joe
Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.
Integrity – It Matters
Integrity – It Matters This is a really good video shared by SSgt Nichols. For those who are not in the know, SSgt Michael Nichols is a Marine Corps veteran. He was a drill instructor and was featured in the Black Friday: Dark Dawn film. From IMDB: SSGT Nichols is the Senior Drill Instructor in… Continue reading Integrity – It Matters
Recruiters Are Failing at Their Mission
Recruiters Are Failing at Their Mission One of the most difficult jobs in the military is to be a recruiter. With recruitment numbers being down, and I mean they are way down, recruiters are having to work harder and come up with ways to attract today’s youth. There are some 17-19-year-olds out there who have… Continue reading Recruiters Are Failing at Their Mission
PTSD Awareness Day 2024
National PTSD Awareness Day National PTSD Awareness Day in the USA 2020. National PTSD Awareness Day is celebrated annually on June 27. It aims to raise awareness of posttraumatic stress disorder, a mental health problem that may develop after a person has been exposed to one or more traumatic events. Links:https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/index.asp
My Marine Corps Brothers
My Marine Corps Brothers ***NOTE*** I have many Marine Corps sisters as well, but this particular post is about my male Marine friends. True Story, but the names have been changed to protect….. I made a ton of friends while I was in the Corps, but one seems to stick out above the rest. When… Continue reading My Marine Corps Brothers
Does Being in the Marine Corps Suck?
Does Being in the Marine Corps Suck? I saw this posted on a forum recently and I felt like I should answer it here. First and foremost, everyone’s experience in the Corps is different and unique to that person. Second, it all depends on your experience. In my case, I have been through some times… Continue reading Does Being in the Marine Corps Suck?
Spring Means Tornadoes Are in Bloom
Spring Means Tornadoes Are in Bloom For today’s post, I have several tornadoes caught on camera and the aftermath of one of those tornados. They are all part of a tornado outbreak that happened at the end of April 2024. Growing up in Northern Ohio, just on the outside edge of “tornado alley”, I was… Continue reading Spring Means Tornadoes Are in Bloom
Military Weight Standards
Military Weight Standards I can’t believe that the U.S. Military is allowing members to put on this amount of weight without giving them the boot. I know that we are hurting for military members but, don’t worry, if we run out, all of us old gray-haired Jarheads will more than happily pick up arms and… Continue reading Military Weight Standards
Skipping Boot camp
Skipping Boot Camp No, I’m not talking about Sgt Howard Davis, who managed to be a Marine without going to boot camp. I have a post about Sgt Howard Davis here. I’m not even talking about the Marine Corps Band, where musicians are recruited into the band skip boot camp, and join as a SSgt… Continue reading Skipping Boot camp
80th Anniversary of D-Day
80th Anniversary of D-Day The Normandy Landing – Operation Overlord The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began… Continue reading 80th Anniversary of D-Day
