Feeling Bad About Being Disabled While working on a blog post for a new feature, I was watching “The United States of Al” and I was surprised on Episode 13 of the first season. The Marine character, Riley (Parker Young) was having a problem with Tinnitus. His family was suggesting that he go to the… Continue reading Feeling Bad About Being Disabled
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.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, just before 08:00 a.m., on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The United States was a neutral country at the… Continue reading Attack on Pearl Harbor
How Do You Spot A Marine Corps veteran?
How Do You Spot A Marine Corps veteran? That is actually a really good question, but the answer isn’t going to be something amazing like; one of the things Marines don’t talk about, it is like “Fight Club”, and I’m going to go against all my brothers and sisters and will likely get shunned from… Continue reading How Do You Spot A Marine Corps veteran?
Marine Corps Mustang
Marine Corps Mustang No, not the automobile, Ford Mustang, I’m talking about the Marine Corps Mustang. This one has really blown up in the past few days, and if you haven’t heard, here is the scoop. Marine Veteran Corporal Ivan Snook, took to Twitter or X for all of you cool kids out there, and… Continue reading Marine Corps Mustang
Locked Gas Cap – Level Not Achieved
Locked Gas Cap – Level Not Achieved I pulled up to the new Sheetz to take advantage of their cheap gas for their grand opening. We are talking about some .50¢ a gallon savings. After waiting about 10 minutes in line the person in front of you, doesn’t want to pay at the pump, so… Continue reading Locked Gas Cap – Level Not Achieved
Computer Security Day
Computer Security Day Sadly there is only one Computer Security Day each year as I know many people seem to never learn anything about Computer Security. Cyber security affects everything from where we bank and how we spend our money to who we elect to public office. It isn’t a joke, the worst email virus… Continue reading Computer Security Day
Happy Veteran’s Birthday Marines, Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy
Happy Veteran’s Birthday Marines, Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy TL;DR = This is a long ass rambling post about the meaning of Veteran’s Day to a veteran. ***NOTE*** Happy Happy Joy Joy, is a saying that I say often and it also happens to be the title of the Ren and Stimpy Story. This post is… Continue reading Happy Veteran’s Birthday Marines, Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy
Introducing Nick the Dog
Introducing Nick the Dog Alright, all my Department of Defense (DoD) people. You are going to recognize this picture. It is of a six-year-old German Shepherd, a military working dog Nick. Nick works with the 2nd Military Police Detachment at Fort Meade, Maryland. Nick is one of six patrol explosive detection Military Working Dogs at… Continue reading Introducing Nick the Dog
Your Attention To Detail Sucks Marine!
Your Attention To Detail Sucks Marine! I bet that this is a classic case of whoever sewed on the patch simply didn’t know that it was the incorrect patch. The LCpl should have known better, but his NCOs certainly do. This is why NCOs and SNCOs are so important in the Corps. I bet he… Continue reading Your Attention To Detail Sucks Marine!
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving AverageJoe and his team of guest bloggers, along with his family and friends are thankful this Thanksgiving for many things. This infographic from the MilitaryBenefits.info website sums it up for us. Please be safe this Thanksgiving and keep our troops in your thoughts. Did You Know? According to the National Turkey Federation, around… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
