Paying For A Bootcamp Experience I recently watched a YouTube video by NICKY MGTV on the Modern Day Knight Project. The Modern Day Knight Project is billed as a 75-hour, $18K program where you essentially attend a blended mix of USMC Bootcamp, S.E.R.E, and BUD/S experience. Their website states, “The Modern Day Knight Project is… Continue reading Paying For A Bootcamp Experience
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.
Drowning in the Corps
Drowning in the Corps I alluded in several previous posts that I was a good swimmer. In boot camp, you have to start out at the very bottom of the swim quals scale, which is basically jumping into the shallow end and walking around the edge of the shallow section. Now, this was in the… Continue reading Drowning in the Corps
Medal of Honor Day – 2025
Medal of Honor Day 1990 the United States Congress designated March 25 as the National Medal of Honor Day. Congress established National Medal of Honor Day to “foster public appreciation and recognition of Medal of Honor Recipients.” The first National Medal of Honor Day was celebrated on March 25, 1991. March 25th was chosen because… Continue reading Medal of Honor Day – 2025
Happy Pi Day (3.14)
Happy Pi Day March 14th marks Pi Day (the mathematical constant or Pi – 3.14159265.. or 3.14 or March 14th) What is Pi Day and why do we celebrate the holiday? Each March 14, mathematicians, scientists, and math lovers all over the world have a good time on Pi Day, a commemoration of the mathematical… Continue reading Happy Pi Day (3.14)
Happy Steak and BJ Day 2025
Happy Steak and BJ Day 2025 Steak and BJ Day is Valentine’s Day for men. Face it, Valentine’s Day is for women, there isn’t anything manly about it. It is a holiday that the greeting card industry created to sell greeting cards and other associated products. As Valentine’s Day is February 14th, Steak and BJ… Continue reading Happy Steak and BJ Day 2025
Losing My Rheumatologist
Losing My Rheumatologist I just returned from my regular Rheumatologist appointment and discovered that she will no longer be practicing medicine. First, I wish her well and hope everything works out for her and her family. Now, I’m in the sucky process of trying to find a decent Rheumatologist in an area where there are… Continue reading Losing My Rheumatologist
Happy Valentine’s Day 2025
Happy Valentine’s Day 2025 Of All The Butts In The World, Yours Is My Favorite Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. Originating as a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early saints named Valentinus, Valentine’s Day is recognized as a… Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day 2025
Man Card – Can You Please Leave Me Alone?
Man Card – Can You Please Leave Me Alone? Well, it’s official, recently, I got my man card revoked. Well, revoked is a strong word, it is more like I had to turn it in, and that sucked! Here is the story. My elderly neighbor hired someone to rake and haul his leaves away. I… Continue reading Man Card – Can You Please Leave Me Alone?
Merry Christmas Everyone!!! – 2024
Twas the Night Before Christmas Merry Christmas to everyone! I wrote this a few years back. It is from a wife’s point of view. Twas the Night Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, everyone was sleeping except me and my spouse The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, while… Continue reading Merry Christmas Everyone!!! – 2024
Christmas Eve Shots Fired
Christmas Eve Shots Fired Reports of shots fired as a Christmas party held at the Nakatomi Plaza Shots have been fired at the Nakatomi Plaza Hotel and Convention Center at 2121 Avenue of the Stars (headquarters of 20th Century Studios/ now Fox Plaza) in Los Angeles this evening. The LAPD and FBI have surrounded the… Continue reading Christmas Eve Shots Fired
