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.
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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29th CMC General Alfred M. Gray Jr. Passes
29th CMC General Alfred M. Gray Jr. Passes Former Commandant of the Marine Corps (29th) General Alfred M. Gray Jr., passed away this morning in his Alexandria, Virginia home at the age of 95. He is likely the most popular modern-day CMC and I had the pleasure of meeting him...
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Marine Corps Changes Dress Code Requirement For Women
Marine Corps Changes Dress Code Requirement For Women Beginning this week, women in the Marines will no longer be required to wear hosiery with their uniform skirts, a first since women became a permanent part of the Marine Corps in 1948. “Effective immediately, the wear of hosiery with skirts is...
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Air Force One Down
Air Force One Down Another film about Air Force One being attacked and crashing. We have Air Force One, the 1997 Harrison Ford film, and we have Air Force One is Down a 2013 film. We also have The President’s Plane Is Missing from 1973 and Air Collision from 2012....
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