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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
SSgt Without Combat Deployments
SSgt Without Combat Deployments This is Sergeant Major Christian B. Bull, who made news in 2021 about some legal issues (he was accused of searching a subordinate’s home without permission) he had when he was assigned to VMFAT-101. SgtMaj Bull was relieved due to the loss of confidence in his...
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Marine Veteran Shot At President Trump Rally
Marine Veteran Shot At President Trump Rally One of the victims shot at the rally of former President Trump on the 13th of July was a Marine Veteran and Commandant of the Marine Corps League in Westmoreland County (Detachment 1416), PA. 57-year-old David Dutch of New Kensington, Pennsylvania was one...
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Come Get Your Boot
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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