A World of Poor Decisions in Korea So we have this young Army cavalry scout private (PV2 or E2 actually) who was already in a world of shit with the Army and South Korea, after being arrested on assault charges several months earlier after assaulting two Koreans. Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King (23), was already…Continue readingA World of Poor Decisions in Korea
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This, Right Here, Is What Is Wrong With America
This, Right Here, Is What Is Wrong With America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k4cO4DW72o I’m so tired of all these schools and businesses, making stupid rules like this one here. Seriously, this young Marine, who is proud of his accomplishments, and he should be proud, can’t show his pride because of some asshat. This young man (Brandon Postma), joined…Continue readingThis, Right Here, Is What Is Wrong With America
The Marine Corps Body Bearer
The Marine Corps Body Bearers There is a small group of Marines, who are part of the Marine Corps Body Bearer unit. They are part of Company B Marine Barracks Washington. These motivated devil dogs will be “The Last To Let You Down”. The unit is comprised of hand-selected candidates, who through the crucible of…Continue readingThe Marine Corps Body Bearer
Jacked Up Uniforms on iStock
Jacked Up Uniforms on iStock My wild goose chase, well more like a rabbit hole, started when I read an article in The Wall Street Journal online about the U.S. Military. (The U.S. Military’s Weighty Challenge: ‘Skinny-Fat’ Recruits) There was a photo of a Marine in dress blues with a measuring tape photoshopped on the…Continue readingJacked Up Uniforms on iStock
This Army Soldier Just Doesn’t Get It
This Army Soldier Just Doesn’t Get It *** NOTE *** This incident happened in 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZMPhfzhZEo Taking your like or dislike of Angry Cops out of this, get a load of this dumb-ass Soldier. He tried not once, but twice to sneak into Army Boot Camp to sell Vapes. I mean this dumb ass tried…Continue readingThis Army Soldier Just Doesn’t Get It
Veterans Affairs (VA) Newsletters
Veterans Affairs (VA) Newsletters The Veterans Affairs (VA) publishes a weekly newsletter called ‘VetResources’. If you are a veteran and not getting this newsletter, then you are missing out on some great resources. Below are some posts from previous newsletters. To sign up for the newsletter go to https://news.va.gov/vetresources/ and enter in your email address…Continue readingVeterans Affairs (VA) Newsletters
Heroes Abound: Surrounded By Greatness
Heroes Abound: Surrounded By Greatness As I was cleaning up the blog, I was watching an episode of N.C.I.S. Los Angeles and Army Colonel Gregory Dimitri Gadson was on the episode. If you don’t know who he is, he is a bilateral above-the-knee amputee and quite a motivator. That reminded me of the license plate…Continue readingHeroes Abound: Surrounded By Greatness
Marines and Yellow Footprints
Marines and Yellow Footprints If you talk to a Marine or are hanging around one of us (don’t worry, we will gladly inform you that we are Marines) you have certainly heard about the infamous yellow footprints. Here is the story of those footprints. An overwhelming majority of the Marine Corps recruits arrived at MCRD…Continue readingMarines and Yellow Footprints
Slogan – The Few. The Proud. The Marines
Slogans – The Few. The Proud. The Marines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9Igu7V74xc This is very likely the Marine Corps‘ most famous and popular slogan. The above commercials, narrated by Billy Brown, actually give me goosebumps. I either did all the things in the commercial so they really ring true to me or I was ready, willing, and able…Continue readingSlogan – The Few. The Proud. The Marines
USMC Camouflage Uniform Shortage
USMC Camouflage Uniform Shortage I was not aware of this until I ran across it on Facebook. It appears that the United States Marine Corps has a major shortage of camouflage uniforms. In fact, the CMC (Commandant of the Marine Corps) was not aware of it until Marines started to complain about it up the…Continue readingUSMC Camouflage Uniform Shortage
