New VA Clinic / Hospital The New Veteran Affairs Clinic / Hospital in Fredericksburg is coming along nicely. Officially called the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic – Fredericksburg Health Care Center (HCC), is located in Spotsylvania County, just two miles south of the Fredericksburg City limits. This new facility, which…Continue readingNew VA Clinic / Hospital
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North Korea Trigger Control
North Korea Trigger Control To Mark The Anniversary of the Korean War – Kim Jong Un Gifts Pistols to His Generals These photos are from July 2020, but nonetheless, still humorous. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised military officers at a ceremony marking the 67th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. OMG,…Continue readingNorth Korea Trigger Control
Marine Corps Research
Marine Corps Research I was doing some research for a new post, as I like my posts to be accurate and full of information. While doing this research, I ran across this video. I have several comments about this video. Whose LCpl is this? Get him a fucking haircut And a shave while you are…Continue readingMarine Corps Research
National POW / MIA Recognition Day
National POW/MIA Recognition Day Did you know that nearly 81,000 American service members still remain missing after having served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and other conflicts involving the U.S. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has worked to recover 127 service members in 2023. That is 88 members that were…Continue readingNational POW / MIA Recognition Day
Embarrassing Things That Happen At The Military Base Gate
Embarrassing Things That Happen At The Military Base Gate 1. I’ve dropped my ID card onto the ground when holding it out. Multiple times. Sometimes the person picks it up. Sometimes I get one that stares at me like, “Am I supposed to get it? Am I your personal servant?” 2. Handed over my credit…Continue readingEmbarrassing Things That Happen At The Military Base Gate
Gold Star Families
Gold Star Families The term Gold Star family is a modern reference that comes from the Service Flag. These flags/banners were first flown by families during World War I. The flag included a blue star for every immediate family member serving in the armed forces of the United States, during any period of war or…Continue readingGold Star Families
The Future of the CAC is Bright
The Future of the CAC is Bright Web magazine Fedscoop reported on 7 February 2019 that the DOD is working with a Brooklyn-based artificial intelligence startup to replace the military CAC and build better identity, credentialing, and access management (ICAM) through “deep-learning-based” AI. (source) owever, DOD Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy said in September 2018…Continue readingThe Future of the CAC is Bright
Drill Instructors Messing With Recruits
Drill Instructors Messing With Recruits Some people use soft soothing music to fall asleep, but many of us Marines, could fall asleep listening to this shit, we definitely find it funny as hell. I love the repelling segment, I loved repelling and I have now done it outside of the Corps. I understand being scared…Continue readingDrill Instructors Messing With Recruits
The Common Access Card (CAC)
The Common Access Card (CAC) I have seen this all over Facebook (older veterans asking about what a CAC is), so I want to explain it here since I refer to it in some of my posts. The CAC or Common Access Card, is the modern Military ID card. The Common Access Card, also commonly…Continue readingThe Common Access Card (CAC)
Why Marines Are Getting Out
Why Marines Are Getting Out Let me first qualify myself or maybe disqualify myself. I spent 10 years in the Corps and left as an SSgt. However, that was in the ’80s and ’90s, so my information might be dated. However, I work daily around Marines, so much of this is stuff that I picked…Continue readingWhy Marines Are Getting Out
