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 optional,” the order read. “When… Continue reading Marine Corps Changes Dress Code Requirement For Women
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Why Are Marines Leaving The Corps?
Why Are Marines Leaving The Corps? We have the big 10 problems that I see, in no particular order: #1. Funding There can be an argument for both the Corps getting enough or not enough funding. But what the troops see is the Corps having to do more with less. This has always been a… Continue reading Why Are Marines Leaving The Corps?
Happy Birthday Marines!!! – 2023
Happy Birthday, Marines!!! I hope you all have a great time where ever you are, you deserve a little fun. This year I wanted to talk about the flag-raising on Mount Suribachi. I found some incredible gems on the internet and I wanted to share them with you, my fellow brothers and sisters on this… Continue reading Happy Birthday Marines!!! – 2023
40th Anniversary of the Beirut Marine Corps Barracks Bombing
40th Anniversary of the Beirut Marine Corps Barracks Bombing It was 40 years ago today that two bombs rocked the Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. On October 23, 1983, two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a peacekeeping operation during… Continue reading 40th Anniversary of the Beirut Marine Corps Barracks Bombing
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 reading Jacked Up Uniforms on iStock
Marines and Yellow Footprints
Marines and Yellow Foot Prints 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… Continue reading Marines and Yellow Footprints
I Got Called Out For Stolen Valor Today
I Got Called Out For Stolen Valor Today I was at the local Arby’s which by the way, is a total shithole, but the wife, who has not been feeling well, wanted to go there, so that is what we did. The rule in the house has always been the sick person gets to decide… Continue reading I Got Called Out For Stolen Valor Today
Three Missing Marines Found Deceased
Three Missing Marines Found Deceased I not only find this sad, but I find it ironic that three Marines who were found dead Sunday, July 23rd, inside a car at a Speedway Gas Station in Hampstead, North Carolina were all three motor vehicle operators assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd… Continue reading Three Missing Marines Found Deceased
Tell It To The Marines
Tell It To The Marines The header image belongs to Heritage Auctions, HA.com. I just love the old WWI-looking helmets, they look so cool and very vintage. Did you know that the saying “Tell It To The Marines“, is not of American origin? The phrase was actually adopted into the American language from the original… Continue reading Tell It To The Marines
Military and Social Media
Military and Social Media The military has a HUGE problem on its hands when dealing with today’s younger military population and social media. I have seen countless articles on a handful of media outlets talking about how some social media influencer in the military has been running his or her mouth and that their views… Continue reading Military and Social Media
