Tag: marine-corps

Tattoo Voodoo

Good ass reading about the Marine Corps and its new tattoo policy. I laughed my ass off about this.

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Marine Corps Tattoo Ban

Hmm…so much for me getting my arms tatted. It is always something with these guys. Why can’t we just live normal, carefree lives?

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Marine Corps $10,000 Bonus

If you are in the military or follow big events in the military news you should know about the big bonus Marines are getting now for en-enlisting for another term in the Marine Corps. A friggin huge check for $10,000 for signing up again. I signed up, but I won’t be receiving the $8,750 (after [...]

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Your Going To Iraq!

The following is an order that the Commandant Of The Marine Corps issued out to every single leader in the Corps.
http://www.usmc.mil/almars/almar2000.nsf/…
If you don’t understand I’ll break it down for you. Every Marine joins the Corps knowing that they will deploy to Iraq. Sometimes it’s our reason for joining, but that isn’t always the case. Either [...]

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TAMP Classes

The administrative process to separate from the Marine Corps is tougher then its entering counter-part. While all you do is a few initials and signatures to enter, leaving proves prolonged with classes and mountains of paper work. Everything is a packet in the government from getting married to owning your own car. I wonder how [...]

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NBC Suit

Loving life.

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While On Ship

It’s windy when you’re going 18 knots at midnight.
Without the moon it’s hard to find the line between the sky and the ocean.
You can hear the wave’s crashes but where they hit you can’t pinpoint.
The noise is immense but it becomes soothing after awhile.
*sigh* I am not cut out for this ship life thing,
I really [...]

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Ship Log Part 2

Ship log – Monday
Losing count of the days so you’ll have to resort to a calendar to figure out how many nights have gone by without you noticing. If your one of the few Marines that showers every night then you will know the number of nights because the pain that the high pressure showers [...]

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Ship Coffins

Less then a week on board and I’m wanting to go back so bad. Sleeping is the hard part. Between the noises, rocking, and small space in the bed,its hard to go to sleep in cold temp. for me at least. Just a few more days…

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