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Everytime I see this, I cringe: I'm not 100% sure, but...

Bah, you'd think a guy like that would drive at least a 3/4 ton... And where's the gunrack???

Only the depots as far as I know.

Nice work. Haven't heard of that one before.

I more than agree with you (I really shouldn't have put that thing about Clinton in there, but I can't help it, I really dislike that guy). My point was more a family thing than the general "My political party is infallible and every other one is completely evil and wants to destroy America"...

He did get sentenced...in 2002...for a crime he committed in 1975. And he would have gone free if a book published by Mark Fuhrman hadn't gained notoriety. Also, I didn't say anything about political parties or anything else - just that the Kennedy's seem to be above the law. I only...

Magic Beans?

Bought mine at Cash Sales in MCRD San Diego - all the used gear from recruits who wash out. Cost more to put name tapes on them than to actually purchase them.

Kennedy's are above the law Mary Jo Kopechne in the Chappaquiddick river. Martha Moxley in Greenwich village.

I had that happen to me last year. As posted above, make sure your breathing is good, other than that: Just take it easy for a week or two. It sucks ass having to ease off of a workout routine, but if your headaches are as bad as the ones I was getting - you probably don't have many other...

It wouldn't work. Mexico has no problem imprisoning, fining, and deporting Americans.

Yeah, I am wondering why CNN felt the need to report a monthly and total death count every 5 seconds last year, but now that the "death counts" are way the hell down they don't mention that... There are a few other gems I haven't seen on the major news networks: Didn't see this story...

The Air Force doesn't have the largest "intelligence gathering burden" of the five services... Check your info. It depends on your definiton of full readiness. The Air Force has a drastically different definition - one that doesn't involve boots on the ground and immediate response...

This is nonsense. You didn't even list the Air Force's largest responsibility: Materiel research and acquisition. AFMC (Air Force Materiel Command) is the most highly funded part of the Air Force and has the second most personnel. Strategic Bombing capability is still an important asset to...

That second website has been around for a long time, he has some pretty funny stories in there.

Right, just like we all remember what happened on 22 November 1963 or 20 July 1969. (These are just random events I pulled out of my azz, as an example, there are hundreds more of course) 60's too long ago? How about more recently, what happened on 7 August 1998, 12 October 2000, 26...

It's better than YATYAS!! Yut = false motivation. "Alright Marines, we are gonna sweep the dirt off this slab of concrete" "But Gunny...we are in the middle of the desert..." "Just do it" "YUUUUT!"

Any movie starring Ben Affleck can generally also be considered a national tragedy.

I think it's the nature of the beast. I read a statistic today that over 60% of Americans don't even know the full lyrics of the "Star Spangled Banner" I would be willing to guess most people don't know the significance of December 7th anymore...in another couple decades 9/11/01 will be...

Maybe if we got more than 6 cents out of every DoD dollar we wouldn't be so skilled in the Art of Institutional Theft :) Or maybe we are all just kleptos

A couple points: I checked in in Service Charlies last year - don't bother w/ Alphas or Dress Blues. Also the gear list says "All Weather Coat," I wouldn't break my suitcase trying to cram that thing in there - it's San Diego in the summer... The schedule is pretty hectic. You are...

Guess the venerable UH-1x Huey didn't make the cut... The Huey is getting a mega-upgrade, and the -46's are getting phased out...but still no love. I see how it is. (You know, the Huey is what many people see when they hear the word "Vietnam"...just something to think about...is all I'm...

If you can't HALO jump out of an SR-71 at 75,000 feet into the open ocean and proceed to scuba dive down to a sub waiting 300 feet below the surface of the water, in hostile territory, all without getting your laptop wet, don't even bother applying. Google for Navy Intel Officer OAR-35, AQR-3...

Wait...you have to change the oil in your car? Oh crap...

People had their wives moving WHILE they were at MECEP Prep. when I went through last year. I am pretty sure they didn't drop anyone while I was there.

Downside: Being (cold/hot/wet/dry/hungry/bored/scared/lonely/tired/etc...) away from your friends and family. Upside: Having a beer with the guys who were (cold/hot/wet/dry/hungry/bored/scared/lonely/tired/etc...) with you...after it's all said and done. There's no misery like shared misery...

Women: Ukraine.

You know, it probably doesn't matter what you put in there. The most feared sound in the world: CHICK-CHICK! If someone breaks into your home and is willing to stick around after hearing that - he can probably eat 00 buck for breakfast and crap solid gold nuggets.

I have an amazingly good one written by an Ambassador I can PM you when I get home.

MSG we used M870 remington w/ 00 buck and slug within easy access to be directly loaded into the chamber if necessary. What potentially needs would your weapon have to fulfill?

You should get orders cut to MECEP Prep from your present command, then at MECEP Prep you will get orders to whatever school it is you are going to. TMO is a little trickier. Some people were buying houses at the colleges they planned to attend and TMO'd before the prep school. If you don't...

According to the TBS website, there was 1 hum-int slot and 4 sig-int slots for a Company of 157 graduates recently. Take a language you are going to enjoy - you might not end up using it for the Corps in a professional capacity.

I didn't think Singapore Airlines was all that great. I have liked Lufthansa the best of all my international flights so far. Don't remember what the stewardesses looked like, but the beer cart and hot-roll cart came by about every 10-15 minutes. Edit: My impression of Singapore Airlines may...

You are gonna need boot bands, pull up bar, over-inflated ego. Go ahead and sew all your pockets shut too. (Edit: If you have any specific questions fire away)

Yuma was not the funnest place in the world... Sounds familiar, working with the FAO there or something?

This guy just got his wings too... CONGRATS!

Sorry, allow me to grunt-proof my comment: In other words, I never gave a damn about my credit score until I went to qualify for a home loan. During the lending process I retrieved my credit score in order to qualify for said home loan and found that my credit score "was in the excellent...

I think that the theory of having to buy a bunch of crap on credit to get a good score is a myth. I have only bought one thing on credit (a house) and during the lending process my credit score was in the excellent category just from paying regular bills on time.

Actually millions of animals are killed by wheat and soybean combines during harvest season each year. Rather than humanely punching a nail through the skull for instant death, mice, rabbits, snakes, squirrels, opposums, gophers, rats, and many other species of animals are violently ripped...

The Bates Lights aren't bad for running, I wear the Bates Combat Boot (Called the "Warrior" or something) and it is a pretty good shoe - light, durable, and the sole is actually worth something (unlike the light, which has a worthless [yet light] sole). This is the boot I am referring to.

I would object more to your usage of the word "were" vice "wear," than actually wearing the shirt. Besides, once you actually become a hominus-dominus full-fledged Marine you won't wear "Oorah Yut Yut" Marine Corps shirts anymore anyway.

Don't point him to the afrotc website, that might lead to you being called an "idiot" by a high school kid... Besides, obviously no useful information on Air Force ROTC can be gleaned from going to AFROTC websites, calling actual AFROTC detachments, or going to other Air Force websites. No...

My crystal ball is broken, maybe you should try google. Air Force ROTC Information Center ...I'm no expert, but this might be a good place to start. AFROTC.com?? Incredible. Have you tried picking up a phone and calling the school you are going to be attending? Let me get a jump on your next...

A group of NCOs and a group of Officers take a train to a conference. Each Officer holds a ticket. But the entire group of NCOs has bought only one ticket for a single passenger. The Officers are just shaking their heads and are secretly pleased that the arrogant NCOs will finally get what they...

At what point is basic training/boot camp a "weeding-out" process? The purpose of boot camp is to produce a basically trained Marine, I imagine the Army is somewhat similar. In either case, it is not to "weed" people out. I had this discussion with some of the guys and a few interesting...

Europe never ceases to amaze me. They are pretty much militarily-reliant on the United States...and even with that they don't have the backbone to stand up for what is right.

If James Bond has taught me anything, it is that submarine officers routinely escape out of the boat using scuba equipment.

Edit: Yes...I see that I misspelled blasphemy...can't fix it now. http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2006-02/15/article04.shtml

Marines were issued "blood-stripes" prior to the Mexican-American War. However, if modern Marines represent the blood-stripe as coming from the halls of Montezuma...who cares? It's a good tradition.