Ok, this is where I turn from the sarcasm to education about the sarcasm. Gay is part of the lingo, think of it as replacing the word stupid with gay. One of the Staff Platoon Commanders for TBS told his Lt’s “don’t be gay” as his introduction. Essentially he was saying don’t run around like a freaking idiot. You will also hear it phrased as “yeah, the skipper has us doing this…which is really gay.”
There is a lot of dark sarcasm that goes on in the military, if you show any insecurity it will be exploited…at times it is almost like going back to grade school (prepare to have thick skin). I enjoy the wars that go back and forth, and trust me, there will be a time when you see the Marine coming into the room that spent way too much time shining his belt buckle and ironing his uniform, and your first thought is going to be “great, hear comes another Marine….”
But when it comes down to it, I have respect for anyone that would make the sacrifices it takes to become part of an organization that protects the U.S. constitution.
Beetle – it just took me a while to process the info. I don’t have many empty brain cells after today