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Mudrollin, were you in 3rd Marines??? If so, which BN and what years??? |
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if you think being in the Infantry "sucks":, then you gotta seriously consider "why" you joined? "every Marine a rifleman" isnt just an old saying, its one of the basic foundations of the Marine Corps. Marine Corps History will show you with facts that, Marine Infantry was the beginning of the Corps, and all the other MOS's were added later. We fight, and win, wars, we shed blood, usually the enemy's, sometimes our own, and we sometimes die! thats what we do! if that lifestyle "sucks", then why didnt you join the flyboys in the greyhound bus drivers uniform?
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I have recieved alot of information from your posts, and they are appreciated by all who gave input.
My buddy who recently swore in and contracted to Aviation Mechanics has been explaining to me how I will never have any "fun times" as a grunt, as he will partying in the aviation wing. So I guess my question is just how it sounds, although grunts have ALOT of work cut out for them, does it payoff on the weekends? Do you guys get off base liberty on the weekends and go raise some hell or stop by a local college and chase girls around? I don't mind giving 110%, but damn, will I ever have some good times off base with my fellow 03's ? Again im just a DEP'd wannabe at this point, so LET IT RIP! |
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Mudrollin, outstanding thread you started here. As I read through most of em, I'd get hit with memories that I haven't thought of in many years. Thx for the trip down memory lane.
montoni86, have u ever heard the expression.... those who work hard... play hard. Now I can't say much about swingin with the wing sense most of my contact with them was via radio during air strikes. But my son is a data systems Marine. He was over seas in 02 and 03 with a meu. when he came back to conus he was sent to a wing unit. I have heard him say many times that he really misses the ground pounders. They are more motivated and alot closer as a unit and going on libo was allways a party. |
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Bumping for the sick,lame and lazy. Seems to very difficult to click a couple of pages back.
Best thread I've read here. |
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Reagan its the best because its about THE BEST! USMC Infantry! And we have ALL talked about stuff that transends our times of service. I think I have said this before, In 89 as a young Boot of 19 I was able to talk about things with my dads buisness partner who had been in way back in 44 and 45. I mean the lot of the grunt is timeless which also makes us all the more closer. Then again its also fun to swap lies about idiot 2nd Lts and the stupid things they do that are so damned funny to the women we have stolen from the AF and Navy. Oh the memories. |
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MudRollin03, Great post! Your writing style makes a person want more. Ever considered writing a book?
Semper Fi |
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Why thanks Dach.
Yes when I was young before I realized how heavy the world can be and how evil many are <see college proffessors who are bitter time servers instead of teachers and motivators> Although several people have sugested some of my stories would be good on papper. And hey now I have spell check to help me out  Thanks, I think I shall start working on something. Semper Jess LOL now all I need is the nickname Pvt Joker....wait I did have that in Boot Camp! |
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Just curious, if you're in infantry, what's your lvivng quaters like? is there any difference between enlisted and officer living quarters?
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Officers live in the company office, and enlisted live on the parade deck.
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...in line at the armory, in a fighting hole, in formation... |
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My Company's Plt Cmdr's lived in tiny little apartments in SC. Two of them were roomates. And I sh/it you not, one of them had maps of Camp Pen training areas on his walls.
 Most of the Sergeants in my company were married and lived in Base Housing or off base housing. I think there was only one Sergeant in the barracks...and he got screwed with a lot being the senior enlisted at 0320 when some knucklehead was drunk and acting the fool. Everyone in the barracks lived two to a room, except the Sergeant who had his own. Fire Team and Squad integrity was maintained for the most part. |
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Rooms heck;
For us we hated returning from deployments knowing it was a crap shoot if we were going to get a three man room or the open squadbay. Luckily weapons company normaly got the shaft with the squadbay, and the weapons platoon would get the shaft with the squad bay for the company. What about them open heads. Lovely! And the drunkards staggering in in the middle of the night smashing and crashing everything in their path. Oh the memories. |
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My experience went like this
*ITS- open squad bay.  *Got to fleet - 3 man rooms with 3 Marines in my room.  *Float- med. LST worse than any open squad bay, by far. * Back to CLNC - 3 man rooms, onlt 2 Marines in in mine. *Oki - squad bays with dividers and lockers. * Gieger - open squad bays.  * Panama - tent city and most of the time poncho. * Gieger - again Open squad bay. * EAS  In between, CAX. Puerto Rico,countless other one monthers. This message has been edited. Last edited by: Reaganera0351, |
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ROTFLMAO |
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Boot Camp - Open Squad Bays
ITS - Open Squad Bays Sea School - Open Squad Bays Insert Alcohol related incident Camp Horno - Open Squad Bays (Condemned sometime in the 1960's. I moved in in 1987, went back to Horno in May of 04 and 2/1 was occupying the same open squad bays) Float - LST Bristol County Horno - Open Squad Bays Float - LST Fresno County Horno - 3 man rooms (WTF - Did we get promoted? Oh no Sadam invades Kuwait 2 weeks after float go overseas again) Persian Gulf War - when you see army cots it's serious boys. Never saw a cot until I was gettin combat pay. Horno - Open Squad Bays (of course) EAS - Go to live with my wife in the Civilian world. 2 Bedroom Apartment with puzzy everyday. Missing the Open Squadbay |
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This is a great thread, I apologize for bumping it but have a quick question.
Realistically, how much time would an infantry Marine have in garrison to take online classes? Are you basically free to do whatever you want from 1630 until lights out? Thanks |
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I know at least one of you spent time in Iraq recently; could we get a description of "the average day"?
-Andrew This message has been edited. Last edited by: Hav_Luft_Havne, |
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Yes, I must admitt that I am also curious myself as to what an average day in the life of a grunt entails in Iraq. Now that I know what base life is like for an 03XX Marine, I want to know what a day is like over there, seeing as I've been told there's a good chance I will end up there.
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Are you in the Corps. or are you in the Army? |
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