Look, I know nobody likes USMC vs Army debates, but this statement actually concerns me. I know this is most likely bull**** (it was posted on a video game forum's military board), but please indulge my stupid curiousity (and yes, I do feel like a ******* asking about this, but I figure I wouldn't **** off too many people if I asked in the appropriate manner). Well, here's what was posted on GameFAQs military message board...
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Gamed Nintendo Posted 7/19/2009 6:40:39 PM message detail Alright I'll squash this, it's the same kid...
I'd love to be told what "hardcore" story you heard... Cause holy freaking God... the thing that differs from Marines and Army is mental and physical training personally.
Army trains out the ass for combat, Marines? We'll do a 6mile hump and think the day sucked, yet my brother just did a 25 mile in the Army...
a "killhouse" in the USMC is 2 rooms in a cement block building about 10x10 big, with 2 year old targets hanging up...
Now yea, we have Mount towns, we have CAX, but guess what, so does the Army and they use the **** alot more than we do probably. Marines aren't all Chesty Puller anymore, don't know if it was 50 years ago or not, but as far as I know, the Army gets more high speed gear, not a ton more, but damn if I could have an M4... it'd be alot nicer than a 16, but I'm a SAW gunner so who cares, not me right?
Hell, if you want, here's my AIM: (sensored it out so as to not break any rules... not sure if it is against the rules to post other's AIM)
send me the story you were told... cause you're probably gonna go talk to a recruiter, look like an idiot and he'll feed on it, you're probably not even thinkin about being an 03, you're gonna choose to be frickin linguist or some other bs MOS, and go through boot, MCT, school, then get to your unit, become disgusting playing ultimate frisbee every morning, saying, "WHAT'S UP SERGEANT" because POG NCO's have no care on tradition and respect throughout the Marine's... get off at 1400 every day... and then think you're a bad ass because you got to wear dress blues at the end of the day...
So what relevance does this have to do with recruiting? Plus, what the hell would you be quoting something from a video game forum? Do us the favor and either post something worth reading in regards to recruitment or GTFO of my forum you freggin curious Turd!
I apologize. I assumed that this sub-forum was not exclusively a recruiting forum and that it was really the only place on the Marine Corp board that was welcome to poolies/wannabes.
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Since when did a game site become a military site?
Gamefaqs has a network of social boards. They have a board exclusive to military members/future members. Most of the members who are actually in the military are Army and Air Force, however and I none of the actual USMC members addressed the particular post and the topic itself is locked because after a few days every topic becomes locked then eventually deleted. Though I am well aware that a game site is not the best place to get info from pertaining to the military and some of the members are posers.
Yo, Wannabe Numbers....This is not a Recruiting Forum either. This is forum is for those who are thinking about joining the Marine Corps, or those who have Joined and are waiting to go to Boot Camp a place to ask Past and Present Marines questions about life in the Marine Corps. WE do not offer recruiting advice as nothing is better than asking the Marine getting paid to Recruit you those questions. Why, because they are the right person to be asking......
Originally posted by 20270631: I apologize... [QUOTE]
Noted....
[QUOTE] ... Though I am well aware that a game site is not the best place to get info from pertaining to the military and some of the members are posers.
Then for your reference, if you are "well aware..." I'd recommend that you not post anything from those sites on this forum. It would seem to me that you posted this here to stir up some type of debate or service rivalry between two good branches of the armed forces.
