25% Of Marines Would Shoot Americans

[Shockwave]

When I was in A school we had all 4 branches and the Air Force example I used about carpet is a fact. I tell all young people if they want a career to go Air Force. 

We used to say:

Get a Marine if you want it done right without much complaint
Get a soldier if you want it done, but a lot of bitching
Get an airmen if you want to do it yourself.

 

HA, somewhat truth.... but I dont know man, i seem to remember us bitching an awful lot.... just not to our superiors or at the time of the order.  We bitched laterally while carrying out the order.

but yoire right,  we did it and we did it RIGHT.

[Purple Aki]

Saw a large group of marines being made to do some kind of human centipede style press up punishment outside the PX at camp Leatherneck. There would be a mutiny if our seniors tried that in the UK, let alone on ops.

[Shockwave]

Saw a large group of marines being made to do some kind of human centipede style press up punishment outside the PX at camp Leatherneck. There would be a mutiny if our seniors tried that in the UK, let alone on ops.

Were they in a square formation, or did were they in a line with their feet on the guy shoulders at their six?

pretty typical.... shit sucks.
Being a Marine is like being in boot camp for an entire enlistment. Thats why were always so pissed off and ready to kill bodies at the drop of a pin.

[Purple Aki]

In a line with feet on person behind them shoulders. Yeah, I noticed that uniform standards and haircuts were pretty rigid in the marines. No one seemed to be cutting about in non-issue kit apart from the MARSOC dudes we occasionally saw.

[headhuntersix]

The Marines did a great job of issusing pretty good off the shelf kit. When I was in the Marines we could use alot of off the shelf stuff. The Army was horrible about that until Iraq...now I deploy with mostly all my own gear.

[Shockwave]

In a line with feet on person behind them shoulders. Yeah, I noticed that uniform standards and haircuts were pretty rigid in the marines. No one seemed to be cutting about in non-issue kit apart from the MARSOC dudes we occasionally saw.

yeah, MARSOC dude are some bad mofos. Really any Recon Marines are, but MARSOC are the elite of the elite.

[Shockwave]

The Marines did a great job of issusing pretty good off the shelf kit. When I was in the Marines we could use alot of off the shelf stuff. The Army was horrible about that until Iraq...now I deploy with mostly all my own gear.

seems to me most of the gear queers were POGs.... we were issues pretty much everything we needed, some of my friends that saw combat said that they rarely ever wanted anything besides their issued gear... the optics we have now are killer, I loved the ACOG.

[Thespritz0]

The Marines did a great job of issusing pretty good off the shelf kit. When I was in the Marines we could use alot of off the shelf stuff. The Army was horrible about that until Iraq...now I deploy with mostly all my own gear.

^^
How do you guys do this- our Warrant Officers would rip us apart!  Everything had to be Government Issue!
P.S.  I even HAD to impersonate a Lieutenant Colonel (yes, successfully ) to secure new boots!

[headhuntersix]

The Army is alot looser, but they're cracking down. When I was in the Marines, it was a mountain/cold weather unit so we had to buy alot of stuff...or we got alot of cool shit from Natick labs to play with.

[Shockwave]

The Army is alot looser, but they're cracking down. When I was in the Marines, it was a mountain/cold weather unit so we had to buy alot of stuff...or we got alot of cool shit from Natick labs to play with.

my buds said it depended a lot on which unit they were deploying with, some were much more strict than others. Some guys said they were allowed some freedom with their optics, especially before the ACOG became standard issue.

[headhuntersix]

On my last tour in Iraq it was whatever u had. I like the ACOG..we could pretty much get whatever...those days are gone. I have an Eotech on my own m4

[Pray_4_War]

You know what? 100% of soldiers would shoot anybody and everybody if ordered to.
Because they're soldiers. It's basically what they're paid for.
The inanity of this thread is beyond measure.

Silly Getbigger.  They are Marines, not soldiers. 

I have several close friends that are Marines and these guys are not mindless idiots who will shoot anyone and everyone.  They do a damn good job considering the fact that the press and the government have made it almost impossible for them.  These guys practically have to bring their lawyers with them now on deployments in case they have to shoot someone.  Even if 25% of Marines would shoot Americans (which they wouldn't) I have faith that the other 75% would sort it out in no time flat.

[Natural Man]

100% of humans would shoot other humans to insure their own survival. Stupid thread.

[Ropo]

Court martialed?  If you think that 25% of military personnel would fire on US citizens because of being afraid of being court martialed you are very much mistaken. Not a chance the number is that high.

Well, you can think that again, sir. In fact, more than 50% of mariners are Hispanic origin or black, so how they would have any difficulties to shot Americans?

[The Showstoppa]

Well, you can think that again, sir. In fact, more than 50% of mariners are Hispanic origin or black, so how they would have any difficulties to shot Americans?

Speak American, boy.