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The Veterans Thread
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Former Navy and proud of it! Served on board the USS Coral Sea during the early 60's - just as the Viet Nam experience was lighting on fire. Spent some quality time at the Skiff's Creek annex in Virginia before discharge and college. Many good memories and some bad...
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Oo-rah, Harry! 
I am a PI-Marine... just a few years later. 
The Marines actually fall under the Dept. of the Navy. It used to be that we only got what the Navy handed down to us. Trust me, we keep our distance.
We have fighting capabilites on land, in the air and at sea. We use the other branch(es) to get us to the fight... then they leave. 
I am very appreciative of those before me, with me, and after me. Thank you all.
I am a PI-Marine... just a few years later. The Marines actually fall under the Dept. of the Navy. It used to be that we only got what the Navy handed down to us. Trust me, we keep our distance.
We have fighting capabilites on land, in the air and at sea. We use the other branch(es) to get us to the fight... then they leave. I am very appreciative of those before me, with me, and after me. Thank you all.
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That sums it up pretty well, Skip.
My brother in law was a Marine. Served two tours in Vietnam. For his 50th birthday, he had some Maine type of tatoo done on his arm. Funny he made it out of the service without any tatoos, but at 50 had to have one.
That sums it up pretty well, Skip.
My brother in law was a Marine. Served two tours in Vietnam. For his 50th birthday, he had some Maine type of tatoo done on his arm. Funny he made it out of the service without any tatoos, but at 50 had to have one.
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[QUOTE=Lainey8484,Apr 11 2006, 11:51 AM] Dean,
I know I've heard bits and pieces over the years, but can you explain why the Navy and Marines are often based together? I think that's how best to describe it.
I know I've heard bits and pieces over the years, but can you explain why the Navy and Marines are often based together? I think that's how best to describe it.
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Originally Posted by dean,Apr 11 2006, 03:11 PM
The USMC falls under the auspices of the Dept. of the Navy as sort of a separate branch of the Navy.
I enlisted in the Navy as part of my ingenious scheme to avoid getting drafted and shipped to Nam. I was asked to sign up for nuke school, which I refused because it required a six year enlistment. Then I was asked if I was interested in Officer's Candidate School to which I replied, [expletive deleted] no! So, I signed on as a corpsman because I thought it might be helpful later if I pursued a career in veterinary medicine. After school, I was shipped out to... you guessed it. After pulling a tour I was asked to volunteer for another which I did for reasons still unfathomable to me to this day. But I'm sure that copious amounts of alcohol played no small role in it. Once I signed on again, the Navy let me know that they felt that I was a little too rough around the edges and too much of a loose cannon for their tastes and transferred me over to the Marines.
I enlisted in the Navy as part of my ingenious scheme to avoid getting drafted and shipped to Nam. I was asked to sign up for nuke school, which I refused because it required a six year enlistment. Then I was asked if I was interested in Officer's Candidate School to which I replied, [expletive deleted] no! So, I signed on as a corpsman because I thought it might be helpful later if I pursued a career in veterinary medicine. After school, I was shipped out to... you guessed it. After pulling a tour I was asked to volunteer for another which I did for reasons still unfathomable to me to this day. But I'm sure that copious amounts of alcohol played no small role in it. Once I signed on again, the Navy let me know that they felt that I was a little too rough around the edges and too much of a loose cannon for their tastes and transferred me over to the Marines.
When they drafted me I tested well and qualified for West Point Prep. 6 months and then they wanted m to go to West Point for 4 years plus 5 after.
Haha... I led them on all through basic trainingl. On the last weekend turned them down. So they granted me an MOS and sent me to Naval Air Station in Key West.
In the army working for the navy.
Unfortunately the exc had a problem with my havana cigar business. So they gave another MOS and sent me to Vietnam. I got on the job training as an (11c20).
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Originally Posted by dean,Apr 11 2006, 04:11 PM
Once I signed on again, the Navy let me know that they felt that I was a little too rough around the edges and too much of a loose cannon for their tastes and transferred me over to the Marines.
Now that's worth a
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Originally Posted by Lainey8484,Apr 11 2006, 04:43 PM
Seriously?
Now that's worth a
Now that's worth a
And I had a reputation for being a hard drinker and something of a high risk taker in those days. My XO seemed too preoccupied with regs and dress codes than in job performance which I thought was absurd and pointless given the circumstances, and I never let an opportunity pass to let him know it. I'm sure that calling my XO a "fly" to his face on numerous occasions didn't help much either. For those not familiar with it, fly was a term used to describe unpopular officers. Flies eat [expletive deleted] and bother people.
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Originally Posted by fltsfshr,Apr 11 2006, 04:23 PM
Hahaha We're more alike in our experience than you think.
Unfortunately the exc had a problem with my havana cigar business. So they gave another MOS and sent me to Vietnam. I got on the job training as an (11c20).
Unfortunately the exc had a problem with my havana cigar business. So they gave another MOS and sent me to Vietnam. I got on the job training as an (11c20).
Nah, I already had you pegged as a trouble maker like me. What's an 11c20? I deleted all of my military mental files long ago.