"You're Not A Marine!"
Feb 13, 2017 13:27:36 #
slatten49 wrote:
Your eyes are deceiving you, BB, Marines don't make such errors. 
Recheck my posting. 
Recheck my posting. I see you finally found how to edit
Feb 13, 2017 14:07:11 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
Larry the Legend wrote:
Ex Marine Paratrooper?
The term is 'Paramarines,' as I understand it.
Feb 13, 2017 14:08:59 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
badbobby wrote:
I see you finally found how to edit
Now, if I could only get into your posts for much-needed editing.
But, only to my advantage, of course. Feb 13, 2017 15:22:10 #
slatten49 wrote:
The term is 'Paramarines,' as I understand it.
No Kidding! The Marine Corps has Paratroopers??? Whoa! No way! Why have I never heard of this?
Well, I mean, sure, why not? Marines are all crazy anyway, right? Jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft to be completely surrounded by people who are hell bent on killing you and possibly being thousands of miles from the nearest friendly face would probably make perfect sense to them. Compared to some of the 'little scraps' they've been engaged in, it's probably one of the milder forms of Marine Corps combat modes.
Just one question though. I did jump school at the US Army infantry training center at Ft. Benning, in Georgia. Where do 'ParaMarines' get their shot at 'jump school'?
Feb 13, 2017 16:02:26 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
Larry the Legend wrote:
No Kidding! The Marine Corps has Paratroopers??? ... (show quote)
You would be best served to Google 'paramarine.' They have been around since 1940. I will let Google fill you in on the rest. BTW, I was not a paramarine. I will say that, as I understand it, paramarines receive their current-day training at the U.S. Army Airborne School.
Feb 13, 2017 16:15:03 #
Yep,And when I was a jump school instructor at Ft benning,,We washed out many Army guys,But,I dont remember one marine washing out.
Feb 13, 2017 17:01:42 #
boatbob2 wrote:
Yep,And when I was a jump school instructor at Ft benning,,We washed out many Army guys,But,I dont remember one marine washing out.
Hey, you've really been around! Submarines, Airborne, what else you got? When were you at Ft. Benning?
Feb 13, 2017 17:56:01 #
slatten49 wrote:
Now, if I could only get into your posts for much-needed editing. But, only to my advantage, of course.
But, only to my advantage, of course. of course
Feb 13, 2017 18:39:01 #
Feb 13, 2017 18:39:02 #
Feb 13, 2017 18:44:11 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
boatbob2 wrote:
Hi,No submarines,Ft benning 1959 to 1962,
BoatBob2, it would help clarify as to whom you are responding if you hit 'quote reply' beneath the post your reply is directed towards. Thanks.
Feb 13, 2017 20:04:56 #
boatbob2 wrote:
Hi,No submarines,Ft benning 1959 to 1962,
Dang! I wasn't even born until 1962.
So you had Marines at Ft. Benning for jump school between 1959 and 1962?
Honestly, I never heard of this. Marines are generally delivered amphibiously. The idea of Marines being paratroopers is a whole new world to me. I had my 18th birthday during basic training at Ft. Benning in October 1980 (C-5-1) and did AO Eagle and jump school in the November (class 88-80). Then the Army, in its infinite wisdom, decided that I would best serve my country in a mechanized infantry division so I took my first duty station with CSC 2/21st at Ft. Stewart, GA, manning an APC mounted TOW. You might say things kinda went downhill from there...
Feb 13, 2017 20:10:10 #
Larry the Legend wrote:
Dang! I wasn't even born until 1962. br br So yo... (show quote)
Larry
as everyone knows
my hat is off and my heart is loving
for all ex,and present service men and women
may God bless and keep them
even the Marines
Feb 13, 2017 21:59:35 #
badbobby wrote:
Larry
as everyone knows
my hat is off and my heart is loving
for all ex,and present service men and women
may God bless and keep them
even the Marines
as everyone knows
my hat is off and my heart is loving
for all ex,and present service men and women
may God bless and keep them
even the Marines
Agree! Wife and offer prayers to all service personnel and vets nightly.
Feb 13, 2017 22:04:14 #
badbobby wrote:
Larry
as everyone knows
my hat is off and my heart is loving
for all ex,and present service men and women
may God bless and keep them
even the Marines
as everyone knows
my hat is off and my heart is loving
for all ex,and present service men and women
may God bless and keep them
even the Marines
Even the Marines?
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