slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

I tried not to leave anything out, but add-on if you choose. Respectfully, of course, all you Squids out there...especially Senior Squid BadBobby.

DEFINITION OF A MARINE

Marines come in all sizes, weights, states of sobriety, misery, and confusion. He is shy as a fox, has the nerve of a dope addict, the stories of an old sailor, the sincerity of a liar, and the appetite of a horse. He is unreliable, irresistible and indestructible.

A MARINE is a magical creature, you can lock him out of your house, but not your heart. You can take him off your mailing list but not off your mind. Marines are found everywhere: in bars, behind bars, in battle, in love, on leave and in debt.

No one can write so seldom and yet think so much of you. No one else can get so much enjoyment out of a letter, civilian clothes, or a six pack of beer. A Marine is lazy with a deck of cards, a millionaire without a cent, brave without a grain of sense. He is the protector of America, with the latest copy of Playboy in his back pocket.

When he wants something, it's usually a three day pass, a five dollar bill or a standby home. Girls love them, mothers tolerate them, the United States support them, and somehow they manage to live together. No woman can tame him, no man can beat him.

He likes girls, females, women, ladies, and members of the opposite sex. He dislikes answering letters, wearing his uniforms, his superiors, getting up for reveille, Marine Corps chow, basic training, and the week before payday. You might as well give in. He is your long distance lover, your bright eyed good for nothing bundle of worry. Even all your shattered dreams become insignificant when he comes home to you and greets you with those innocently spoken words.....

"Hi, it's me. I'm back." SEMPER FI

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

And SEMPER FI to all my blessed Marine brothers.

plotto

Well said.

PaulPisces Loc: San Francisco

Pretty much describes the handful of Marines I have known. :)

But Slatts, you know I read all of your posts, and you have to know I would take exception to your callout about who the Marine likes

Some Marines like other men.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/what-its-like-to-be-an-openly-gay-us-marine/


"When I came out to the first guy in my platoon I was incredibly nervous," McCabe recalls. "His response made me feel so accepted. He told me this: 'If we found ourselves down-range with bullets flying towards us, the last thing on any of our minds would be whether or not the man next to us is gay or not.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Paul,
I think that if the mission was to destroy the enemy, and rebuild the country (which shouldn't be done) if I were a marine I would want to protect the gay ones because we'll need someone to re-decorate after the enemy is destroyed. It's all about the mission!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Paul, it has been almost fifty years since I was discharged from active duty. I can honestly say that if I served with any gays, I was not aware of it. I can assure you, though, if stuck in a foxhole or trench in the jungles of Viet Nam...gay or not, the Marine serving next to me was my Corps brother, and I put my life in his hands as comfortably as I hoped he would put his in mine. That's what trained Marines do.

I may not have been aware of any gays in my time in the corps, but I knew quite a few Marines who were happy, cheerful and colorful.

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

I like the fact that you can point a Marine in one direction and say "k**l that", and they're off and running without needing an explanation of "that".

Seriously though, the times I've been in the field, I'd have been all on my lonesome without some Marines. Wait a minute! They're WHY I had to be out there!

I never had to worry about my 6 when a Marine was around, and that's the t***h. Sailors, on the other hand...................

PaulPisces Loc: San Francisco

Don't forget haircuts, hairdos and flowers!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

It was disappointing to see you need reminding about capitalization of the term 'Marine.'

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

Besides, where would they get Officers?

archie bunker Loc: Texas

An honest mistake in my fervor to be a smartass!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

You remain on my 'A' list, although you dropped just a smidgeon.

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

I k**led a smidgeon once. There was very little meat on it.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

They must be like "tads." There just ain't much to em.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Correct, Doc. 'Smidgeon,' also spelled 'smidgen' is defined as a small pigeon. ()