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Old 12-04-2019, 07:46 PM   #381 (permalink)
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There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.
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Old 12-05-2019, 06:12 PM   #382 (permalink)
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My baby brother graduated Marine school today.



I am obviously ambivalent at best about the military but I'm proud of him nonetheless. He's been talking about being a Marine since he was a kiddo.
*sheds a tear imagining him as a cog in the machine of the military industrial complex*
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Old 12-05-2019, 07:13 PM   #383 (permalink)
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Start sending him crayons every month to remind him of what he is.
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Old 12-05-2019, 07:28 PM   #384 (permalink)
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I said he's a Marine not an NFL player
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Old 12-05-2019, 07:32 PM   #385 (permalink)
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Don't you know the joke about Marines eating crayons?
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Old 12-05-2019, 07:33 PM   #386 (permalink)
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I guess not. Hurry and tell me before I google it.
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Old 12-05-2019, 08:20 PM   #387 (permalink)
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I guess not. Hurry and tell me before I google it.
I looked it up on Google. From what I've read it's more of a stereotype of Marines (that they're dumb enough to eat crayons) than it's an actual joke with an actual punchline.
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Old 12-05-2019, 08:22 PM   #388 (permalink)
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Ah. The payoff wasn't worth it. Nice one, Charles.
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Old 12-05-2019, 09:26 PM   #389 (permalink)
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The assumption was that you'd get it. I guess the meme is too old for you.
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I never thought of MCT (Marine Combat Training), SOI (school of infantry), or a POG (person other-than grunt) school as "Marine school" but thats an interesting description of them. lol Bootcamp is more "Marine school" because it focuses on traditions and basic weapons like a saw or m16

Marines in non-0300 MOS's (jobs) go to MCT, and infantry MOS's (0300's) go to a much longer training because its their job once they get to their unit. After MCT for POG's, they go to a MOS school, that can last up to a year sometimes if its military police. I was an 0352 in the infantry.

Congrats to your brother, the Marine Corps is a great organization
I really don't know anything about it but I'm learning! If only so I can keep up with his jargon when I see him at the end of the month lol. As far as I know this was boot camp, not sure what exactly is next for him, but he flies home (to wyoming) today and will be there until the new year at least.

He's definitely more of a boots on the ground kind of guy, I'm not sure how much you're able to choose your own path when serving, but obviously I would love it if he went into something more administrative or computer sciencey haha.
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