Hello, this is a great Website. I am a former TOW Gunner in the USMC. Served at Camp Horno (Camp Pendleton) in the late 80s and went on two WestPacs, one aboard the USS Peleliu and the other aboard the USS Tarawa.
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Hello,
My name is Jessica and i am a Marine sister. My brother, Jeremy is a Cpl. in the US Marines. He is currently on deployment to the Philippines. He was sent there after being in Iraq 6 months. He is my only sibling and i just wanted everyone to know how great he is and how proud i am of him. I admire him and i think that him and all out troops are the bravest of the brave. Thanks to all our service men and women for your dedication to this great country USA
I went to the Philippines six times during my enlistment. It is a beautiful country and I'm sure the Filipino people are treating him well. Your brother is indeed a hero.
Hello I'm Dingo
Hi Towgunner,MarineSister23, nice to meet you. Thank you Tow for your efforts in keeping us free. MarineSister please let your brother know I too am very proud of him and his sacrifices.
I'm new to the board, I don't have anyone in the Military but my dad was in the Army during the Korean conflict-started as sniper then went to tank gunner..he became an LEO for 30yrs after the military. I am VERY proud of him and our troops. Many of my friends are Marines and ALL of our Troops are my boys and girls
I hope the best for all and enjoy the fact there's a topic here for everyone.
Keep up the greatness,your the BEST.
Dingo
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Hey, I'm a cadet/captain in my local AFJROTC. I came across this website while looking to trade sabres and Its kinda cool. Now all we need is to get more people here.
Hi Cap'n
Howdy
Good luck in your pursuits,your the best.
I hope lots more people wander in too..
you trade sabres? cool! you been collecting long? I don't collect them but I do think they are beautiful.
Talk to you in a bit~
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Hi guys,
I'm an Army DEPer. I will be a Linguist and leaving for basic in the fall.
I was just searching for military related places on ezboard and found this.
Hope to have some good convos w/ everyone soon.
Hi! I'm a Navy wife! My husband has been in for a little more than a year, and we are currently stationed in Norfolk where he is going to school for aircrew!
Interested Dad
Does he want the military experience? If so, there's nothing more military than the Marine Corps. But if he's looking for training that he can use after the military then a specialty MOS in one of the other services would work. Of course, there are many options, including becoming an officer and flying planes, or (in the Army) becoming a warrant officer and flying helicopters.
I was in the infantry in the Marine Corps (a very extreme choice) but I was also a TOW Gunner (see icon). I received all of the infantry training, but I also had a jeep, then a HUMVEE, so I didn't do as much walking - and there is A LOT of walking in the Marine Corps Infantry.
Let me just emphasize that Marine Corps Infantry is a pretty stark and extreme existence. Also, nowadays, being in the infantry will most likely land you in Iraq.
Edited by: TowGunner at: 3/22/04 19:30
To answer your question; yes & no. He's 17 & has lots of options/interests. The Marine Corps & "the military experience" definately appeals to him & he also is specifically interested in learning Japanese. Through research, I found out that the two could possibly go together. If I'm correct, the Marines (as well as all the other branches of the military) train people to be linguists. One of the languages that they can learn happens to be Japanese. I learned a bit about the DLAB test & know that the military won't waste time training you if you don't do well on the test(makes sense). Trying to figure out if linguists trained to speak Japanese are in demand or if certain branches have more of a demand is what I would like to find out. Interestingly, the Marines require their linguists to score higher on the DLAB than the other branches.
My name is Charlie. I fell upon this site and found it as an intersting place, so I thought I might join in with the chat. A little bit about me....I'm basically a military brat (well at least that's what everyone likes to call me). I grew up in a military family, I was married into the military for five years (divorced now) and I'm a writer for a military magazine (as a part time job). Anyhow, that's just a little bit about me. I look forward to talking to y'all later
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Welcome Charlie, I was just doing some work on the forums and noticed you were here. I am the owner of MilitarySpot.com. If you have anything that you would like to see published at this site you can email me at magspot@comcast.net.
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Thank you for the welcome Tom. I appreciate the fact that you're willing to let me publish my articles on this site. It'll be great to be able to have some feed back on certain topics.
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Hey everyone, I'm a recruit in the USMC and leave June 8th, 2004 for Parris Island. Just lookin for some good conversations and some advice from people who have been there. My MOS is Small Arms Repair. Thanks.
Welcome to the group! My name is Charlie. I'm not in the military, but if you read my intro, then you'll find that I'm involved with the military one way or another. Anyhow, it's good to have you here with us and I hope to talk to you sometime soon.
Hello MOS 2111
Congratulations on joining the best service! I spent four years in the Corps (in the Infantry). A few words of advice. As a small arms tech you will probably be working in an armory. The Corps takes accountability of weapons and parts very seriously. Do everything by the book, even if some of the other guys in the unit slack off a little or cut corners. I know a sergeant who worked in the armory that was reprimanded for a missing part. Anyway, as for boot camp, start running, doing situps and pullups now. Once you get to boot camp, don't despair. That first morning after you meet your regular drill instructors is an eye opener. Don't think it's going to be like the movie Officer and a Gentleman where the DI says drop and give me twenty. It's not uncommon for a DI to say begin and three hours later you're still "exercising". Watch Full Metal Jacket - that's pretty close to how it will be. Don't get with the bad crowd - there are bad apples in every bunch. Keep a good and positive attitude and always do the right thing.
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