Iraq veteran throws his medals and quits the Marines.

[Juggernaut]

No, a 'race card' would be if I had unfairly accused you of being racist based on something you said.

That was actually an 'analogy'.

It's OK, I have had LOTS of labels thrust on my by liberals...

ETA, Nice job on being an internet Dickhead, though!

 

[Bill B]

I served with a few guys that REALLY didn't belong in the military. They didn't realize how bad a fit it was for them until they were already in. Anyone here know for sure what type of discharge you get if you 'quit', assuming you do it in a manor that doesn't jeopardize your unit/mission? I'd hope those guys don't get a "Dishonorable". Maybe an "Administrative"

Most likely honorable. If you didn't do jail time you aren't getting a "dishonorable" and I've seen some real screw-ups get "kicked out" with honorable discharges.
It seems to me that a Marine would be offended by being called a soldier, but maybe that's changed since my mom (a master sergeant, USMC) retired.

 

[steveh_131]

It's OK, I have had LOTS of labels thrust on my by liberals...

I hear you. There's nothing worse than being labeled an 'analogy'.

 

[Bill B]

I hear you. There's nothing worse than being labeled an 'analogy'.

 

[Juggernaut]

I hear you. There's nothing worse than being labeled an 'analogy'.

Again.. just another post with no other purpose than to antagonize.

 

[Scutter01]

Cut out the name-calling, trolling, baiting, whatever you want to call it.

 

[dross]

Or mock them with idiotic posters.

It wasn't mocking. There's not a service member I've ever met who wouldn't "get" that poster.

I almost never do this, because I don't like trump cards. I don't think only cops can talk about what's right and wrong for a cop, I don't think only women have a right to talk about the right and wrong of abortion, and I don't think only soldiers should have an opinion about war.

That said, I think it's appropriate to discuss one's exprience when someone fundamentally gets it wrong. That poster and the attitude it expresses isn't mocking anyone, it's showing pride. The awesome part is tongue in cheek and it's spitting in the face of one of the many dangers that come with the job. It's like the one about only feeling recoil when you kill. It's an inside joke that you have to be a member of the club to fully understand, though some people seem to get it instinctively.

Just thought you should know.

 

[dross]

Never let it be said that I passed up any opportunity to post this:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIQynsWpBpQ[/ame]

 

[hornadylnl]

I'll just say that I've never met a Marine that made me regret my decision of choosing the Army over the Marines.

 

[Booya]

I'll just say that I've never met a Marine that made me regret my decision of choosing the Army over the Marines.

Hopefully you haven't met that many Marines! Let it also be said that any representation of the Marine Corps made in this thread is a direct reflection of that person and the not the Corps as a whole.

 

[Juggernaut]

I'll just say that I've never met a Marine that made me regret my decision of choosing the Army over the Marines.

I was Sooo bummed out when we "finally" got our new S.E.E. Tractors in..
Only to see the remnant of what was white star on the door that had been freshly CARK painted over... LOL!!!

This video is not work/kid safe (Language)

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fSvmWZZv4k[/ame]

 

[hornadylnl]

Hopefully you haven't met that many Marines! Let it also be said that any representation of the Marine Corps made in this thread is a direct reflection of that person and the not the Corps as a whole.

I have known several. Enough to know that the personality of the Corps is not mine. Even a Marine cook has it tougher than an Army infantryman don'tcha know?

 

[dross]

I was a paratrooper, 82nd Airborne. My unit went to a Marine school, Amphibious Warfare School in Little Creek, VA. Basically, you learned to assault beaches, among other things.

I thought often how I much preferred to jump out of an airplane at 800 feet in the dark, then roam around the countryside ambushing truck convoys and such, while the Marines were fighting their way through concertina, landmines and machine gun fire from concrete bunkers.

Yep, I love me some Jarheads.

 

[hornadylnl]

If Leroy Jethro Gibbs were a real Marine, I'd leave for Marine boot camp tomorrow if it meant I got to serve under him. I don't dislike all Marines. I've known a few who I think are great guys. Just nothing they exhibit makes me envy them. Then there are those that make me grateful for my choice.

 

[Juggernaut]

Hopefully you haven't met that many Marines! Let it also be said that any representation of the Marine Corps made in this thread is a direct reflection of that person and the not the Corps as a whole.

Admittedly a bit edgy after laying a High School/ Brother Marine friend to rest.. FWIW...

 

[Garb]

The reason I posted this is because I think there are some fundamental flaws with how we treat our troops post-combat. I formed this opinion after listening to and reading books by Dave Grossman, who is an expert on the psychological effects of killing and combat. The fact that men are congratulated for killing people is not a good thing IMO. Killing, whether justified or not, is serious business. There should be a sentiment of "you did what you had to do," rather then "good job on taking a person's life."

 

[jeremy]

The reason I posted this is because I think there are some fundamental flaws with how we treat our troops post-combat. I formed this opinion after listening to and reading books by Dave Grossman, who is an expert on the psychological effects of killing and combat. The fact that men are congratulated for killing people is not a good thing IMO. Killing, whether justified or not, is serious business. There should be a sentiment of "you did what you had to do," rather then "good job on taking a person's life."

LTC Grossman should stick with writing Fiction.

 

[jeremy]

I was a paratrooper, 82nd Airborne. My unit went to a Marine school, Amphibious Warfare School in Little Creek, VA. Basically, you learned to assault beaches, among other things.

I thought often how I much preferred to jump out of an airplane at 800 feet in the dark, then roam around the countryside ambushing truck convoys and such, while the Marines were fighting their way through concertina, landmines and machine gun fire from concrete bunkers.

Yep, I love me some Jarheads.

Yard Dart...

 

[iChokePeople]

Yard Dart...

Steady!

 

[jeremy]

Steady!

Yeah you are right...

They are more like Pigeons, just slower and bigger...