What honor have you brought to your country, your community, your family or yourself?

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tried to join the Navy when I was 18... would not accept me..

I've never betrayed my country.

I've never bailed on anyone, not one god damned time, fucking EVER. The few people I have been close with know that I am the downest motherfucker fucking ever. No matter what we were facing no matter how scared I was no matter how inconvenient it was. No matter what the fuck, I'm the one who didn't sell out or cave in or run away when someone needed me. Period.

I may be left sitting on my balls with fucking nothing but by god I stood tall right by the side of anyone I have ever cared about. There wasn't a potential risk or loss or firearm or organization or ANYTHING that EVER stopped me from being loyal to anyone.

Since I ended up FUCKED you can laugh at that or look down on me but I don't give a fuck. I will continue to be what I am. Am I bitter that cocksuckers forgot about me the second I fell off? Cocksuckers that I had their backs when they got caught up? A little. But I don't get bitter, I get better. Fuck all them motherfuckers.

PS: Laugh all you want. There's NOBODY I would trade places with. No matter who you are or what you have. I may be COMPLETELY FUCKED IN EVERY IMAGINABLE WAY and I may HATE WHERE I AM IN LIFE but I LOVE BEING ME and I LIKE WHAT I AM. You don't matter, all those fleas with no honor don't matter, nothing matters but THAT.

If he said "recon", the only possibility is either regimental or division. There is no more "Force" recon, as it is now all MARSOC. And he didn't give you an 03 designation, so he's full of shit.

0311 94-98 1st Batt 5th Marines
0321 98-03 2nd Recon

Marine, Recon Marine, who gives a fuck? It's not like he's claiming to be a SEAL.

I joined at 17, They asked how I felt about submarines. I asked when is the last time one sank?

My daughter joined when she was 18 and served on board the USS Ronald Reagan. She is out now, 3rd year of college, going to be a doctor.

My dad was a Navy man, My step dad was a Marine.

yeah I wanted to go pretty bad... should'a tried the Marines I guess

I can never be a marine, I'm Canadian.

I considered enrolling in the Canadian military when i was in high school senior year. A recruitment officer came to my school, a couple people signed up. He told me I wasn't in shape, this was in the gym where he had a booth set up to talk to us. So I challenged him to sprints. He accepted, thinking he'd blow me away. I played a LOT of basketball though, it was bad. I destroyed him, not even close. Then I asked what he benched, he said 220. I was doing over 300 at the time. So I asked him how a panzie like him got in, he said in a cocky asshole way my body fat index was too high. So in front of everyone I said fuck you panzie, and if you challenge that fight me right here or walk away a coward. He left and ended his recruitment. Even my gym teacher was proud of me that day. Never thought about joining the military again. I was in shape but still heavy in high school, played basketball and was in the weight room every day. Not fat like I am now though.

After I got my degree I applied to the RCMP, and they had a physical test course. To get in you had to do it in a certain time, and then a higher standard for when you graduated if you got accepted. They bragged about how hard it was at the graduate level, first attempt I passed at above the graduate level, the only guy doing the test that day who did. I asked about my BMI, they said they didn't care, pass the test was all that mattered, they liked that I was bigger, more weight to throw around. They weren't hiring any white males at that time though, so i didn't get in. Got a letter from them 2 years later asking me to re-apply as I was the type of candidate they were looking for then and were finally hiring, but I had moved on. I suppose the RCMP is a branch of the Canadian military though.....

I have beaten the crap out of several people in the Canadian military who were mouthing off in my college days though, not that that says much.....and did scare some Yankees in the American army out of a bar in Canada once but they weren't marines, they sure could run when I called them on their claims of beating me up. You'd think 3 on 1 they'd have at least tried........

the marines I've known weren't pansies though, the ones I know I actually respect. You can tell just by the way a guy carries himself if he's a man or not.

To all those who have served in the military, thank you for your service!!!!!!!!!

Some of you might want to see if there's a Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) group nearby; check out www.PatriotGuard.org (see photos at bottom of that page). You don't need to be a motorcycle rider to participate -- I drive my Prius when our group is escorting deceased military personnel. Membership is free, and participation in "missions" is voluntary. This past week we welcomed home Marines returning to their San Diego bases from Afghanistan; escorted the remains of a USAF veteran from the mortuary to her burial service, and site; and, participated in the full military honors memorial service for a Navy Seal who perished in a recent training mission.

Walts never claim to have done anything ordinary. They all seem to have single handedly liberated Kosovo or something similar.

Pigshit.

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who gives a flying fuck if he says he was but wasn't? Oh, someone who is still up his own ass about what a fantastic person/soldier/college graduate/blah fucking blah/etc he is.

You are not special to anyone aside from yourself and your loved ones, as no-one is. 'as an ex forces blah it really gets me when someone says blah' - holy fucking shit :1orglaugh

^ it's great you (anyone) did/does what you did/do, and I'm not belittling that, but fuck's sake...

i hear ya, it's clear to me now what the intent of the thread was.

Depends on when he was in the service. In the Navy (so I assume about the same time as the Marines) theyd did not start using MOS heavily until the 80's. I got out in 1982, I had heard some stuff about MOS and they started throwing around numbers but I never really knew what my MOS was. I was an Ocean Systems Technician and that is what I knew.

So, if he is saying he is recently a Marine but does not know shit about MOS then he is probably bullshit. If he was a Marine back in the 70's then he might not know shit aabout what an MOS is.

just my :2 cents:

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What his name private Pyle? If so, hes legit.

I didn't know they only started the MOS in the early 1980s. I went in during 1986, and everything was all MOS.

In this case the guy is telling us he served three tours, two in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.

Again, you didn't capitalize Marine

I was in from 78 to 82, no MOS, just a rate

Pigshit...the MOS Code certainly has been used at least since the 2nd World War and probably longer. You did not know your MOS because of one of two reasons...which are: either you did not serve or you were about the stupidest person to have ever served.

Ignore this as I see you were in the Navy.

A United States military occupation code, or a Military Occupational Specialty code (MOS code), is a nine character code used in the United States Army and United States Marines to identify a specific job. In the U.S. Air Force, a system of Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) is used. In the United States Navy, a system of naval ratings and designators is used along with Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) system.

that bugs you doesn't it? :thumbsup

It sure does, you fucking puke bucket flute polisher
Go back to your color painting sets and crayon boxes
I really extremely don't like you, and that is not easy to do

So, why didn't you just delete it? Sorry I cannot remember things that are now over 30 years ago with absolute clarity. I did not have the advantage of dying and being reborn that you did.

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I see...you are a stupid person after all...or at the least an ignorant person.

You didn't answer my question though. I would think that since I am so stupid and ignorant that you would attempt to enlighten me some.

So, why did you leave the nasty comments up once you realized that I was a squid?

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He's probably bullshitting.

There's a local bar fly douche around here who goes around saying he was a Ranger and has killed tons of people, yadda yadda yadda. As in, he'll say this stuff unwarranted in front of a crowd.

Long story short, he about got his head taken off my one of my closest friends who had recently just gotten back from the shit and is most definitely a Ranger. Came back state side, buried one of his brothers, came home. I talked my buddy down, then he made a phone call about this guy... (the idiot dropped his dog tags).

Turns out, he got separated during Red Phase in Basic(Usually means within the first 3 weeks) for mental issues.

Another friend of mine from HS is a Captain for a Ranger Battalion and shared a website to report these people(ICQ me if you want it) and they'll be thoroughly investigated, then outted in local media(well, if the media plays it). He said it's becoming a huge issue with guys who either got separated or just want some tail at the bar... and the Pentagon isn't happy about it.

Anybody who can't spit out their MOS without hesitation has never been a Marine, let alone at the tip of the spear.

Good on your buddy for beating the holy shit out of a drunk with mental issues, what a guy!

lol @ a website to report these people, and the media actually run with this shit? Holy fuck...

And well, if the *pentagon* isn't happy, then that's just not on is it :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

talk about self-importance, sheesh

marines, seals, "special forces", USMSCO33 :1orglaugh

in reality you prey on mostly untrained 3rd world people who were force drafted because your foreign policy did not agree with something...you really are nothing special in reality...

you dont fight ninjas, you dont fight rambos, you dont even fight reasonably trained fighters...your government impoverishes a region with decades of economic sanctions, then you bomb the shit out of them for months and, only then, with air support and armor vehicles and sattellite images do all you ninja wannabees come in and pick up the tired and starved "insurgents" who have nowhere else to go anyway...and then we have to listen to your hunting tales :1orglaugh

give the guy a break he is a phoney just like all of you are...there is nothing amazing about any of you...its nice that you like to dress up and have your own "lingo" you are just like them star trek fellows...living in an imaginary world an imaginary heroes life...cosplay is fun...

some of you have abs and can fire a gun because thats all you train for all day but thats all that can be said about you...quit pretending like you are something special, try to resist tapping each other on the shoulders too much and give the phoney marine a chance because you are really nothing better...

At least your trolling is better than your reading comprehension. :thumbsup

Ran across that a few times myself, personally - 2512/2513 easy questions after all these years.

So.... Seems this guy has suddenly disappeared and hasn't been around recently. Surprise.

Are you a member of the Westboro church?

The Westboro Church, and their hate-filled "we're glad your son/husband/etc died in combat" type signs at military funerals is a major reason why the nationwide Patriot Guard Riders was formed by volunteer veterans and others --- my above posting includes a link to comments about the Patriot Guard, and westboro (lack of capital letter for this so-called church is VERY intentional). Interestingly, no westboro demonstators have shown up lately at funerals for Navy Seals or Army Rangers that we Patriot Guard folks have participated in around San Diego. If any had been there, we'd have sprung into action, in a non-forceful law-abiding way and shielded the families and others from their crap.

It's been my experience (25 years of active duty, and now many years as a retired military guy) that both active duty and retired Seals and Rangers generally blend in, especially at bars, and NEVER reveal their specific present or past military status to others.

Oops, I just recalled that a westboro person was at a funeral we participated in for a cop who had recently returned safely from serving in Afghanistan but who died while assisting a motorist on a freeway. Some of our Patriot Guard folks spotted the demonstrator before the funeral service began, peacefully confronted her, and she left without incident. The hearse arrived minutes later, along with our accompanying escort of Patriot Guard members riding their motorcycles in a "Missing Man" formation.

oh no that would be disrespectful towards the family of the nothing special guy...they are not to blame and its only natural for family to support their own...westboro church is a bunch of assholes...

you prey on the weak and feel special thats all...the phoney marine is just as phoney as all of you...not saying that you boast in bars about your conquests...im saying you star trek convention it and live the imaginary special life and expect others to respect that...you are like trekkies :1orglaugh

HEY, say what you will about the military, they've been defending your right to spew nonsense freely and publicly for over 200 years, so knock yourself out. But leave the trekkies out of it.

Some things are sacred.

America breeds soldiers, just watch the recruiting teams, already at highschool plucking the best talent.

btw, have anyone seen the movies Restrepo and Armadillo?

I know a couple of ex seals, and interestingly I found out about it from others first that they were seals. I ended up asking them about, and they spoke about a few things they did that was unclassified, but they didn't brag or say there were in fact seals before I asked, and both spoke in a private situation about it at their homes, not in public.