Originally Posted by SleazyDream

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.

Originally Posted by dyna mo

why not just make up your mind whether you like hanging out with the guy or not?

it's not complicated and i don't see a reason for a gotcha.

Originally Posted by Jel

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

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

Originally Posted by Rochard

Recently someone a new friend has entered my social group who claims he is a former US Marine. He tells us he's served three tours of combat duty, and was in Recon. However, when I asked him what his MOS was he couldn't give me a number.... Seems like half of the former Marines I know claim they were in Recon. So I started to question him further he didn't seem to understand the difference between a PI Marine and a Hollywood Marine....

Am I right to be suspicious here? I mean, every Marine knows their MOS (0352, 8513) and every Marine knows the difference between PI and Hollywood, right?

What other questions can I ask him about the Marines that would verify my guess?

Originally Posted by sarettah

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

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Originally Posted by SleazyDream

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.

Originally Posted by sarettah

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

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Originally Posted by Vendzilla

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

Originally Posted by MrMaxwell

Again, you didn't capitalize Marine

Originally Posted by SleazyDream

that bugs you doesn't it?

Originally Posted by theking

Ignore this as I see you were in the Navy.

Originally Posted by sarettah

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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Originally Posted by theking

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

Originally Posted by trevesty

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.

Originally Posted by Jel

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

talk about self-importance, sheesh

Originally Posted by Rochard

Recently someone a new friend has entered my social group who claims he is a former US Marine. He tells us he's served three tours of combat duty, and was in Recon. However, when I asked him what his MOS was he couldn't give me a number.... Seems like half of the former Marines I know claim they were in Recon. So I started to question him further he didn't seem to understand the difference between a PI Marine and a Hollywood Marine....

Am I right to be suspicious here? I mean, every Marine knows their MOS (0352, 8513) and every Marine knows the difference between PI and Hollywood, right?

What other questions can I ask him about the Marines that would verify my guess?

Originally Posted by crucifissio

marines, seals, "special forces", USMSCO33

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

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...

Originally Posted by Vendzilla

Are you a member of the Westboro church?

Originally Posted by crucifissio

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

Originally Posted by davecummings

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.

Originally Posted by trevesty

At least your trolling is better than your reading comprehension.

Originally Posted by SleazyDream

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.

Originally Posted by MrMaxwell

That's the first almost believable thing you have ever said.
Now go make me a sandwich

Originally Posted by sarettah

So, why didn't you just delete it?

Originally Posted by Sid70

Isn't it your past? Let it rest.

Originally Posted by SleazyDream

Mr Maxwell - who are you calling?

Sleazydream - A cab

Mr Maxwell - Why?

Sleazydream - cause I fucked you and now you're leaving

Originally Posted by CDSmith

they've been defending your right to spew nonsense freely and publicly for over 200 years,

Originally Posted by sarettah

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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