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Good for them. Dannymac Send a noteboard - 21/09/2011 03:41:43 PM
And not particularly surprising... the Marines have always struck me pragmatic at heart.
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USMC first to fight random thoughts - 21/09/2011 03:36:17 PM 1140 Views
Good for them. Dannymac - 21/09/2011 03:41:43 PM 890 Views
That is the optimal word for it. Jessie - 23/09/2011 01:14:18 AM 842 Views
In my imagination it went down something like this: Lews_TherinThelamon - 21/09/2011 04:22:08 PM 682 Views
Something went wrong here... Lews_TherinThelamon - 21/09/2011 04:23:04 PM 625 Views
There could be some truth to that random thoughts - 21/09/2011 04:34:36 PM 713 Views
They need military chaplains, right? *NM* Dannymac - 21/09/2011 04:36:06 PM 281 Views
not in the marines random thoughts - 21/09/2011 04:45:48 PM 634 Views
I had a friend who was a Navy chaplain attached to the Marine Corps. Dannymac - 21/09/2011 07:23:10 PM 722 Views
also random thoughts - 21/09/2011 04:51:15 PM 626 Views
I thought nothing could make the Swedish "dress blues" look worse than it already does. Lews_TherinThelamon - 21/09/2011 04:40:08 PM 610 Views
That actually sounds about right. Joel - 21/09/2011 08:17:02 PM 684 Views
Very interesting, but encouraging. Joel - 21/09/2011 08:28:38 PM 741 Views
The answer on women in combat: Lews_TherinThelamon - 21/09/2011 10:07:04 PM 797 Views
I still worry about how the men will react. Joel - 22/09/2011 02:33:15 AM 811 Views
Well, you can worry about what might happen. Lews_TherinThelamon - 22/09/2011 09:17:02 AM 615 Views
and how much actual combat have these units seen? random thoughts - 22/09/2011 02:40:50 PM 724 Views
Sweden has not been involved in many hot conflicts during those years, no Lews_TherinThelamon - 22/09/2011 05:04:26 PM 725 Views
The real test will be when a country with a non-discriminatory military fights a major war. Joel - 22/09/2011 04:00:12 PM 864 Views
The other branches could benefit in a lot of ways by trying to emulate the Marines random thoughts - 22/09/2011 03:25:16 PM 741 Views
Probably. Joel - 22/09/2011 04:33:49 PM 680 Views
The Lynndie England case makes my point random thoughts - 22/09/2011 06:16:32 PM 702 Views
The Lynndie England case is debatable. Joel - 22/09/2011 07:28:53 PM 832 Views
sorry not interested in arguing rhetoric *NM* random thoughts - 22/09/2011 09:01:04 PM 255 Views
The US Army Field Manual is policy, not rhetoric. Joel - 22/09/2011 09:44:58 PM 622 Views
no Joel the rheotoric is all you random thoughts - 22/09/2011 10:45:29 PM 595 Views
Quoting someone is not rhetoric; I am honestly flabbergasted that we are still debating that fact. Joel - 22/09/2011 11:12:29 PM 792 Views
I thought there was a reason I loved The USMC. *NM* StarrBecca - 21/09/2011 08:39:50 PM 286 Views
Good story. TaskmasterJack - 21/09/2011 10:01:33 PM 648 Views
This kind of reminds me of Full Metal Jacket... Legolas - 21/09/2011 10:49:57 PM 668 Views
Re: This kind of reminds me of Full Metal Jacket... TaskmasterJack - 21/09/2011 11:14:38 PM 708 Views
"I bet you could suck a golfball through a garden hose" was NOT a compliment? Joel - 22/09/2011 11:25:43 PM 753 Views
The only really great thing about that movies is he sounded so much like a drill instructor random thoughts - 22/09/2011 03:01:13 PM 746 Views
I doubt the sort of person who is interested in the Marines will particularly care about being PC *NM* Ghavrel - 22/09/2011 10:34:11 PM 275 Views
no but they care a lot about having PC forced on the them which happens all the time random thoughts - 22/09/2011 10:41:13 PM 621 Views
That's because he was a USMC drill instructor. Retired. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2011 10:06:17 PM 259 Views
but oddly even though he calls himslef the Gunny random thoughts - 24/09/2011 07:58:08 AM 563 Views
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