Marines doing that voodoo that we do so well (Post yours too)

Old Enlisted Marine said:
I believe it is likely the original seed for the tournament.
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The Big Red 1 was the 1 seed then.

Three national guard teams placed in the top ten along with the 75th, 3rd SFG, and NSW. Two US Marine teams competed. I looked and didn't notice a US Coast Guard team. It may sound like I'm being sarcastic but the CG - HITRON - has highly trained snipers.
 
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The Marines got rid of the scout/sniper courses not long ago. Much grumbling occured and rightfully so. The Marines have a proud sniper history (Hathcock, Mawhinney) and closing the schools at Pendleton, Lejeune, and Quantico was a shocking surprise. The Corps established a new MOS however. The MARSOC bubbas put on a sniper course for Recon Marines assigned to the reconnaissance battalions and are awarded the 0322 MOS.

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The Marine Corps is getting rid of Scout Snipers

The Marine Corps has had Scout Snipers since World War II.
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The 11th MEU has to be hating life. Out on the Boxer cutting circles in the sea while the 31st from Okie is boarding ships. This isn't the first such OP like this that the Marines have done there in recent weeks.

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US Marines board and redirect Iranian-flagged tanker amid ongoing blockade

U.S. military forces have redirected 91 commercial ships and disabled four vessels during the Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Live fire training is advertised in lots of media. People still light up Ring alerts and FB HOA accounts asking what’s going on. Lots of others complain about the sounds of freedom. The Marines were here long before the neighborhoods.
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Old Enlisted Marine said:
If you really really look close you can see the Marine in a ghillie on gear watch. 👀
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You're on to something.
FutureAcademyDad? said:
They are all parked in a no parking zone.
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Been coming to this gym for a long time and that sign has been laying sideways probably the entire time.
Capt MJ said:
It’s a moving target range. Hence, no parking. Apparently the live fire exercise was successful, and no vehicles survived, exercise concluded.
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Probably a combination of all that.
THParent said:
Gear adrift is a gift.
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So we thought.

We walked out from the gym and while at our POV's, in authorized parking, we saw at the same time and said, what the heck.

A Marine officer peeked around the tree on the far right. We had just finished a boxing workout and were sweaty and still hand wrapped. I probably looked like a knackered retiree but son is jacked with tank top and tattoos on every visible area of skin. The young guy jumped up to his feet. We both laughed and told him to carry on scrolling on his phone or whatever he was doing. And he did. Sat back down with a bunch of machine guns to his back.
 
I'll be aboard Camp Lejeune this week to witness DD's last formation before she heads OCONUS (with a pit stop at Central Command HQ in Tampa). Will keep an eye out for this sort of strange activity. Will try to grab one more lunch from the awesome taco truck in front of the exchange, plus grab a bit more Corps swag since it may be a while before I'm back at a USMC base (in CONUS, at least).
 
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THParent said:
I liked Landman.

Special Ops: Lioness on the other hand made me feel like Taylor Sheridan doesn't have a clue about the military. :p
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Which is why we are taking a stab at Season 3 tonight. Remember this is an SMU that doesn't "play by the rules" other than tattoos, Oakleys and velcro.

Would love to hear comments.
 
I'll just leave this here so I don't offend anybody. This is a story about a kid who lost a bunch of weight so he could become a Marine. I'm not a Marine. Never stepped on to the yellow footprints but spent more time with the Marines in my 26 years as a Corpsman than most Marines ever did so I know a bit about the organization. One thing among many things that has impressed me through the years is the sign at the entry to MCRD Parris Island. WE MAKE MARINES Recruits are not allowed to quit. They aren't allowed to call home and whine about how tough it is and have the parents pick them up. Lots of young people enlisting in the military didn't have all of life's advantages and view the military as a way to a better life. This young man chose the service with the longest and hardest basic training. Why? He wanted the title. Did he know what he was in for? All the research, interviews, and videos in the world cannot prepare one for what awaits them when they arrive on the bus that takes them under that sign. He found out soon enough. The DIs called him Meatball. I bet they called him things not printable. He toughed it out and earned the title, US Marine. I'd deploy with him any time, any day, any place.

“It was constantly reminding him of his ‘why,’” Cervantes said. “Why did you want to become a Marine? Why did you come into this office? We just kept bringing him back to that.”

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‘Meatball’ no more: Marine recruit drops over 100 pounds for boot camp

Michael Guzman recently graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island after losing nearly 100 pounds to serve.
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84 YEARS AGO, TODAY. The Battle of Guadalcanal codenamed Operation Watchtower was fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 and involved major land and naval battles on and surrounding the island of Guadalcanal. It was the first major Allied land offensive against Japan during the war.
 
"Change your opinions, keep your principles: change your leaves, keep intact your roots" Victor Hugo

The Corps is not a fan of changing its roots. We are proud of our history as well as the new breed. (Corpsman included)

I find it interesting and can't get enough of the stories my son has told me recently that are similar to mine and those that are similar to ones that came before us.
 
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84 YEARS AGO, TODAY. The Battle of Guadalcanal codenamed Operation Watchtower was fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 and involved major land and naval battles on and surrounding the island of Guadalcanal. It was the first major Allied land offensive against Japan during the war.
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My father (RIP) was a US Navy Guadalcanal vet. Soon after the battle began, the Marine airplane ground crews were sent into the hills to fill in for lost infantrymen so the Navy was tasked to provide replacement ground crews which included my father.
PS: The Navy folks also ended up with rifles in defensive positions at times.
 
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