I met a Marine today

[LittleLebowski]

As an Army vet, I don't think highly of Marines for their incredible intellect. I think highly of them for their incredible drive.

An Army kid in Jump School explained to me what Marine stands for.

Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Expected

[Balisong]

An Army kid in Jump School explained to me what Marine stands for.

Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Expected

Aren't
Real
Marines
Yet

[beenalongtime]

Stopped by the LGS and a studly, young man was buying an AR. Filling out the 4473, he got stumped by a question and had to call his mom. The question was “what state were you born in.” The answer was Pennsylvania — says he always gets stumped by that one. I asked, and he was a Marine over from 29 Palms.

Some mothers would probably just say, naked and screaming, the state everyone is in when they are born.

[Cory]

An Army kid in Jump School explained to me what Marine stands for.

Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Expected

I used to say Muscles are required intelligence not accepted. When the Marine made their quick retort, I would point out accepted starts with an A.

[Blades]

I had to spell out my birth city on the form 4473 and I don't know how to spell "Minneapolis" without spell check. I had put "MN, MN" but it wasn't accepted.

Who helps the Mods here when they need to buy a gun?

[RevolverRob]

Look, I know we don't all agree on whether or not they just misspelt "Moron" when they invented "Marine". But the most important thing is - Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force - we can all agree, the Coast Guard is where the pansies go.

Afraid of deep water, amphibious assaults, or people having a good time? Join the United States Coast Guard, where you can ticket boaters for drinking beer, annoy fishermen, and be smug in the fact that though no one likes you, they tolerate you. Because they never know when they'll need rescuing.

[Half Moon]

Look, I know we don't all agree on whether or not they just misspelt "Moron" when they invented "Marine". But the most important thing is - Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force - we can all agree, the Coast Guard is where the pansies go.

Afraid of deep water, amphibious assaults, or people having a good time? Join the United States Coast Guard, where you can ticket boaters for drinking beer, annoy fishermen, and be smug in the fact that though no one likes you, they tolerate you. Because they never know when they'll need rescuing.

But the real question as to toughness, now that we have Space Force: does Space Force rank above or below Postal Service on the hard core scale? :-P

[Snapshot]

I am glad this thread has been equal opportunity. We have managed to insult Marines, the Army, Navy and Air Force, teachers and firemen, and probably other groups yet to come.

I don't think the work here is finished because lawyers, doctors, pilots, tradespeople of all descriptions, chefs, managers, consultants, dentists, clerks, ... all of these and more deserve no less abuse than the rest.

[DDTSGM]

An Army kid in Jump School explained to me what Marine stands for.

Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Expected

And that's where we surprise them!

I used to get taunted 'Chesty Puller was a leg!'

[RevolverRob]

But the real question as to toughness, now that we have Space Force: does Space Force rank above or below Postal Service on the hard core scale? :-P

Below.

There aren't any angry rottweilers in space (yet).

I don't think the work here is finished because lawyers, doctors, pilots, tradespeople of all descriptions, chefs, managers, consultants, dentists, clerks, ... all of these and more deserve no less abuse than the rest.

I'm sad, because the professors/academics in the crowd haven't been called anything yet.

Of course, it's obvious that those folks wouldn't fill out a 4473, since they're all leftists/socialists/freedom haters who are attempting to perpetuate the downfall of our society by corrupting our glorious institutions with critical thought and study.