I read this article by CJ from A Soldier’s Perspective about a Veteran’s Day Parade and I wanted to pass it on to all who read this blog. I am sure that most of you read his as well but for those of you who don’t check it out.
I ask all you milbloggers out there [...]
As I posted earlier there are fires burning on Pendleton again for the 2nd year in a row. We came in late due to the fact that we were ending the Columbus Day Holiday. I was back on the road 45 minutes after coming in as we had been secured.
I was however to pass on [...]
Camp Pendleton is on fire for the second year in a row. Last year the base, as well as most of San Diego County, was shut down for a week due to wildfires. Yesterday one of my Marines was evacuated from base housing due to fires near his house. He was rehoused in another housing [...]
I have recently added a new contributor to the ranks of Jarhead Online. My brother (a former Airman) wanted a place that he could vent some of his frustrations. And while he is not a Jarhead he is very opinionated and will make you think. His views on politics are along the same lines as [...]
We all know the old proverb that if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Well it appears that Uncle Sam gave AIG a fish vice teaching him how to fish.
I knew that when Uncle Sam started giving [...]
MarAdmin 566/08 was released today announcing the approved selections to Warrant Officer. I would like to extend my congratulations to the Marines that were selected. Promotion to Warrant Officer is a great accomplishment.
Warrant Officers are the link between enlisted Marines and the Commissioned Officers. Warrant Officers are the Subject Matter Experts (SME) in their [...]
On October 1st 2008 a new policy went into effect and it concerns LCpl’s promotion requirements to be eligible for promotion to Cpl. MarAdmin 370/07 has probably been overlooked by most Marines regardless of rank due to the fact that it came out in June of 2007. This MarAdmin announces the cancellation of the “Fundamentals [...]
Just a video of our boys in the sandbox doing what they do set to some awesome music.
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For those of you that do not watch Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting or those of you that didn’t catch the the fight Saturday night let me fill you in. Kimbo Slice who rose to fame on the internet by fighting anyone anywhere got beat down. Kimbo is a street fighter and really has no [...]
All you EOD people really need to check this out. MarAdmin 561/08 was released last Friday and it definitely will benefit all those Explosive Ordnance Disposal types. The Marine Corps must really be hurtin for EOD officers. EOD already has the highest re-enlistment bonus of upwards of 80 grand. Now the Corps is giving any [...]
