Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there. Today is a day to sit on the couch and watch football all day. Then get to the table and eat more food then you thought humanly possible. I am thankful for a wonderful wife and kids that are healthy (although baby might have chicken pox not sure right [...]
You know we Marines have a rap for being the not so brightest of the four services. While this is a highly debatable accusation one thing can be said for certain. All a Marine needs to be entertained is a bunch of rocks and an ammo can. This will keep us entertained for hours. addthis_url [...]
Cutting Scores for promotion to Corporal and Sergeant have been released for December. Hopefully your hard work and dedication have paid off and you have the score and are getting promoted. If not keep working and you will get there Marine. As I wrote in an earlier article about calculating your composite score the most [...]
As anyone knows knowing a second language can help you in your career. Not only while in the Marine Corps bit also in a civilian atmosphere. Most of us don’t have the time nor the money to learn a second langauge on our own. The Marine Corps is trying to make it easier for those [...]
The Marine Corps has come up with a new policy stating that the use flash drives on Marine Corps computers is not authorized effective immediately. MarAdmin 647/08 states: USE OF ANY REMOVABLE FLASH MEDIA STORAGE DEVICE WHICH USES A UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) CONNECTION IS PROHIBITED ON THE MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN), BOTH NIPRNET [...]
So I got stuck having to be the chaperone for the Commandant’s visit to Camp Pendleton today. Not a big deal really just had to be on the grinder at 1230 and ensure that the Marines got on the bus. Well at 1115 I got a phone call and told the time had moved up [...]
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, UA, or are deaf and blind you have heard about the Combat Fitness Test which was recently implemented. You might have even had the chance to run your first CFT unfortunately I haven’t got my first one in. Akinoluna from The day to day, semi-normal life of [...]
Do you have an EAS between 19 Dec and 5 Jan? If so you can get an early release form active duty. Every year the Marine Corps allows personnel with and EAS during the Holidays. MarAdmin 622/08 requires that Marines that apply for early release be stationed within the 50 united states. Also the following [...]
I am getting so disgusted at our Government right now. I am tired of politicians. I am tired of people trying to make themselves and their party look good. I am tired of all the bullshit that has come down in the past few months about bailing out corporate America. I think it is downright [...]
While I still do not agree with President Elect Obama’s fiscal and monetary plans I have come to the realization that he might not be the anti-christ that I thought he was. It seems that he has plans that will keep the US Military active in the War on Terrorism. Now I know that he [...]
