Headquarters Marine Corps has released the preliminary zones and allocations for promotion to Gunnery Sergeant. MARADMIN 116/09 announces how many Marines will be promoted in each MOS as well as the dates of rank required to be considered for promotion. So Staff Sergeants check out the MARADMIN and see if you are in the “zone” [...]
February 23 marked the 44th anniversary of the most recognizable photo from WWII, the raising of the flag on Mt Suribachi, during the battle for Iwo Jima
Navy Secretary Forrestal, thrilled by the sight,
turned to Holland Smith and said, “the raising of that flag means a
Marine Corps for another five hundred years.’
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The Marine Corps has released cutting scores for Corporals and Sergeants for the month of March. This is a great opportunity for many young Marines as it places them into a position of greater responsibility and leadership. Congratulations to those that made the cut and for the rest of you continue on improving your composite [...]
I got a very intriguing email from my Family Readiness Officer today. Looks like there is something in this almost $800,000,000,000 (yes that is billion) stimulus for military homeowners. Instead of trying to relate all that is in the proposed bill I will just paste the message below:
The Senate Proposes Military Homeowner Relief The “American [...]
That’s right time to tear down the poster that Bud Selig has in his office. That’s right baseball’s golden child is dirty. Alex Rodriguez admitted on Monday that he used steroids.
Now I’m not glad that another player got caught disgracing the great game of baseball, but I am glad that another prominent player got caught. [...]
I wrote last week that tax time is finally upon us and that getting a refund anticipation loan is a bad thing. Well it seems that I am not alone in my thinking. Patrick at Military Finance Network wrote an article on the problem with refund anticipation loans. The APR on these loans can reach [...]
This year the Marine Corps brought back “boat spaces” for 1st term Marines that wish to re-enlist. A boatspace is slot or opening for a Marine to re-enlist within the MOS that he has been working in during his first term. The reason for boatspaces is to keep too many Marines from re-enlisting in the [...]
