233 years Capt Samuel Nichols was commisioned and ordered to raise two battalions of Marines. To do this Capt Nichols sat down in Tun Tavern in Philadelphia. New recruits folked to Tun Tavern to get a beer and join the Corps.
On Nov 1, 1921 General John A. Lejeune, 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, directed [...]
Just a friendly reminder for all of you out there that the Marine Corps Ball season is just around the corner. That’s right it is October 1st and our birthday is 41 days away. If your command is like any that I have been in you are expecting to have your ball between the 1st [...]
The Marine Corps has been my life for the past 13 years and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. I am an electronics technician by MOS, but I could do that in the real world and obviously make more money than I am in the Corps. So what is it that keeps me doing this?
Junior [...]
Barrack Obama has in many instances decided not to show respect to the Flag of the United States of America. Most of you out there have obviously noticed or heard that Obama has declined to wear a Flag lapel pin, and to be honest with you I have no problem with that. I do not [...]
Many of my good friends as well as family members have asked me why Marines are called Jarheads. Well there are many stories as to why a Marine is called Jarhead.
The first story that I heard had to do with the fact that back in the day many Marines wore a high and tight flat-top [...]
So there was an atricle in the Marine Times this week about how the term Devil Dog has a negative conotation amongst the younger generation of Marines and it got me to thinking why is this?
Well I have an answer to this and it has to do with Marines such as myself and those other “higher-ups” [...]
