Marine Corps League

[Fmedges]

Are any of you guys a member of the MCL?

[tmleadr03]

Nope.

[Sharpienads]

Negative. But I did hear a funny joke:

What's the hardest 4 years of a marine's life?

[zteknik]

I can not have that honor from being in the Army.
But I did have the Honor of going to a Marine Corps Ball with a good buddy of mine as a guest.I just kept my mouth shut as being in the Army- I like my nose!!!:D

Actualy it was real fun!!By the end of the night and a few pitchers later they forgave the fact I was Army :)

[Fmedges]

Negative. But I did hear a funny joke:

What's the hardest 4 years of a marine's life?

What's that?

[Sharpienads]

What's that?

3rd grade.

I joke, of course. I appreciate all my brothers in arms.

[Fmedges]

3rd grade.

I joke, of course. I appreciate all my brothers in arms.

hah nice, what esteemed branch are you in kind sir?

[Sharpienads]

hah nice, what esteemed branch are you in kind sir?

AF. We can make fun of them, too.

[Fmedges]

AF. We can make fun of them, too.
Well knowing the AF as I do, I'm sure you just qualified for a medal or badge of some sort by posting a joke in the internet.

[Sharpienads]

Well knowing the AF as I do, I'm sure you just qualified for a medal or badge of some sort by posting a joke in the internet.

Yeah no shit. Did you hear about the finance chick that got a BSM in Asskrakistan just for doing finance stuff? Disgusting.

[HBARleatherneck]

delete

[Fmedges]

Yeah no shit. Did you hear about the finance chick that got a BSM in Asskrakistan just for doing finance stuff? Disgusting.

Yeah man, fucking awards don't get me started on that bunch of BS. Bronze Star For Effective Suppressive Financial Documentation Fires haha. So bad even Jessica Lynch called bullshit on that one.

[tmleadr03]

AF. We can make fun of them, too.

Not just a job, a job in a blue bus drivers uniform. ;-)

[Sharpienads]

Yeah, a three star had to write a letter to tell everybody to shut up and color because people were so pissed. More at the process than at the chick who received the award. But still.

A recent AF Times ran her story and Bradley Smith's. Smith's ROMAD, SrA Malarsie received the same award as her, but all he did was get blown up, lost his eyesight, and continued to fight in every way possible until help arrived. But yeah she deserves the BSM.

For those of you not familiar:

Her story: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/04/air-force-tech-sergeants-take-heat-bronze-stars-041612/
Brad's story: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/02/air-force-afghanistan-camp-named-bradley-smith-jtac-airman-020312w/
Mike's story: http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123296582

[Sharpienads]

Not just a job, a job in a blue bus drivers uniform. ;-)

I think it looks more like a postal worker's uniform, but that's just MHO. We don't have the bus driver hats anymore.

[Fmedges]

Yeah, a three star had to write a letter to tell everybody to shut up and color because people were so pissed. More at the process than at the chick who received the award. But still.

A recent AF Times ran her story and Bradley Smith's. Smith's ROMAD, SrA Malarsie received the same award as her, but all he did was get blown up, lost his eyesight, and continued to fight in every way possible until help arrived. But yeah she deserves the BSM.

For those of you not familiar:

Her story: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/04/air-force-tech-sergeants-take-heat-bronze-stars-041612/
Brad's story: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/02/air-force-afghanistan-camp-named-bradley-smith-jtac-airman-020312w/
Mike's story: http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123296582

A buddy of mine that I deployed with were talking a few days ago about the fact that you can deploy to these areas and go the whole time just sitting on a base. We were there right at the beginning and slept in holes and these days they have McDonald's and run marathons in country. It's so weird to me.

[tmleadr03]

I think it looks more like a postal worker's uniform, but that's just MHO. We don't have the bus driver hats anymore.

Damn your uniform changes! Killed my favorite AF joke!!! :-(

[Fmedges]

Damn your uniform changes! Killed my favorite AF joke!!! :-(

Nothing is worse than this crap

http://strikehold.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/nwu-i.jpg?w=600&h=747

[Sharpienads]

Nothing is worse than this crap

http://strikehold.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/nwu-i.jpg?w=600&h=747

Yeah, those are worse than AF tigerstripes.

[Hoser]

Well knowing the AF as I do, I'm sure you just qualified for a medal or badge of some sort by posting a joke in the internet.

Yeah, everyone likes to chip on the Air Force till they need a bomb dropped or a ride home...

[Fmedges]

Yeah, everyone likes to chip on the Air Force till they need a bomb dropped or a ride home...

I took a ship, and A-10 CAS scares the shit out of me.

[Hoser]

Not just a job, a job in a blue bus drivers uniform. ;-)

Whats the difference between a Marine and a submarine?

There isnt one. A Navy boy will go down on either.

[Sharpienads]

I took a ship, and A-10 CAS scares the shit out of me.

I love controlling CAS with A-10s. Don't be afraid of what you don't understand :)

[Bailey Guns]

Yeah, a three star had to write a letter to tell everybody to shut up and color because people were so pissed. More at the process than at the chick who received the award. But still.

A recent AF Times ran her story and Bradley Smith's. Smith's ROMAD, SrA Malarsie received the same award as her, but all he did was get blown up, lost his eyesight, and continued to fight in every way possible until help arrived. But yeah she deserves the BSM.

For those of you not familiar:

Her story: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/04/air-force-tech-sergeants-take-heat-bronze-stars-041612/
Brad's story: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/02/air-force-afghanistan-camp-named-bradley-smith-jtac-airman-020312w/
Mike's story: http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123296582

I'll probably catch hell for this...but here's another one:

http://www.parkbull.com/newsextra/kylesharpmedal.html

[Bailey Guns]

I love controlling CAS with A-10s. Don't be afraid of what you don't understand :)

I don't really understand my wife. Should I not fear her?

[Sharpienads]

I don't really understand my wife. Should I not fear her?

You should probably still be afraid of her, but just not because you don't understand her.

[Fmedges]

I'll probably catch hell for this...but here's another one:

http://www.parkbull.com/newsextra/kylesharpmedal.html

Combat controllers are badass.


I love controlling CAS with A-10s. Don't be afraid of what you don't understand :)

I understand they are called Marine killers for a reason. :(

[Fmedges]

Whats the difference between a Marine and a submarine?

There isnt one. A Navy boy will go down on either.

We had 2 Navy guys going at it in the captains lifeboat get caught. The captain wasn't too pleased.

[Sharpienads]

Combat controllers are badass.

I think that guy is a JTAC, not a glorified air traffic controller who more than likely prefers the company of other gentlemen.

[Sharpienads]

We had 2 Navy guys going at it in the captains lifeboat get caught. The captain wasn't too pleased.

The captain gets his own lifeboat? Dang.

[Bailey Guns]

We had 2 Navy guys going at it in the captains lifeboat get caught. The captain wasn't too pleased.

So there's a difference between going down "with" the ship and going down "on" the ship.

[Bailey Guns]

I understand they are called Marine killers for a reason. :(

I've never heard of the A-10 referred to as Marine killers. Care to elaborate?

ETA: The worst incident of CAS friendly fire that I can find involving Marines and a USAF A-10 seems to have occurred in Nasiriya. It was a Marine JTAC (a captain) that was controlling the A-10.


According to the Pentagon’s own investigation released in early 2004, the mistake, made by a Marine forward air controller, resulted in a US A-10 Warthog attacking the US Marine vehicles. The A-10, from a Pennsylvania Air National Guard unit, targeted and destroyed the AAV with at least one and possibly two Maverick missiles according to the A-10 pilot’s account of the ill-fated attack. The name of the A-10 pilot, has never been made public nor has the name of the Marine forward air controller code-named MOUTH.
A report released Monday by U.S. Central Command recommends disciplinary action against a U.S. Marine Corps captain who called in airstrikes on his fellow Marines in the deadliest "friendly fire" incident of the Iraq war.
Eighteen Marines were killed during a battle March 23, 2003, in Nasiriya. But because some of the bodies had been hit by both U.S. and Iraqi weapons, investigators could confirm only eight deaths by hostile fire.
The source of the fire that killed the other 10 Marines cannot be determined, according to the report.


So should we instead call Marine captains "Marine Killers"? Maybe you should be more afraid of Marine officers?

Or maybe bad shit happens in the fog of war...unfortunately.

[SNAFU]

MCL and RECON Association..

The sound of sh@t hitting the fan....Marrinee

Subs go down with 80 sailors,,and comes up with 40 couples ;)

When in a CH46,,if its Navy,,and leakng hydrolc fluid get out NOW
if a USMC and NOT leakng hydrolc fluid get out NOW

[Marlin]

Her story: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/20...-stars-041612/ (http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/04/air-force-tech-sergeants-take-heat-bronze-stars-041612/)



Wow, I should have received a Silver Star for walking around Grenada on a bum leg..

[Fmedges]

I've never heard of the A-10 referred to as Marine killers. Care to elaborate?

ETA: The worst incident of CAS friendly fire that I can find involving Marines and a USAF A-10 seems to have occurred in Nasiriya. It was a Marine JTAC (a captain) that was controlling the A-10.



So should we instead call Marine captains "Marine Killers"? Maybe you should be more afraid of Marine officers?

Or maybe bad shit happens in the fog of war...unfortunately.

I've met maybe 3 Officers during my time that we not idiots. Your story is not surprising. The term for a-10's is from desert storm.

[Fmedges]

MCL and RECON Association..

The sound of sh@t hitting the fan....Marrinee

Subs go down with 80 sailors,,and comes up with 40 couples ;)

When in a CH46,,if its Navy,,and leakng hydrolc fluid get out NOW
if a USMC and NOT leakng hydrolc fluid get out NOW

Which MCL are you a part of? I'm kind of interested, but I don't know a lot about it.

[Sharpienads]

I've met maybe 3 Officers during my time that we not idiots. Your story is not surprising. The term for a-10's is from desert storm.

Have they started letting enlisted dudes be JTACs yet? I heard they were thinking about it, not sure if it got anywhere.

[Fmedges]

as far as I know you still have to be a pilot to be one. I haven't been in the fleet since '04 however.