The Original Old Farts Club

[user 60606]

wanna bet they were considered expendable

 

[ROSTERMAN]

Finally finished my trimming duties. Been a looooong two days. I just looked and it's beer thirty.

Holly crap. What a mess. Wonder what is going on in the Situation room on the hill.....Don't worry....everything is under control.

One Good Thing is if in the area of a direct Hit you Vaporize Quickly


The vaporization would occur so quickly that the person would simply cease to exist. The nervous system that sends pain signals to your brain would be gone quicker than it could get a signal to your brain, telling you to feel pain.
The fastest recorded signal that the nervous system has sent was clocked at 120 m/s, while the fireball expands at a rate of ~ 200 m/s.

It would be akin to flicking a light switch, one moment you're there, the next you're gone.

 

[Shiloh]

Where is our military might? It has been hamstrung by ineffectual leadership.

 

[Shiloh]

Excuse me. We have remarks. So weak.

Semper Fidelis, my darling deceased Marine.

What a liar. Okay, I don't want to go too far. It is so freaking unbelievable. I' m stopping now.

 

[user 60606]

never understood where 6he term ' jar head ' came from

 

[Shiloh]

never understood where 6he term ' jar head ' came from

It referred simply to the haircut of new recruits. Nowadays, I think it is called a Caesar cut, and there are several variations.

So funny, until I had my own Marine, I thought the nickname meant they were dense mentally. Nothing could be further from the truth. My Marine was brilliant, and always ready to protect us.

 

[user 60606]

then life is good

 

[Bubba]

I always figured it came from the "High and Tight" hair doo they don.

Bubba

 

[Hippie420]

Devil Dogs, Sea going bell hops, but the one that would always set 'em off is when you called them Naval Infantry. Some almost wanted to scrap over that one until you reminded them what it said at the top of their paychecks.

 

[Hydrobell]

^^^^^~~~ US NAVY vet here..

 

[pute]

Did my 24 months. Back when we were spit on and called baby rapers. You ask me I didn't ask you. I just wanted to be a hippie and grow my hair.

 

[Hippie420]

Got nothing but respect for those that went. I've also got respect for those that refused.

 

[Bubba]

I was neither. I had a draft card, but they cut off the draft when I was 18. Whew!

Bubba

 

[pute]

I was neither. I had a draft card, but they cut off the draft when I was 18. Whew!

Bubba

You are a couple of years younger than me. But, never went over seas. Never faced live fire. I must have had a guardian angel. I was also good at hiding in the corner.

 

[yooper420]

Good morning my old fart brethren. I got that letter that started "Greetings, from the President of the United States, you are hearby ordered to report for induction on 11/24/1967 at 0600 hours in front of the Federal building. We lined up and were told to count off by threes. All threes, one step forward, you are now Marines. I was a two. Became a crewchief on a Cobra helicopter gunship. I spent 2 years and 8 dats in Vietnam.

 

[ROSTERMAN]

It referred simply to the haircut of new recruits. Nowadays, I think it is called a Caesar cut, and there are several variations.

So funny, until I had my own Marine, I thought the nickname meant they were dense mentally. Nothing could be further from the truth. My Marine was brilliant, and always ready to protect us.

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

One Good Thing is if in the area of a direct Hit you Vaporize Quickly It would be akin to flicking a light switch, one moment you're there, the next you're gone.

Poof! I wonder if there are any virgins involved?

So funny, until I had my own Marine, I thought the nickname meant they were dense mentally. Nothing could be further from the truth. My Marine was brilliant, and always ready to protect us.

Semper fi! I thought everyone knew Marines are brilliant, and the corps is where its at, which is why it is often times referred to as the "crouch".

Devil Dogs, Sea going bell hops, but the one that would always set 'em off is when you called them Naval Infantry. Some almost wanted to scrap over that one until you reminded them what it said at the top of their paychecks.

You forgot grunt and will have to admit we have the prettiest uniforms.

 

[Bubba]

You are a couple of years younger than me. But, never went over seas. Never faced live fire. I must have had a guardian angel. I was also good at hiding in the corner.

I never faced live fire in the military....but....lol

Bubba

 

[pute]

Morning OFC.

 

[Unca Walt]

Semper fi! I thought everyone knew Marines are brilliant, and the corps is where its at, which is why it is often times referred to as the "crouch".
You forgot grunt and will have to admit we have the prettiest uniforms.

Actually, it was "The Crotch". <-- I oughta know: I'm named after Lt. Gen. Ed W. Snedeker of the US Mahreen Coah. As I've said before, NFW would I try to follow that act!

We useta call Unca Sam's Misguided Children, "Gomers". Gawd help the Mahreen that came outa MCRD in San Diego -- they were always "Hollywood Marines". I also remember new Mahreens being called Q-tips because their white skin had not yet tanned (high and tight).

Well, ya got me goin'... another ding in a jarhead's helmet: "Pogey bait".

"Pogey" comes from Chinese... Prostitute. Pogey bait was Mahreen trading stuff (candy). Dunno what it is today...