14 years ago today...

[Admin]

I was called Marine for the first time. It sent chills down my back and I had to fight back the tears of joy.

 

[JellyFish]

Wow!!! That's you? Well congrats man!!!!

That's a hell of an achievement for sure. Thank you for your service and for caring enough about your country to do it in the first place.

/salute

 

[FPrice]

Congratulations, Marine.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Very sharp looking picture.

Congrats and thanks for your service!

 

[blindndead]

Cool

A+1

 

[Pilgrim]

Marines are pussies ! (bobbing and weaving as I duck)

A real man joins the Army.

 

[JellyFish]

OMG! Everybody duck! Some serious artillery is about to go off!!!

Marines are pussies ! (bobbing and weaving as I duck)

A real man joins the Army.

 

[Admin]

I'll see Dennis tomorrow.

 

[Pilgrim]

39 years ago today I was finishing the last of my Advanced Individual Training at Ft Devens and awaiting orders to who knew where at that point.

God, I'm an old phart.

 

[Dirtypacman]

Thanks for the dedication!

I salute you!!!

 

[MARINE96]

OCT. 18TH it will be 10 years to the day i was first called MARINE.best part about graduation day was it was my 19th birthday also.

 

[Wildweasel]

I graduated basic in 0ct 27 1981 (Army) Ft dix then off to a year in AIT at ft Devens I was a 33S till reclassed to a 33Q (interscept systems repairer)
Basicly if the army used it and it was a reciever/transmitter (jammers) computer or recorder I worked on them.

Good pic Derek.

 

[JonJ]

Cool pic, Derek. You look very proud.

 

[MrsWildweasel]

Marines are pussies ! (bobbing and weaving as I duck)

A real man joins the Army.

Brave man coming from a MI weenie.

 

[MrsWildweasel]

Nice pic D. I graduated basic in 82. Damn I am feeling old. I was just a supply weenie in an MI unit.

 

[MrsWildweasel]

By the way your still handsome.

 

[Twigg]

Looking sharp !

 

[wilfx]

PI graduate, Class of 73. If I had stayed I could have retired 3 years ago! w/ 30yrs!!!!

 

[Pilgrim]

By the way your still handsome.

thank you

 

[dreppucci007]

Great pic, D...Very sharp.

 

[KMaurer]

Okay, 41 years ago today, I was somewhere with ITB at Camp Pendleton, being trained in the highly specialized and esoteric skills necessary for my primary MOS, 0311.

Ken

 

[Lynne]

<waving fan in front of face> whoa D....be still my heart. Have I mentioned that I just love a man in uniform? Especially a Marine...something about that blue.

Now why did you post that? Oh yeah...Happy Anniversary hun...and thank you.

 

[MrsWildweasel]

I agree Lynne, Marines and dress blues, definately very sharp.

 

[Mike508]

Wow Derek, that's pretty cool. Back then there wasn't a thought about NES, I'll bet. For us civilians, there wasn't even an Internet. Anniversary congratulations to all and thanks to all of you who served.

 

[dwarven1]

Happy Anniversary, Marine!

 

[Arioch]

I still remember when I made the transition from "recruit" to "troop".

 

[JuergenG]

25 years and 9 days ago I was promoted to E5 (Cadet).

 

[MrsWildweasel]

So are we all feeling old yet? I know Derek's still a young pup.

 

[KMaurer]

So are we all feeling old yet? I know Derek's still a young pup.

Hell, no. But I'm surprised to see how old some of the people who used to be my age have got since then. (BTW, I think the correct term is "yoot". )

Ken

 

[MrsWildweasel]