A military meme...

[Picton]

I love memes that deride the other armed services.

I also like memes that deride the Air Force.

#PictonIsSoEdgy!

 

[Andy in NH]

Personally dont like memes that deride other services, but this one is pretty funny, period.

Bringing attention to stereotypes has been a staple of humor and comedy for a long time.

 

[KBCraig]

I love memes that deride the other armed services.

I also like memes that deride the Air Force.

#PictonIsSoEdgy!

And they all deride the puddle police, because no one thinks the coasties are military, except coasties.

 

[Picton]

And they all deride the puddle police, because no one thinks the coasties are military, except coasties.

I was this close to joining the CG. If I'd wanted to go enlisted, I definitely would have joined.

The Coast Guard are probably pretty happy the Space Force exists, I'd say.

 

[tuna]

You all know, there really are only two services, don't you? The Army and the Navy. The Air Force is a corporation, and the Marines are a cult.

 

[Andy in NH]

You all know, there really are only two services, don't you? The Army and the Navy. The Air Force is a corporation, and the Marines are a cult.

The Navy has its own army, and that army has its own air force.

 

[garandman]

Should we start a new thread for the two FUBAR classes of Littoral Combat Ship?

Bringing attention to stereotypes has been a staple of humor and comedy for a long time.

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Game on!

 

[Andy in NH]

Should we start a new thread for the two FUBAR classes of Littoral Combat Ship?
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Game on!

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A friend of mine was an Army veteran of Guadalcanal.

He said to me once, "I never saw the Marines do anything unless there was a camera present."

 

[garandman]

A friend of mine was an Army veteran of Guadalcanal.

He said to me once, "I never saw the Marines do anything unless there was a camera present."

The U.S. military would have benefitted greatly if, while bypassing one of the Pacific islands, they dropped off General Holland Smith USMC and General Douglas McArthur USA and left them there.

If you read the book “Shots Fired In Anger” by LTC George USAR, the Army and Marines got along just fine. It’s also how the USMC brass got over ruled and regular Marine grunts eventually got N1 Garands - which f***ed up the supply chain but saved a lot of lives.

The Cactus Air Force was by necessity the first-ever mixed command of USAC, USMC, and USN pilots and aircraft. Crazy mixture of aircraft, pilots and crews.

 

[Andy in NH]

A friend of mine was an Army veteran of Guadalcanal.

He said to me once, "I never saw the Marines do anything unless there was a camera present."

The U.S. military would have benefitted greatly if, while bypassing one of the Pacific islands, they dropped off General Holland Smith USMC and General Douglas McArthur USA and left them there.

If you read the book “Shots Fired In Anger” by LTC George USAR, the Army and Marines got along just fine. It’s also how the USMC brass got over ruled and regular Marine grunts eventually got N1 Garands - which f***ed up the supply chain but saved a lot of lives.

The Cactus Air Force was by necessity the first-ever mixed command of USAC, USMC, and USN pilots and aircraft. Crazy mixture of aircraft, pilots and crews.

After a PM with another member and @garandman's post, I should clarify that my friend's comment to me was just busting ball after I told him that I had joined the Marines.

“Shots Fired In Anger” is a great book! The detailed descriptions of the Japanese weapons in the latter half was a little boring to me, but the book is a great source of information.

 

[Matt_SERE]

Well, that didn't take long.


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[Andy in NH]

Well, that didn't take long.


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I left an operational unit where "weapons within arm's reach" was gospel and went to a training command that that directly supported operational units.

(At the training command we weren't issued weapons.)

The first time I was in the field with the training unit and one of their leaders shouted, "Weapons check!", I got this intense feeling of "Oh f***, where's my rifle?!"

I quickly came to me senses realizing that I didn't have a rifle to be accountable for, but for a brief moment the stress was real!

Good times!