At the Florence SuperCharger, I was trying to debug a CCS-1 problem with my BMW i3-REx. While double checking the online instructions on my cell phone, a kid in a yellow Corvette stops and yells out the window "USA! USA!" and drives off. More annoyed at the interruption, I went back to debugging. Later, I realized I should have: Pound chest and in my Sargent's voice "Marine!(*)" Point at car, "100 miles per gallon." On hindsight, obnoxious kid in a Corvette . . . already cursed beyond what I could say or do. Karma will soon enough give him some reality training. Bob Wilson * - What Donald Trump grabs.
You did the right thing, although Marine! would have also been a good flex maybe without the grab. NO kid in a yellow Corvette cares the least little bit about how many MPGes you get. That's like bragging to somebody with Truck Nutz about how quiet your car is. Not a pro move. Um.......I remember his grabbing something else, but that's a different topic for another forum. One of the things I respect about P45 is his pick for veep - also a Marine which may have broken a nearly perfect streak of disastrous hires by the "You're FIRED!!!" dude. You can fake a lot of things, but it's been my experience that you can't easily fake your way off the Island wearing a Globe and Anchor..........
Not all Marines are worthy and "public affairs" is not high on my list of respect. Necessary but too easily abused: Still, I remember an 'easy on the eyes' lady Marine in that duty. Curious thing, I noticed a distinct difference in O-5 and above as well as E-8 and above. The lower ranks were the 'farm team' that needed a lot of culling. I culled myself at E-5. The re-enlistment 'interview' was short with both of us knowing it wasn't going to happen. Bob Wilson
If you can fake your way through Marine basic training - I need to change my opinion of Marine Basic Training! Our Basic training was 10 weeks of he_ _. No way to fake your way through. Matter of fact the first chore was a burr haircut - followed by a complete strip down and standing naked with about 50 other guys and a Seargent shouting out our clothing size as we made our way through the military clothing line completely naked holding a duffel bag. That was the easy part - then came the 10 weeks of he_ _. Not to mention the two suicide attempts and a like number Desertion attempts - followed by jail. This was when you had the draft and every male 18 or above had to register for the draft and was expected to serve their Country. That was during the early 1970's during the Viet Nam conflict.
I evaded the draft by enlisting in the Marines: February 1, 1971 - begins 3 weeks, 2 days, 5:17 AM - relief from my Melanie depression January 31, 1975 - end of active duty Most important lesson learned: DON’T DO THAT AGAIN! Bob Wilson
Some ossifers manage to avoid the stench of another person's backside on their lips AND make O6 by being pretty good at a technical skill. Ship driving, Combat Aviation, Medical people out on the sharp end, stuff like that. It works much the same way for enlisted folks at E8 (or 7, say some) Most of the time, even in my beloved Navy once a servicemember puts on stars, either on their collars or above their anchors, they are more political animal than line animal. The Army, being the more practical bunch just uses warrants. I lost nearly 5 minutes of my life that I will never get back watching the clip above and wondering: A Fat-A** four star? Even our SecDef managed to stay close to fitness standards while he wore stars. What the eff is a Major doing with a Colonel's hat? What the crap am I watching, here and how is this remotely close to 'Best Scene Ever?' Then? I compounded my error with the Googles....... Aliens? Battle of Verdun? Time Loop? Wow. Even MORE implausible is the movie's star. Cruze hasn't made all THAT many bad flicks.....and they're doing it AGAIN? um.... OK.
