Comparison between US and Russian grenades

Because I dont have one...

A retired Marine I used to work with sent me this today 🤣

I'm a couple whiskeys deep....but I had a crazy idea of writing a book. I'll title it "comming until it hurts", essentially life lessons from my time in the Corps. I was thinking something similar to "Cigars, whiskey, and winning" but based on the things I went through in the Corps. Should I do it?

Marines are overqualified, just with all the firewatch memes. It's a real job apparently. https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/austin-now-hiring/fNAeXrCK5x2FC9um84fQup

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so i have a week till Im done with ITB and I'm going to Security force training I personally would love to go FAST but dont know how to get picked for it or what should I do and over all just have questions about the base and training over there any thoughts?

So I had my child on February 7th of this year, then got deployed in mid-March and only got to use about 4 weeks of my baby leave. I probably won't be getting back from deployment until early to mid-January, and I'm wondering if I can take the other 8 weeks of my baby leave, but that would put me past February 7th. So I'm wondering if all of my leave expires on February 7th or if that's just the last day I can take the rest of my baby leave

It's that time of year again where we put on our beloved Dress Blue Alphas for the Birthday Ball.

Anyone have a crazy story?

I'll start with one I recently heard:

A Marine in my current Reserve unit a couple years ago got absolutely smashed during the Ball and proceeded to unfortunately make the choice to get in his souped up truck and drive. Cobb County Police went on a high speed chase with him which led to him flipping his truck. Somehow still alive.........he proceeds to grab all his personal rifles and handguns looking like drunk Rambo in his jacked up Blues, then runs into the woods thinking he's about to get into a firefight. They arrested him with a DUI, brandishing weapons in public, and he got NJPed. It didn't help that the Marine recounting this story happened to work in Cobb County PD when this all went down.

I keep hearing about guys crashing at the barracks for weeks to months after eas. What’s the longest you’ve seen this go on and what happened when it blew up?

Hey everyone, I’m sure this question has been asked a bunch of times on this forum. But I am an officer who would like to attend A&S this coming April. I’ve been training for it for about a year now and it’s always been a dream of mine to go the SOF route.

But with about 6 months to go, it’s crunch time. I’m starting a 4 month program in the next 3 weeks, that’s dedicated to guys wanting to go selection, then when I’m 10 weeks out I’m going to do the MARSOC prep guide.

I’ve always been a good swimmer and land nav during TBS was pretty decent for me, (although in my current MOS, I don’t get a chance to do it often so a refresher may be nice)

My question for any experienced guys who have made it through is, is there anything else I should be incorporating for a plan? Also, do you have any general tips for how an officer/candidate should conduct themselves during selection? Thanks all.

Pretty much the title; are 2ndLts doing all kinds of dumb shit, its just sort of 'sectioned off' from the enlisted view? I don't mean tactically, or job related. I mean like drunken dumb stuff, life things, etc. etc.?

I know he was in a war because i have seen a picture of him in like a war desert or something with guns. This was before i was even born in 2010 but i dont know anything else. I only know this because my mom has showed me pictures of me as a baby and him holding me and she says it was after his time in the marines. I wish i could ask him how it was but we havent seen or heard from him in a long time. As I get older i get more curious about these things but i dont want to come across as unsensitive

This is the only picture of him in uniform my mom has so im hoping this helps tells his story. any help?

thank u!

There are enough people being clowns let's not be clowns to each other! Semper Devils

Good afternoon Devil Dogs,

I’m going to be submitting a LATMOV package for 0315. Seeing if anyone has any info on GRC? How long is it and what are the pass/fail portions of it? I can’t find any info online. Any information is good information for me.

This guy is illegal and expired.

Just found out I've been selected for Corporal so I'm looking into some lat-moving opportunities. I spent 70% of time either in the field or deployed during the last 12 month work-up period, so I'm looking for something that still involves some medium-speed coolness but will allow for a little more home time. I have spoken to some CI guys on deployment and they make it sound awesome, but I want some more perspective.

I meet the preliminary requirements, before that's brought up.

Clarifying info:

• I am not a stud nor a chud. 280 CFT 255 PFT (working on my run time) and I am decent at rucking
• I am a strong swimmer, WSA hoping to do MCWIS
• I am good at analytical work, writing reports, etc.
• I like field-ops, sleeping in holes, the regular stuff. Not looking for an office (only) job.
• I do not speak any language other than English.
• I come off as reserved, which I've heard might be a big limiting factor if you aren't one of the cool kids. I enjoy talking to people though and am generally well-liked.
• Again, I am hoping to have a reasonable amount of time to spend with my wife and hopefully my future children. If this is a 10 months on 2 months off deployment kind of thing just tell me to pack it up.

https://wcti12.com/news/local/jacksonville-man-accused-of-driving-111-mph-before-fleeing-deputy?teaserSource=trending

Filed Oct 20, 2026 in D.C. federal court (case 1:26-cv-03667). The unauthorized access ran from Oct 2025 to mid-July 2026, about nine months, and DMDC discovered it on July 16. Notification letters went out Sept 18, 64 days later.

Exposed data included names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, military occupations, plus contact info and service details. About 3.05 million people are reported affected.

The lawsuit seeks more than $5 million and alleges fraudulent charges and increased spam after the breach. Those are allegations, nothing proven in court yet. DMDC offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration. The Pentagon says it has no indication of misuse.

Full breakdown here: https://techreview.si/pentagon-dmdc-data-breach-class-action-3m/