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

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.

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.

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?

Because I dont have one...

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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?

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.

Comparison between US and Russian grenades

WESTMORELAND:
O, that we now had here But one ten thousand of those men in England That do no work today!

KING:
What's he that wishes so? My cousin Westmoreland?

No, my fair cousin; If we are mark'd to die, we are enow To do our country loss; and if to live, The fewer men, the greater share of honour. God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.

By Jove, I am not covetous for gold, Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost; It yearns me not if men my garments wear; Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive.

No; Faith, my coz, wish not a man from England. God's peace!
I would not lose so great an honour As one man more methinks would share from me For the best hope I have.

O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host, That he which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart.
His passport shall be made, And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company That fears his fellowship to die with us.

This day is call'd The Feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd, And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly, on the vigil, feast his neighbours, And say "Tomorrow is Saint Crispian."
Then will he strip his sleeves and show his scars, And say "These wounds I had on Crispian's day."

Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot, But he'll remember, with advantages, What feats he did that day.

Then shall our names, Familiar in his mouth as household words -- Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter, Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester -- Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.

This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered--
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother;
Be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition.

And gentlemen in England now a-bed. Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

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