Author Topic: Interview with a Marine (Read 858 times)

StabbyTheIcePic · « **on:** May 18, 2004, 10:35:45 AM »

Wonder how true it is.

http://www.sacbee.com/content/opinion/story/9316830p-10241546c.html

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #1 on:** May 18, 2004, 10:38:02 AM »

"I killed innocent people for our government."

Man, sounds alot like Kerry, dont it?

Good thing he stated later that he was lying his bellybutton off.

Maybe this guy has political aspirations to?

StabbyTheIcePic · « **Reply #2 on:** May 18, 2004, 10:40:09 AM »

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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
"I killed innocent people for our government."

Man, sounds alot like Kerry, dont it?

Good thing he stated later that he was lying his bellybutton off.

Maybe this guy has political aspirations to?

Who stated they were lying and where?

Monk · « **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2004, 10:52:14 AM »

Doesn't sound very true to me. His views on DU is pretty orginal...LOL.

Scootter · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2004, 10:57:02 AM »

what kind of Grunt speak is this

"I was in charge of a platoon that consists of machine gunners and missile men."

missile men - really:rolleyes:

Minute Man or MX

Nike Herc's

Never heard of a missile man platoon

me thinks this is B.S.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:03:19 AM »

There are SO Missile Men Platoons!

Have you never played Command and Conquer!

Missile Men FORWARD!

Raubvogel · « **Reply #6 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:11:07 AM »

This guy is full of chit:

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"Depleted uranium. I know what it does. It's basically like leaving plutonium rods around. I'm 32 years old. I have 80 percent of my lung capacity. I ache all the time. I don't feel like a healthy 32-year-old."

umm....no it's not like plutonium at all....

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A: I had one of my Marines in my battalion who lost his leg from an ICBM.
Q: What's an ICBM?
A: A multi-purpose cluster bomb.

Huh??

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"He was honorably discharged with full severance"

After only 12 years? I gotta check into this severance program I'm missing out on!

gofaster · « **Reply #7 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:13:15 AM »

Stephen Glass.

Jayson Blair.

and now Paul Rockwell?

StabbyTheIcePic · « **Reply #8 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:25:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Raubvogel
This guy is full of chit:

umm....no it's not like plutonium at all....

Huh??

After only 12 years? I gotta check into this severance program I'm missing out on!

Yea that is what i figured. Sounded pretty fake, or that is one dumb grunt.

Monk · « **Reply #9 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:26:08 AM »

Hehehe.....I missed that one.

I had one of my Marines in my battalion who lost his leg from an ICBM Could it been one of these.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #10 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:26:16 AM »

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Originally posted by Raubvogel

After only 12 years? I gotta check into this severance program I'm missing out on!

This guy could very well be just a dumb Marine.....I KNOW I KNOW you dont run into too many of them

As far as medical discharge goes....the VA does a disability work up on you and you can retire w/ full pay (tax free) if you get 100% disability determination.

That's just base pay....it doesnt include BAS/BAH Housing and rations (avrg $1100 montly)

Scootter · « **Reply #11 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:26:55 AM »

Mr Black??

naw, he was way smarter;)

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #12 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:48:35 AM »

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A: I had one of my Marines in my battalion who lost his leg from an ICBM.

Q: What's an ICBM?

A: A multi-purpose cluster bomb.

Just one more time....

Spooky · « **Reply #13 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:54:56 AM »

Just a foreigner point of view here :

I've met US Marines while in the Navy :

No way any of them would talk like that, ever : they talk in acronyms and jargon all the time (and I had to translate, first in plain English! then in French)

Complete bull.

(but boy they can drink!)

gofaster · « **Reply #14 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:56:51 AM »

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Originally posted by Monk

I wouldn't mind driving one of those to work. I wouldn't be able to fit it in the employee parking garage, though. But - everyone could see it from the curb as they file in to their office cubicles!