For you military guys, whats commmando mean???

[craz07]

Ack Ack i wasn't really asking for the meaning of commando, it was more of a question of personal service to a people's respective country... thanks for your reply however

[danny76]

Where the Marines go by boat the RAF Regiment goes by air.....and gets there first.  And we've never invaded the wrong beach either.

Then you get drunk, tear all the curtains off the wall of the mess so that you can wear them, and have a punch up 

[SlipKnt]

I joined the Marine Corps in 1988.  Several generations of my family are Marines dating back to WWI (or the Great War).

My two brothers and I followed my dad's footsteps and joined.  In fact, we have a family photo of us in our dress blues.

I joined because I was raised a Patriot.  I have a sense of duty to my country and signed up to support and defend the Constitution of the US. 

To this day, I will still support & defend.  My oath has no expiration date!

In short, I joined because of my love of God, Country, and Corps.

oo-RAH!!!

 
SlipKnoT

[VonMessa]

Wearing pants without underwear...

[craz07]

i'm guessing you're not military or was ever cut out to be von messa

[WWhiskey]

i'm guessing you're not military or was ever cut out to be von messa

that's not a good statement to make! during WW2 and many other wars, people from all walks of life served, teachers, doctors, lawyers, steelworkers, the list goes on and on!
 the first thing you need to learn as a service member is to give respect, even to those that don't (In your eyes) deserve it! 

[FLOOB]

I'm not a military guy, but I was in the military. Commando means not wearing underwear because it gets wet and sand sticks to it and chaffs one's tender parts raw.

[craz07]

floob got to give it up to you for finallly setting it straight on the commando question, beautiful avatar by the way

[Swoop]

Then you get drunk, tear all the curtains off the wall of the mess so that you can wear them, and have a punch up 

Well......er......what else are we supposed to do?   

[danny76]

Well......er......what else are we supposed to do?   

Wasn't suggesting for a second that there is anything wrong in that. Just seemed to me a regular RockApe passtime :saluted

[Swoop]

[68ZooM]

Where the Marines go by boat the RAF Regiment goes by air.....and gets there first.  And we've never invaded the wrong beach either.

yeah but they kept the Germans off yours. 

[craz07]

hey the germans weren't so bad they just wanted to killl off all the jews and invade/destroy every county they were in reach of... not so bad at all.....

[PR3D4TOR]

Well, so did just about every country at one point or another.

[earl1937]

Commando comes from the Afrikaan word "kommando" that pretty much translates to "mobile infantry regiment".

I guess that you are right about that, but first time it was used in the American press was during "Merrill's raiders" in the Burma theater during WW2 and the words "commando type raids" as reported to the newspaper people.