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“The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight!”
(Mgen.Frank E.Lowe, U.S Army; Korea, 36 January 1952)
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“Marines know how to use their bayonets. Army bayonets may as well be paperweights.”
(Navy Times; November 1994)
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“Why in the hell can’t the Army do it if the Marines can? They are the same kind men; why can’t they be like Marines?”
(Gen. John J. “Black Jack Pershing, U.S Army; 12 February 1918)
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“The raising of that Flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years.”
(James Fororrestal, Secretary of the Navy: 23 February 1945)
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“I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!”
(Gen. Douglas McArthur, U.S. Army; Korea, 21 Sept. 1950)
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“We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half the island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner doing nothing. What the hell is going on?”
(Gen. John W. Vessey Jr. U.S. Army, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff)
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“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they’ve made a difference in this world, but the Marines don’t have that problem.”
(Ronald Reagan, U.S. President; 1985)
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"They told (us) to open the Embassy, or “we’ll blow you away.” And they looked up and saw the Marines on the roof with these really big guns, and they said in Somalia, “Igaralli ahow,” which means “Excuse me, I didn’t mean it, my mistake.”
(Karen Aquilar, in the U.S. Embassy; Mogadishu, Somalia, 1991)
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“Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweiler or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean. They’re aggressive on the attack and tenacious of the defense. They’ve got really short hair and they always go for the throat.”
(Radm. “Jay” R. Stark, U.S. Navy; 10 November 1995)
Heroes
U.S.M.C. BASIC FACT SHEET
ENLISTMENT CRITERIA-
1. MENTAL- MUST BE AT LEAST A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL OR ALREADY HAVE A TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. MUST PASS THE ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APPTITUDE BATTERY TEST (ASVAB)
2. MORAL- POLICE INVOLVEMENT AND DRUG USE IS HIGHLY SCRUTINIZED
3. PHYSICAL- MUST MEET HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS. BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 TO 29. PASS A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION GIVEN AT THE MILITARY ENTRANCE
PROCESSING STATION (MEPS.)
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS-
MONTGOMERY G.I. BILL, OVER $37,000
MARINE CORPS COLLEGE FUND $50,000
TUITION ASSISTANCE 100% ON ACTIVE DUTY
COLLEGE CREDIT HOURS FOR MILITARY TRAINING
COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM
MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY
JOURNEYMAN CERTIFICATE
OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS
GUARANTEED JOB FIELDS-
1. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE (JET/HELO)
2. AVIONICS
3. AVIATION ORDNANCE
4. BAND
5. MILITARY POLICE / CORRECTIONS
6. NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL
7. ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE
8. INTELLIGENCE
9. PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION
10. INFANTRY / SPECIAL OPS
11. LOGISTICS
12. FIELD ARTILLERY
13. ENGINEER, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
14. METAL WORKER, AND BULK FUEL
15. UTILITIES
16. TANK AND ASSUALT AMPHIBIAN VEHICLE OPERATOR
17. ORDNANCE
18. DATA/COMMUNICATIONS MAINTENANCE
19. SUPPLY ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS
20. TRANSPORTATION
21. AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL
22. OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
23. SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE/ GROUND ELECTRONIC WARFARE
24. FOOD SERVICES
25. MOTOR TRANSPORT MECHANIC
26. AUDITING, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
27. COMPUTERS
28. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
29. LEGAL SERVICES
30. TRAINING AND AUDIO-VISUAL SUPPORT
31. WEATHER SERVICES
32. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL/ ANTI-AIR WARFARE
33. AIRFIELD SERVICES
34. ENLISTED FLIGHT CREW
35. SECURITY FORCES/ ANTI-TERRORISM TEAMS/ PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY
OTHER BENEFITS-
1. OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL
2. GUARANTEED WORK WITH STEADY INCOME
3. REGULAR PAY RAISES
4. ADDITIONAL PAY FOR HOUSING
5. CAN RETIRE AFTER 20 YEARS
6. REGULAR PROMOTIONS
6. 30 DAYS PAID VACATION
7. MEDICAL AND DENTAL COVERAGE
8. VA LOANS
9. ACTIVE AND RESERVE OPTIONS
10. STARTING SALARY AS OF JAN. 1, 2007
E-2 UNDER 2 YEARS $1458.90 PER MONTH
(HOUSING, FOOD, MEDICAL, DENTAL COVERED IN FULL)
its awesome. I love it here, everything is small and its easy to get everywhere with public transportation. How are things going back in the states for you?
well i havn't officialy propossed yet thats going to happen sometime afer i get back from iraq... but we are planning for amonth or so after my elistment
Thats great! we will be up July 2-11th i believe. My parents are having a huge party on the 3rd, so i hope its nice that day because i am so looking forward to it...i have been talking to jake about buying a house down here. we are just renting for now, but i absolutely love it here, this is my home now and i dont want to leave lol. Ive made such great friends and have met alot of people that I dont want to leave behind. So he finally thought about it and we were actually talking about seeing if the guy who owns this house would like to sell it. I love this house too...and im glad that you found someone and are happy, you deserve it!
Hey Ssgt Bourne, just thought that i would drop in and see how you are doing. Jake and I will be home for a visit in July, for a week. If you are around it would be nice to see ya!
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