I was an active duty Marine from 65-69 including service in Nam 66-67 and ready reserves from76-78. I eventualy became an ordained United Methodist Pastor and was endorsed to serve as an Army Chaplain from 1985-89. In Chaplain School we had the largest class since WWII including 7 former Marines. While serving as a Chaplain I met at least five other former Marines. Several commanders told me that they loved to get Chaplains who were former Marines. They told me they were always out there with their soldiers no matter what the soldiers were doing or where they were (in the field or the greese pit at Motor T. Former Marines who served in combat were allowed to wear Marine division camo patches on the battle drress uniform. In Germany I met two former Marines, one had been an officer. We posed for a picture in the post newspaper showing the First, Second, and Third Marine Division patches on our shoulders. What a hoot.