The Green Weenie
Uncle Sam's Misguided Children
University of Science Music & Culture
I'm sure there are others with more time in grade but I spent 31 months as a PFC E-2, from 1December1962 until 1July1965, with no legal proceedings involved (thank you 1st Sgt Linehan). Most of it was bad timing. I left 29 Palms just as I had enough time in grade for L/Cpl and spent 14 months in school where rank was frozen. Upon reporting to my first duty station after school – Cherry Point – I managed to piss off S/Sgt Gehrdes and then ended up working for him. That tacked on another ten months TIG. I received my promotion to L/Cpl at the same ceremony at which I got my Good Conduct Ribbon. I don't recall where or how I got these PFC chevrons but it was shortly after I was promoted and I wore them for the rest of my time in grade. No one ever questioned them.
I'm in the competition for shortest time in grade as a Corporal with 40 days. Promoted to Cpl. as a re-enlistment carrot, on 1August1966 and released from active duty on 9September1966.
Best Marine movie – Full Metal Jacket
Two worst Marine movies – Firebase Gloria and The Boys in Company 'C'
Marines:
Will Hayden of Red Jacket Guns (TV show Sons of Guns)
John Besh – Chef and Food Network personality
Bob (Robert) Parsons – Founder and CEO of Go Daddy
Not Marines!!
Don Knotts – United States Army served as an entertainer
Bea Arthur – not in the military
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.