Dating a Marines Daughter…

Dating a Marines Daughter…

Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.

Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them. read more

vmf 311 story

enjoyed the story and vmf 311 insignia in todays sgt grit…i was in vmf 311 from 57 to 58 ..we subsequently were redesignated vma-311…i have seen several versions of the squadron patch but cant find the one we had in that time period …it showed sylvester holding a flaming rocket in his teeth!…would like more info on where to find this patch or decal…..the ones i had are long gone!!!  SEMPER FI MARINES !!!!! read more

Don’t forget the paperwork

When I enlisted in the Corps, my mother told me not to trust everything the recruiters told me, keep a copy of EVERYTHING that I came in contact with. Not to slam recruiters, but it's still a wise choice. I kept everything from the recruiter including my "honorary" PFC stripe for doing a few months recruiting duty prior to boot and my "guaranteed" contract to go to electronics school at 29 Palms. read more