Sgt. Grit Community

USMC
1992-1996
Combat Engineer (1371)

USMC
'83 – '95

Here's a tattoo pic to add to you collection if you deem it suitable.

I enlisted in the Corps in 1964 at the age of 17. Becoming a cook was the farthest thing from my mind. However the Corps had a different idea. Although being in the Food Service MOS was not what I thought being a Marine was about, it was good duty and overall a great experience. Since I spent more time with a spatula and a chef's knife in my hands than with my M-14, I designed this tattoo using the Marine Rifle Expert badge and substituted the cooking utensils for the rifles. At the time, the cook's MOS number was 3371 and my nickname while on active duty was Lobby. It's a great souvenir of my past, as I've been a carpenter for the last 31 years. I look forward to receiving your newsletter. Thanks for your efforts. read more

Here's my addition for your tattoo page. I was brain washed in ITR when the Troop Handlers said it would be destruction of government property if you got a tattoo, so I didn't. So after many ears of wanting a tattoo, I finally got one in '95. I have it on my upper left bicep and haven't regretted it one bit. read more

Semper Fi Gung Ho Arrggg Ooh-Rah! Sgt 0311 USMC
Adapt, Improvise, Overcome!

Sgt Grit,
Mission completed on the back this past summer, hey once a Marine, always a Marine. Served in the 3rd Marine Division from 75/79 and reserve 87/88

Whether physical, emotional, or fraternal, most of us have "our own unique USMC tattoo".

Loyde P."Snake" Arender
Monroe, Louisiana
26th Marine Regiment (Kilo 3/26 and Bravo 1/26)
Vietnam: December 1968 to March 1970
26th Marine Regiment
Buddy Locator Registry: read more

Here is a picture of my tattoo that I got in 1993. I was still in MOS school at Ft Devens MA. I think it helped me pick up my wife!