No one who has served in the Corp should feel guilty for not doing enough. First YOU were accepted so you are the few, the proud and among the best of the best. You’ve been tested and you passed. You are prepared to be challenged to many employment situations that require lesser skills in which you can exceed against those who haven’t been tested. After the Corp I returned to the classroom, accepted various jobs, got experience and eventually became a Stock broker and the Investment Banker. Straight commission jobs but I exceeded and was able to retire early and wealthy. Now I write books, give seminars and accept new challenges. I am now 80 and perfectly healthy and working full time at new jobs I enjoy. I must keep working in order to stay healthy. I will always be a L/Cpl 2511 as my base. From there I discovered I could do anything I wanted and make millions, have 5 wonderful educated children and always put a Marine decal on the back windows of my cars. Semper Fi / Chuck Salisbury E-3 evolved
Hey Chuck – You’ve done well, pilgrim! All the way from DFW wireman thru stockbroker to seminar presenter. If you’re now 80, you must have been on active duty in the late 1950s or early 1960s. I too, was primarily a communicator on active duty, but also had many other assignments over 20 years. Little did I realize back in 1978 how three years of recruiting duty in Hartford Ct would prepare me for my last career as a Realtor. Using the skills of marketing, prospecting and need-satisfaction-selling, which I learned and applied as a Marine recruiter, made me a very successful Realtor. We always considered that, “Only commissioned salesmen are paid exactly what they are worth.” Semper Fi!!! Top Pro
Semper Fi and a hearty well done! I am 59, unfortunately became disabled 17 yrs ago but even with lungs at 34% I push on. Recently had my 1st book “Eyes of the snake” published on Amazon. and having completed the change over of a storage shed to woodworking shop I spend the 3 or 4 hrs I can do each day there. Today I finished a custom frame in black walnut for aforementioned book ( tried to paste a pic but it won’t allow). But I will always be a Marine, proud of that title and proudly display stickers in rear window of my pickup.
Semper Fi Chuck… Keep up the good work!!!
Great motivational story, Chuck, but it’s CORPS, not CORP.
Semper fidelis!
Semper Fi! Boot camp stripped me of my attitude. Redefined me for the rest of my life! Forever grateful and proud to be UNITED STATES MARINE! OOORAH!
You have just said it and done it all while still going strong at 80. Congratulations Chuck and Semper-Fi Brother Marine. Cpl. Ed Noll 56-59 Anniversary of Paris Island.
Well done, Cpl. Salisbury. A credit to my Corps and family name.
Sgt. Joe Salisbury, 1954-1958 0831
After surviving a tour in the ‘Nam – also as a communicator (2533 – radio-telegraph) and also as a “lance-deuce” – there was nothing the civilian world go throw my way that couldn’t be overcome. After some additional education, a few job, then career changes, I entered retirement from a successful Real Estate career. I was forced to retire before I wanted to quit but Agent Orange took it’s toll.
If you can meet the challenges of the Marine Corps you’ll be prepared for all of life’s challenges. Oorah and Semper Fi