The 12 Types of Infantry Marines

Awesome! I'm sending this to my old man. -- kc (can't log in at work)

Martin, that was really impressive. You managed to accurately describe every single Marine I have ever known. I even found myself calling out names of friends while reading this.

Nicely done.

Thanks for serving Martin.

I have a friend who is the "My favorite cousin died in 9/11 and I went over seven times to get revenge" kind of Marine. But I imagine those are not very common anymore.

You forgot the Nasty as Fuck Marine, or Belligerent as Shit Marine.

That Marine that takes pride in how long his hair is, how often he can say "Aye, Sir" in a condescending tone, how nasty his sleeves are, how much shit they have stolen from other Marines, how they have never posted a single "moto" picture on facebook, the Marine who brings a bunch of "pogeybait" (i know the term is gay) to the field and trys to sell it to other Marines, and the list goes on...

semper yut

You could probably add some to number 5. The Marine that was a state champ wrestler, his High school football team went to states and he was the QB. He had 7 scholarships to 12 different schools but he decided to be a badass Marine. Great article man

Hell yea lol this is awesome devil

Love it man and I will admit I was the moto bastard I ever sported the horse shoe high and tight and the patch at one point god shoot me now.

So which one were you? The I hate everbody I freakin know Marine? Good story here. I enjoyed it.

It's a one man's opinion, and I'm so sorry you felt you were in a hell hole since boot camp. You didn't know? Just the same, I thank your for serving "us."

This is officially posted at our CP thank you for writing this you nailed it on the head!

OK, it was funny and had a bit of truth, and that is all. It is so much more, to being a Marine, than you think. I am from a Marine Family, Uncle..Korea, Me..VietNam, Son..Persian Gulf..Nephew..Afghanistan ( current).
I am more of a Marine, 45 years later, than when I was active, because I was like you and those you described. I grew up and realized, being a Marine, is a way of life, that you take to the grave. I don't expect you to understand, because you are still too young, to get it. One day, it will hit you and you will look back and realize, that being a Marine is the best tour, any person can take.
Semper FI......Ooooooh Raaaaah and thank you for serving.

I agree with Marine 1967, being a Marine is a way of life, a mind set, a choice. I have a son who is in now and I was in 20+ years ago. The mind set of those in the Corps today is different maybe it is your way of dealing with the BS of combat, I don't know. what I do see is a lot anger and resentment in your breakdown of what you think of the Corps. I can see your point on some of it but why all the negative toward those who chose not to be negative? Your mind set determines your point of view, mine was always positive so I guess you would say that I was and am #2 and now a #11. I thank you for service.

You forgot about the "when i get out of the Marie Corps i have nothing else to do but complain and write about the Marines" Marine.

#5 Is captain Chontosh, I had the pleasure of knowing him, hes one bad mofo

you hit the nail on the head with this one, but like marine1967 said its a lot more and you'll realize it once your away from it. you know you'll never be able to say half the shit you used to say to your marine corps brothers out in the real world. I can honestly say the best time in my life was when i was in. i had little to no responsibility, i was the lcpl don't know marine till i picked up cpl then i guess i fell into the back when i was in marine. its crazy how from one generation to the next how there point of view of shit changes. either way thank you for your service and semper gumby.

I know more than a few Marines and I can honestly say most of them would NEVER use the foul language you felt it was necessary to make a point. The article was intersting but I was offended by the language.

The author forgot his own category: "the terminal lance who none listened to"

Martin we loved your article. We live at Camp Lejeune and have been part of the Marine Corp family Pre 9/11 and still going strong! I think anyone who has been part of the Marine Corp know the Marines are different type of group. I read some of the comments and really think some of these people need to get over themselves! Honestly never met a Marine who does not enjoy a good laugh!

some boot ass fag, with a DUI that got booted... Now it's the MC Fault... Pusssy

Gee, why'd you get out?????? Retard......

That is so funny because it is so true. I'm still laughing. I know it's for the Marines but I swear I meet everyone of these guys in the Army

That's why the Navy calls them MORONS instead of MARINES.

A very true look from the infantry perspective. It was a great time wasn't it?

F**king BOOT! To civies reading this, NOT all Marines are negative and idiots like this wannbe. Though some of this is funny and true, there are a ton of good things about the Corps and the men that serve in it that this idiot didnt mention. Take it with a grain of salt.

Article was cool. Fuck off with your "i was offended by the language" AND SHIT. you dont know anybody and nobody cares. You obviously arent a marine so shut your mouth cause your opinion is worth less than nothing

Loved this. So funny and so true. It took all kinds to make up my unit and we had them in spades. I do think you could have used a thirteenth type though. That would be the rest of us...the guys who didn't have shit else to do and decided that getting paid to blow shit up would be a pretty good way to spend a few years- and running into the other 12 types was just icing on the cake. I could add a ton to that list though- the platoon sergeant who used to be a DI, the company commander who came over from the wing, the kid from the country who had never been anywhere or seen anything other than his own freakin backyard, and the cook who wants to go on patrol with you so you let him and he keeps his 9 mil drawn the entire time like he's clearing a building...still though- loved every damn one of them and I hope to this day that, as a sergeant, I did my best by them. Semper Gumby. Fuckin great read...and shit.

I really liked reading this article while i'm sitting in Afghanistan, about to reenlist, and trying to think of an aspect of the Marine Corps besides operate operate operate operate operate operate. It was nice; then i read the comments. Everyone is debating this thing with intensity...as if this article was proposed as a brochure for joining. Why is the author such an asshole in most of your reflections? That shit was funny. If he sat down and wrote an article about his time in service and his personal views on the Marine Corps and its infinite wisdom....none of you would have even fuckin' read it. And shit.

I agree with just about everything your saying. But lets be honest. The Marines was harder when i went through twenty years ago. And twenty before a i got in it was even harder. So on and so forth.
It seems to me that your just a little disgruntled. If you cant respect those who came before you then you shouldn't even be aloud to have Blues. Maybe that's why the Marine Corps stopped giving boots like you Dress Blues to begin with. You eighties babies have this idea and attitude of entitlements.
It sounds like you've really been let down by the outcome of your enlistment. You probably weren't even in the infantry. Probably some pogue motor t Marine that got attached to a grunt unit.
Hey, none of us are perfect or we'd be running the country by now. This is your way of lashing out. I get it. How about this, take that negative energy and focus it on something else and maybe you'll experience some level of success.

With Love,

J

First off I would like to say that I agree that there are a lot of different types of Marines. The same way there are a lot of different type of people in general.
The last time i looked the DRAFT is no longer in effect and each person that joins the Marines do it voluntarily. If it's other than what they expected then evidently they didn't really look that far into it before they made their decision. (Their Fault).

The Marine Corp for me was what I made of it. And it is what you make of it. That's the same with anything in life. Be a man (or woman) and take responsibility for what you do as an individual and not blame the bad things that come from your decisions on others.

Not said to anyone in particular but as a general statement.

love how people come out and say marines would NEVER USE such language.. they have never spent a minute with marines in their element. we cuss, we swear, we watch/read porn, we masturbate in public areas, we drink alot, swear some more and many other things not suitable for mentioning on the internet.

The only good marine is a dead marine hahahaha

Guarantee all these butthurt motherfuckers were fuckin POGs who worked in the battalion S1 and went home and put on the medals WE fuckin won (and they did the paperwork for) and told all the fat bitches at the Holiday Inn bar how hard they were. How little butthurt pussies like you ever got in is beyond me but at least do us the courtesy of shutting the fuck up once you get out. You were a pussy then, and you're a crybaby now.

Semper Fucked,

An 8 year CPL with 3 tours and a motherfuckin salad bar

For Christ's sake this was a humorous article and accomplished just that. It paraphrased experiences we all went through. Offended by some of the language? Fuck off, get a sense of humor and stop being so damn dramatic. I laughed my ass off because it's spot on and I could think of a name of someone I served with for every description.

Semper FI

Mr. Stevens.... I do have a sense of humor and I was NOT being dramatic. There are some of us who find this kind of language offensive. It is our right just as it your right to use it. I was stating MY point. My question is - do you use that language when you go home and visit your parents/family and friends. I would dare to bet that there are others like me who find this offensive.

You can tell all the POGs that are commenting on here because they are all like "It's not that bad devil, its what you make of it." I admit it wouldn't be that bad if we (INFANTRY) hung out and partied for a year before our deployment instead of spending every waking day before in the field and only deployed 7 months to another place just like Camp Lejuene with our own beds, air conditioning, chowhall, and a PX instead of a slum house that we kicked the locals out of because it offered the best fields of fire to counter an enemy ambush, a stack of rocks bed so I wouldn't have to sleep in the mud and goat shit, stealing nasty food from the ANA cause if you have to eat another vegetable omlet MRE your going to flip out, and chewing the chonga (local green tobacco chew in the ghan) and smoking pines (local cigarettes in the ghan that cost $6 a carton) because we can barely get life saving supplies let alone a PX truck. If you ever experienced this than you know why Infantry guys just don't give a shit, get drunk every chance we get, and fuck anything we can get our dicks into.

I am a 12 year Marine wife.. And I have known so many Marines from all walks of life.. Hard Chargers, to the saltiest Marines you will ever see.

But all of them had one thing in common. They all dropped F-Bombs like it was cool, and were all some of the intense people I have ever had the Honor of knowing.

I would NEVER ask that Marines curb themselves as to not to offend people, or censor themselves ( considering what they do for a living).

Marines are just a different breed of people that I will always choose to surround myself with. My husband being a Marine died laughing his ass off the whole time, and agreed with everything.. Wished the article would have gotten into more of the other Marines.. But Martin would have been writing forever!

Loved this article Martin.. Kudos, and I hope to read more from you in the future.

You're a jackass. Thanks for being a bullet sponge while I was out on libo banging your girlfriend and sister. My time was about 90% awesome, and 10% miserable because stupid fucks like you do dumb shit to get us all on lock down. I think I nailed everything in a skirt in about 20 countries while you were out evaluating Marines minding their own business. Thanks for the laughs, brings back some good memories.

You are the fuckin man for writing this! Nailed it on the head.. Semper fi ya boot! Ha

Hilarious! Not cool to post a picture of the Capt getting his Silver Star though. He charged an enemy ambush alone and when he ran out of ammo he picked up enemy weapons. Really cool guy too. The article is awesome!

This article had to be written by one of the guys I served with. I say that because all those types did was complain no matter what and talked all day about how they did not sign up for this. I hate to tell you that I feel sorry for you and you need to understand that you joined just like I did for a service to your country. Writing something like this only takes away from that and makes everyone in the military look bad. I was in for five years and then left because it was not the life for me ether but you will not see me crying like a little child that had everything handed to them by their parents. If you had it harder than me (which I highly doubt) or as hard that you would not act or write something like this. Just because you went four years of doing something hard does not really mean anything when you write something like this, it only makes you look pathetic...

You're about 98.9 % correct Martin. First of all I'm that Marine in the Dragon Slaying Cimmercial and I never boasted not to mention I served in 4 wars in combat!! I did like the uniforms but you're eight I didn't like everyone and the oorrahh Marines were annoying!! Not to mention I'm Puerto Rican and not once in my entire 10 years of active duty in the Corps did I ever play banana music. Lol I'm just saying!! Lol

Lol sorry for the typos I typed it on my iPhone lol.

Dude I love it and the dudes a grunt it obvious and Congrats to all those who think your salty love 2/8

Got every one but the lazy ass Puerto Ricon that cares more about their hair and face wash then his rifle score or taking training seriously

Pfc Lytle was the most motivated Marine in back in 1998 today he is a 1stSgt and will be SgtMaj of the Marine Corps one day!!! Guess being a #2 Infantry Marine paid off

You forgot the "at least I get off my ass and kill people unlike the navy and army" marine. Cause it's not like any of the other branches, except seals, do anything with their lives. How about you make fun of them for being a waste of a person. As crazy as many marines are, at least they get the job done. And how dumb does this page make you look, spending god knows how long creating this to make fun of marines... maybe you should consider getting a real job again. Or adding the "I got out of the marine corps now I'm going to spend all my time and energy bitching about it" marine.

I'm a grunt/terminal lance. Assaultmen don't pick up. Found this to be hilarious. I hate the marine corps in garrison. Love it in country. Problem there is we don't get three month turn arounds, can't justify staying in due to that. In my opinion all these crazy types of grunts are developed in garrison, because we really are the most unproductive people on the planet there. In country with 36 hour days we get more done in a week than a month in the rear.

Saw a lot of negative comments in regards to this article. To those I gotta say, this is just how grunts are. I live in a sea of negative opinion about the corps. However, every single low reg belligerent drunk ass marine I serve with can't wait to go back to the Stan an be a real marine again.

Anyone that doesn't think this is funny, is either a POG, served during peace time, in another branch, or a civilian. Or some former 03 that is a retarded 9999 now.

All of this is accurate.

Carry on

Martin, Thank you for letting me know that you are contractually free. It is important to know so tell me....

Would you like to contract anything else?

Worthless pog do you even know who that is in *5? " weak people suck". That's you

Although, You did leave out one of the most noticed Marines. The 'Lets go get drunk and fight everyone including our friends and chain of command' Marines

The best part about this comment section is that it absolutely proves the entire article in that there are all different kinds of Marines. We could almost retroactively assign numbers to the different comments based on Martin's original descriptions.

I think the diversity of the different types of Marines unified at their core (pun intended) is one of a great many things that makes the Marines so great.

Your service is appreciated, much more than you know.

Really? 0311s r a rare breed, any mos thats in the sux knows what's its about, the rest of u fucks support us while where stabbing fucks that killed our friends.. go play ur xbox and eat ur self to death!

It will all ways be a fuckin goat rope!
Enjoy!

Fucking Brilliant. And I read every comment. I too was offended by the offended.

I understand this article is for active duty. A worthy category is the "It was the greatest time of my life guy." This is the guy that hated every fucking minute that he was in. Hated the Corps, the people, the chow, missed everything back home, the girl, the family, the sport career that was waiting to launch, the job that was going to produce tons of cash. But now that he is out, misses every minute that he was in and will not hesitate to tell you that it was the greatest time of his life. Now has the pressed out dress blues on display and spit shines his shoes.

I was an E3 well over 3, 0331 please enjoy the following cadence--the first I heard and the last I sang in the fleet. Feel free to use it--

Cock sucker, muther fucker, eat a bag of shit,
Scum bag, douche bag, bite your mamma's clit,
We are the very best, cause all the other suck,
Fox Co 2/9, ohh rah, fuck,
We are the midnight raiders, the rapists of the night,
Honry sons of bitches, that'd rather fuck than fight,
We casterate our enemies with bits of broken glass,
And shove our rusty baonnets up the bastards ass,
Mighty mighty christ all mighty, who the fuck are we?
God damn, shit fuck, Fox company.

Wha fucking wha!. So you had a rough time and it wasn't spring break. That is why you joined the Marine Corps and not the Air Force. As I sit her on a base in Iraq as a former Marine, I can only imagine how much of a shitbird you were. Did my time, and damn proud to call myself a Marine, because serving as a Marine is for my country and not for you and your generation of "self entitled" individuals. Oh, but wait I must be one of those "Oorah!" Marines. A Sergeant who took his experience and marched on after 10 years to start another career for my country. I don't have any oorah stickers or t-shirts, just my "i will succeed" attitude. Said part about this article is that shitbirds like you is the reason I got out of the Marines. Semper Fi!

For the person who wrote this article, and all the foul mouthed, negative people who had such vile comments....you are a waste of life and space. Just my opinion, but I am not God, He will never give up on your sorry excuse for a human being person. Open your Bible, or get a copy and ask Him for some character, because the lack of character you display is disgusting. You should be ashamed, but after seeing how your mind works, you don't have that capacity.

This was a great post.every word the truth.and I don't see how you people can not understand it as a joke..oh well you wouldn't understand it if your not a grunt. I'm a lance and will be getting out as one next Friday.I've been an 0311 with 3/6 the whole time.its a love/hate thing and the way to make it better is to make fun of it.I've had mmore laughs in the marine corp than I probably will in the rest of my life.just because Martin made a post about the stuff we see everyday is no reason for all you to start raggin on him. If your infantry then you understand,if your not and are offended just understand this: your not gonna get it and it won't be funny to you.its like our inside joke.all the mothers who know all these marines who wouldn't dare have a foul mouth or talk about disgusting things..let me be an example,I didn't curse once in this post..but I couldmake a hooker blush if she heard a day to day conversation at the smoke pit

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Martin, I served with 1/1 and as an instructor at SOI Camp Pen. I PROUDLY taught Land Nav and MOUT and I have to say, this was some funny and REAL fucking shit! I'm currently a Fire Fighter in Miami and basically try to explain the GRUNT point of view to my station. As I'm reading some of the comments posted below, I realize there so many people that will NEVER understand what your talking about and they'll think you're angry and crazy. They are absolutely right! And that buddy, makes us the baddest fighting organization in the world! I thank the POG's for all they have done. Without them we're not as useful but the GRUNT experience is totally different than the rest of the US Military. I have some POG's here at work that give me the OOOORAHH Devil crap. I throw back the ERRR (BTW, they've never heard ERRR) because they also earned the EGA and I'll be in a fighting hole with them any day, but that MOTO crap is different between them and us! Keep it real kid and thanks for serving Hard Core (lol)!

I leave everyone with this quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: “The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!” 12/5

To all the marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen who commented, happy Memorial Day. Semper Remember.

might want to check your pictures and NOT use ones of Marines killed in combat... dumbass

Funny, the Army Infantry has the same 12 guys...wonder if they're related. Lmao

what about the "I only joined for college money" marine?

I'm tired of marines that serve and demand special attention from civilians like we should treat you like princes while we eat from the toilet. You signed up for it, you stupid ass!!!! We respect what you do, but then again, we also respect school teachers, firemen, and even the hard working food service and retail workers that work hard for low pay. I'm so sick of being treated like we owe you something, when the government doesnt use you like they should. It's not about defending our freedom anymore like in the old days. Your bombing nations that have nothing to do with defending our freedom!!! They are using you for selfish reasons. The banks are the real master in today's world. If the nation really was what it claimed to be, I would have served in the military myself long ago. Ok end of my rant.

If you cant enjoy some funny article about your career, then you seriously have issues. and nobody owes you shit!!!!!

Holy shit that was great!!! I wasn't offended at all and I am a female (former USMC MP). What amuses me the most about the story, however, is reading the comments. Really?? "The Marines I know don't cuss?" That's probably one of the funniest things I've ever read!!! You, whoever you are, apparently don't know the Marines that you think you know b/c Marines have some FILTHY fuckin' mouths!! We take PRIDE in the number of times we can fit 'fuck' into a sentence. And for all of you douchebags that take offense to the author 'complaining'....shut your mouth. It was a written piece of HUMOR. You know what that is right? It was written as an inside JOKE to make Marines and others LAUGH!!! JFC.....

And to Anonymous in the comment above my first one-you don't rate to lick the bottom of the boots of a Marine Corps bootcamp graduate. You're a pretty big man/woman, huh? Calling Marines 'stupid asses' online? Bet you my soul that you're too big of a pussy to do it to a Marines face.

You forgot the..."I have never been in the infantry and have no fucking idea what it is like to depend on one and another in tough times Marine". The "lets let off some steam because we just got home from killing the enemy" Marine. The "I am finding hard to adjust because my buddy got shot beside me" Marine. The "I just dropped a shit load of ordnance on a village and found out I fucked up some innocents" Marine. The "I got your back, you get mine" Marine. You missed a lot there young man. How long were you in sir? One hitch? Two? I retired a Marine and did not regret ONE FUCKING MINUTE of it. So I guess you will categorize me as well. When I was in the infantry and we stormed Somalia...We all felt like that mother fucker climbing the mountain. We kicked some serious ass and lived to tell about it...How about getting on the fucking truck and follow us in for the big win, instead of casting stones at others!

Nope never do. I spend most of my life TRYING to make others laugh, until I come across lame ass shit like this thread!

All I can say is wow, Marines talking shit to other Marines via a web thread...pathetic, we all earned the title, and would die for one another so fuck it...

Semper Fidelis,

Lcpl Marshall/5811

What is the difference between a war story and a fairytale? A fairytale starts out "once upon a time". A wat story starts out like "you ain't gonna believe this shit, there I was..." Siemper Fi from PA

This was an epic article, so Martin I thank you for helping me sit here and reminisce about my time in the Corps. I'll admit I was the guy who started my sentences with fuck and ended them with and shit. With that said, fuck these two idiots who can't take a joke, I bet "Claire" if it served at all, was that officer we all know that talks the talk but when shit hit the fan had that deer in headlights look. I would have loved my time in, if I was an officer and never had to field day the barracks, live in a shitty ass barracks room where ac/heat never work when you needed them or police call after spending a whole day at the range. The Marine Corps life is not this awesome life that they show you in movies, those documentaries they show you is not our life at all. We get paid shit, our issued gear is shit we often have to buy our gear if we want something that works. I can go on with this list forever but of course you don't want to hear that, you just want to hear that everything is peachy and that we love what we do. So Fuck you "clair" and anybody else who says that Martin is not an honorable man. He did his time, spend years away from family, missed birthdays and holidays. He signed that contract knowing there was a war going on, he carried a weapon knowing he might have to take someones life to protect his own or that of his fellow Marine. You people need to wake up and go live with Marines for a few days so you can see that this is what we do.
Keep doing what you're doing Martin, fuck these people who have never held a rifle or stood a post. Semper Fi... and shit

You know I understand what you wrote is out of fun, anger and even disrespect, but I didn't seen nothing about officers there. I mean we have some of the best and worst officers. Like the one who beat up a bum and stole his bike and still got promoted to Capt, or the one who raped an okinawan and still serving the Marines today. How about the SgtMaj who was having an affair with a Col's wife and didn't get hammered like he was doing to his Marines doing the same thing, he just got forced out of the Marines, you got to tell about the WO who was harrasing his female Marines and was married. How about the Generals son that was a retard that seemed to get promoted. What about the SgtMajs who are afraid to get out because he know some of his old Marines are going to kick his ass, or the ones that have no life so they stay in until forced out just to die a month afterwards. How about the big one Chsplins who have more women on deployments than anyone and then try to preach on sunday. How a SgtMaj was having an affair with a married woman and then became the SgtMaj of the Marine Corps! Yeah tell that one and see what you get. Here is one for you to end the show. How when units deploy the BN has to get a percent from higher on how many Marines and Sailors he can have killed on deployment, yes how many he can loose. Wait, 4 got one how a female 1stSgt was incharge of a unit and was hammering folks for adultery but ends up fucking a civilian and got pregnant and sent home to work in the G-7 II MEF and never charged infact she picked up SgtMaj. Talk about taking care of your own. Man it keeps coming. Did you get the one about MGunns robing the goverment and living the "JZ LIfestyle only to get charged and forced out with his retirement being MGunns pay, what a crock of shit. As you all may read and see our Crop is truly fucked up and the worst part is us Junior Marines have to be held to a higher standard. I mean come on if the SgtMaj's can fuck others wife and get forced out and not hammered like we are then we are held to a higher standard. See their is so much you could have said to disrespect our beloved core, but you only served 4 years of nothing. Someone needs to revamp these rules and get the Crop back on track. Oh yeah the SGTMAJ was there n 2005 from the underground streets.THese are the real issues.

man you forgot the "Im a fucking grunt so i think im better than everybody and i get to talk shit to POGS and everyone else cause i deployed like 17 times and i take fb pictures with all my grunt friends half naked at the biggest sausage fests known to mankind cause we get no pussy whatsoever and the only reason we talk shit is cause ive been raped by the marine corps for joining the dumbest MOS known to man cause we all know when we get out as terminal lances, we wont want to re-enlist so we will get out with zero job experience and go back home to live with moms and you can forget about us getting a decent job cause we were so stupid enough to get full sleeve tattoos on both arms" Marine...

This is a great article, bro. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that people are actually getting butt-hurt over this. If you are or were an active-duty Marine (regardless of MOS) and can’t laugh at this, then your service was wasted. If you are actually worried that some poolee will see this and not want to enlist, have no fear, they’re too busy watching “Welcome Aboard” videos and jerking off to Full Metal Jacket. Marines are the most self-deprecating people on earth—that attitude comes from years and massive piles of bullshit thrown at them by their superiors, the enemy, and the ignorant public. I have no doubt that the author of this article loves the Marine Corps and Marines, but he doesn’t have to write an OORAH montage to show it. I hope you add onto the list, man.

The article was funny but the comments were almost funnier... I had a few of those guys in my day (actually pre-9/11) but the more things change the more they stay the same right. Some of the old timers are right though, as you get older you do look back on your time wether u thought it was good or bad and begin to miss it and take more pride in it. But to those same old-schoolers, though I may still be a bit younger than you (I went to boot in 96) Though I got out with a chip on my shoulder and used to say how I loved the Marines but hated the people I met in it my attitude has changed but comeon, we as Marines have always had a fucked up sense of humor. Sure even my crap times are now looked back upon with a nastalgic air of longing, I found no mallace or anger in this article just a lighthearted jab at our Brothers that may have been heavily stereotyped but rang with an air of truth.

its funny how the infantry talks so much shit about security forces, when most of the marines in security forces came from the fleet. and your right you fleet marines, security force marines could never do what you do even though they train in more infantry tactics than anything else just as the fleet would. oh btw every plt sgt and plt cmdr and every marine from the fleet in security forces has been to either iraq or afghan, and every one knows that after security forces they go to the fleet, so do you really think all they do is train for non-lethal, hell no. the main focus is infantry tactics for the fleet.

i agree with alot of this was in for 4 years and am proud of it , truth is it was the best thing i could have done after high school. but if you get that many people together at one time there is always going to be alot of asshole and there is always alot of really good people to you. i never had so many friends just hard to keep in touch after 20 years is all

u forgot that im in the crypts and bloods or some other retarded gang they want to be in marine

Yo hela tight I wish I can go back and read this shit in formation I would of had to point everyone even my fucking LT and PLT sgt.

Enjoyed the article. Enjoyed the comments. To those of you that posted who served or still do...whether ya love(d) it or hate(d) it... my heartfelt gratitude forever. -proud mom of a Marine

OMG, I got one for ya! How about all the retarded enlisted Marines that become Officers! They are the worst. Some of them can't tie their shoes and then want to leader a group of hard charging killers. Get the helk out the way. Of course theres the Army to Marine turd! They figured it out to late and then want to join our beloved Corp. Then they hate all the work we do, well ya should have joined the Army National Guard. Them are some of the fattest People in the sevice. I mean they have no requeirment except to be fat.

To all of you on this page, if you are still in or out, if someone right now was to say anything about our Marine Corps and never served a day in what would you do? That is waht I love about the Corp we can talk crap to eachother but when a nasty pig trys to disrespect our Corps we tap that a$$! One love brothers and if you see me on the street give a Hoorrrrraaaa!

Yut!!

Eat the apple fuck the corps.

How about the "I got out 10 years ago but I still cry every time someone says anything bad about the Marines, regardless of whether or not it was said as a joke or is actually the fucking truth. I also always like to point out how everyone had to sign their own contract over and over because I have no real excuse for the bullshit that goes down. I've been out 10 years now and I still get stupid haircuts and dress in regs because I never learned how to be a real person, all I ever learned was how to be a garrison, POG Marine."

This is funny as hell, because being a Marine Vet myself, I've dealt with every single one you've described. What I can't stand most is a Grunt that thinks all the other MOS' are "non-entities". Piss me off, and I'll make you go from M-08 to S-00, make sure your training, your promotion warrant and deployments disappear....in a heartbeat. WHAT Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal? YOU were on that manifest to leave THIS week? Sorry. Looks like you can stay in the Stan for another month. Okay, so your GrandDad and your Dad served...good on ya, but their legacy ain't carryin' you nowhere...in fact, you might wanna keep that to yourself in case they were shitbirds.

We all had a job to do. One team, one fight. No Marine is better than the other.

@YouToldHarpoTaBeatMe, dam you must be real badass huh? Like real hardcore badass. PLEEEEASE don't make me go from a M-08 to a S-00, whetever the hell it is, but please still don't do it. You have SOOOOO much power, we are afraid of you! Keep up the good job holding up the rear "Marine Vet."

Speaking of awesome recruiting commercials. The Career Planner asked my one day what it would take me to re-enlist. I said, "SSgt, you remember that commercial where that dude pulls out his sword and kills the lava beast? You find me a lava beast and I'll go wherever you want to send me." Clearly I did not re-enlist!

Very funny, but yet true.

That's the funniest S**t I've seen in a long time! Well done Leatherneck, Jarhead, Devildog!!! Oh, and Semper Fi !
Respectfully submited, Cpl. Killer

Funny...the only guy you missed was the I'M THE DUMBASS THAT ENLISTED WHEN I WAS 28 SO I'M OLDER THAN MY NCO'S AND SHOULD'T HAVE TO LISTEN ANYONE GUY!!!!

If you don't know range 400 or 410a...your not a fucking Marine.

everyone who bitches and complains about this, is a weak ass vagina who either never served in the Infantry, or a number 2.

http://www.facebook.com/ItIswhatItIsthebook ....Semper Fi

I have read every comment on here and I can say that Martin has got it right. I'm a FMF Corpsman and have been with the Marines for three years now, worked with every kind of Marine. And you all talk shit to each other and us long haired nasties as you call us. But when shit hits the fan there are no differences you are all Marines. If anyone can't see what Martin wrote was a joke and didn't have someone pop into their head on almost every type then I feel sorry for you. My Marines started talking shit about each other as soon as they got done reading this. It's what ya'll do. Great Article.

I got a kick out of this, I really laughed my ass off. This was great! I actually saw my son in several of those!

lcpl 4 life biatch

Hilarious :)

People, calm down. You can apply this kind of humor to YOUR workplace/college/local crackhouse. You'll always have 'that guy' who's best known for being 'themselves'.

Simmah. Down. Naw.

Nicely done, Martin!

sounds like some MARINE WAS A COOK AND GOT TIRED OF HEARING THE REAL INFANTRYS STORYS fucking jarhead

I'm a Soldier and I have family members and friends that are Marines so I get a kick outta going back and forth with Marines about how much better the Army is and how my lil bro(Marine) will never be able to kick my ass and so forth. Bottom line is, I read this article and I thought it was hilarious, not because it's a knock on Marines or it seems like it puts Marines in a negative light but because no one ever realizes how similar each military branch is. We truly are "Brothers in Arms" because this can be said about the Army just as easily and I'm sure if I ask my Air Force buddy, whom I've known for more than half my life, we actually joined our respective branches the same year, he'll say the same about the Air Force. I'm sorry if a lot of you guys got offended but trust me, there's no need to be. he's just describing some of the "characters" you meet throughout your military career. Like I tell my soldiers, "Leave your feelings at the front gate because this Army doesn't issue out diapers"

All they need is enough sailors to fillout their DANCE CARDS.

All they need is enough sailors to fillout their DANCE CARDS.

Written by #12 for sure!

you forgot to add the marines that do gay shit all the time but when it come to dont ask dont tell they say fuck fags and gays haha

HA! Holy Shit, that marine in desert cammies in the photo is Lt. Brian (Big Fish) Chontosh! He was my platoon commander in Iraq with 3/5 CAAT Platoon, OOH-RAH!

loved it. In Afghanistan right now....made my day me my buddy's sat here and called each other out. not going to lie I am army but it stays true to use as well......to all the fag ass bitches talking shit to this guy , take the dick out your ass and suck it

Why does everyone have to hate on this guy. I literally laughed and almost cried while reading this.

HA !!! The Corps hasn't changed, I haven't been in our squad bay since 87, Hell, I don't even know if its still standing, but man you hit a bunch of us right on the money. Myself included. Im still laughing. Thanks Marine.
OH !!!!
Semper Fi !!!! LOL

A bitching marine is a happy marine! You hit the nail right on the head with this. It's a shame so many don't realize that, while dead on, doesn't scratch the surface of our entire contract. It's meant to be a humorous article and it does just that. Semper Fi

It is funny how most of you assume POGs are doing this or that. The Marine Corps is the Marine Corps. there are dirt bags everywhere. and there is the guy that can drink all night and wake up at 0400 to go PT everywhere. not just in the ground side.
And just for your info. GRUNT is actually an acronym for Ground Reserve Unit Not Trained.
if you don't know what that is then you are dumb.
also think of this for a second, in combat regardless of whether the Marine is a rifleman by trade, a Marine will be useful in combat, But if you were out of your element, and say you casevac a/c went down in the field you would be useless in helping fix that Aircraft so it could fly and get you out.

Way to come onto a Grunt's page an insult Grunts you dumb ass POG. If you wanted to be Infantry, you could asked for it like the rest of us. But, next time you get ambushed walking to the chow hall at TQ or Camp Leatherneck be sure to post a detailed message about how you morphed into a 'rifleman' and laid down some hate. But, I'm sure you've already told all your friends back home how you shot Bin Laden in the dick, which is exactly why we all hate you guys.

Anyways......great article man. Totally epic. I have to say though that I've always wondered how to respond to someone saying 'thank you for your service' and I'm forever going to respond with 'well thanks for your taxes'.

-Jim WPNS 1/6

2/6 fox co. enuf said

For those reading, the father of that Marine LT pictured was never a Marine

0331 2/8 WPNS CO 91-95. This is a description of a world, that only an 03 could really understand. Funnier than hell if you have been there. The self righteous, lecturing, arrogant, holier than thou post kill me. It's almost as if "mothers of america", caught a glimpse of reality and refuse to believe it. Not good for recruiting, but it is what it is. (Both good and bad). I see things haven't changed, to much in 17 years, (grunts still kicking ass and not happy about the POGs sitting on theirs). To all my fallen Marines, those in now, and the ones that are out, I say, Semper Fi mac.

PS, I am number 4.

TROLLS!!!!

Funny as hell.

Dude, I just stumbled on this somehow. Even though I have been out 15 years I could still relate to all of it. Pretty good stuff. Now get on your face and push the earth maggot.

I spent my years in the Corps during the early-to mid-fifties, four years active, and discharged as a Staff Sergeant, and still proud of my service. With very little exception, I find no comments here that even begin to relate to the Marine Corps I was proud to be a part of. There really is a difference between the so-called "Old Corps" and Today's Corps. Sad.