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School circle on me, Marines!

So, I was a Colonel (that's the pay grade of O-6; "O" stands for Officer; Officer means I am college educated unlike those poser LDOs; LDO stands for Limited Duty Officer; LDO used to be Enlisted, but became a CWO; a CWO is a Chief Warrant Officer: a Chief Warrant Officer is rare and we all envy them).

Anyway...

Sometime between each 2009 and 2017, I was in command of a security force responsible for guarding the Top Secret innards of those beautiful sub-busters.

Anyway, my XO was an incompetent phallus, but MAN OH MAN could he build one hell of a PowerPoint! And his throat game ... Fuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhcckkkkkk was it good.

So this loser was trying to enter MY BASE and decided to FAFO with this hot little stud Corporal who showed him the error of his ways. XO came to me in urine-soaked trousers and begged me to go yell at them. I didn't want to but, well, remember the throat game? Yeah...

Unfortunately, the Master Guns was around that day and put us both in our place because, well, Master Guns.

Oorah, Marines!

Content warning: for threats of violence and terrorist threats.

Apologies if the formatting is weird, typing this out on mobile

So I served in the Marines from 2009 to 2017. In 2014, we deployed to a base in the Persian Gulf, and I was attached to 1st Tank Battalion, Charlie Co. for Security Forces. I was a freshly promoted Corporal, and as an augment NCO (Non Commissioned Officer) they didn't want to give me a squad, so I got a fire team instead. Our job was Perimeter security as well as VCP's and PCP's (Vehicle control points and Personnel Control Points.)

Our base was kinda a big deal because we had an airstrip. And we were in charge of bombing the hell out of ISIS at the time. But the crown jewel of our flight line was 3 P3 Orions. Sub Hunters. That still have (at the time, not sure if still true..) Top Secret internals. Cool stuff. On to the point of my story.

I was in charge of the VCP that led into the flight line. We were mandated to check IDs and do occasional vehicle checks. Our VCP was also heavily armed. We had our rifles, I had a SAW gunner in my team (That's a Squad Automatic Weapon, so a Machine Gunner) and we had a MK-19 Automatic Grenade Launcher up in a tower. Our Deployment commander was a cool guy for an officer. He was a Colonel, and he was strict when needed, laid back for everything else. His XO, a Major... Was a dick. In fact, for the story,he is now Major Dick. Major Dick lived to be a Dick to the Security Forces guys. He loved pulling rank. He loved playing tricks. We were all pretty tired of Major Dick. So on this day I'm doing ID checks, my Marines are providing overwatch, and all is well. Until Major Dick pulls up in his car. I lean down to his window and start with, "Good Afternoon Sir. I need to see your ID." His reply? "Don't you know who I am, Devil Dog? Now let me through. I'm late for a meeting." Yep. He usually is. I reply with, "Understood Sir. I need to see your ID, like every other day." So he hands it over. Good. Next question. "Do you have anything in your vehicle we need to know about?" This is where he fucks up. "Oh Yeah. I have a sawed off shotgun under my seat and 200 pounds of explosive wired in my trunk. I figured I'd drive it right onto the flight line." He laughs like it's a big joke. Nope. Not today. "SIR, KEEP YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM. REACH TO THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR CAR DOOR, OPEN IT AND STEP OUT!" Now I have my rifle in his face, I'm pretty sure he crapped his pants, and all my Marines have weapons trained on him and his car. Our SAW gunner is moving to flank him even. Good kid. The Major starts losing it. "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?! I TOLD YOU I'M GOING TO BE LATE!" I repeat my orders, but this time I add, "IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW MY ORDERS, YOU WILL BE DETAINED OR SHOT" This gets his attention. He steps out. Exactly as ordered. I order him to step away from the car and keep his hands in the air. Now down on the ground. Arms wide, legs apart. One of my Marines frisks him. One checks the vehicle. The other, our SAW gunner, is covering all of this. The Major now realizes he messed up bad. I radio in to our HQ and report what's going on. No weapons. No explosives. Just a pissed of (and maybe pissed on, as in he pissed himself) Major who was now about 15 minutes late to a meeting. Our Staff NCOIC (Staff Non Commissioned Officer In Charge) is a grizzled old Master Gunnery Sergeant who comes over and clears the situation. He debriefs us, tells us we did good, and no, it wasn't a drill, and the Major is an asshole, etc etc. Well about five minutes later, here comes the Colonel, with the Major in tow. The Col. Looks pissed. The Major looks smug. Here we fucking go. "Corporal, I'm told you held my XO at gunpoint for making a joke, is that true?" "No sir." "Did you hold him at gunpoint?" "Yes Sir." "For what reason?" "Sir, the Major told me that he was carrying a Sawed off Shotgun and had explosives wired in the trunk, with intention to drive his vehicle onto the flight line." This is where the Major interrupted and called me a liar. This is also the point where the Master Gunnery Sergeant stepped in and told the Major to "with all due respect sir, shut the fuck up." And he told the Colonel what was reported. Every other Marine was interviewed, and security camera footage was pulled and observed. Needless to say, the Major got an ass chewing from the Colonel and the Master Guns. Fast forward to the next day: here comes the Major in his car. "Good Morning Sir. ID please. And do you have anything to report in the vehicle?" There was a pause. "No Corporal." "Thank you Sir. Have a nice day." That was it. We never had any more issues with the XO for the tour. The Colonel never got back to us about it either, but the rest of the officers were very careful about how they acted around Security Forces for the rest of our time there.

TL:DR

I was in charge of a vehicle security check point for a flight line that had multiple aircraft and ordnance, as well as several Sub Hunter planes. Our XO decided it would be funny to make a terrorist threat at our check point, and he got pulled from his vehicle and held at gunpoint. Then he tried telling the Commanding Officer we did it for no reason, and when caught in the lie, had to eat crow.

Back in 2014 I had the highly respectable job as XO of a unit in the persian gulf. The col assigned me to make the coffee roster for the next month and present it at the morning meeting. I worked all night on this elegant power point, using my TBS skills, and wrote a full O'SMEAC in only 37 slides.

So now i'm rolling up to base with my thumb drive in my pocket, ready to present this thang, and I got caught in traffic. I tried honking alot, but they just ignored me. Firggin warning horns man, no effect, no idea.

I role up to the base gate, 15 minutes late and make a joke to my fellow teufels who apparently had a stick in there ass about it. they put me on the ground and everything, almost damaging my thumb drive.

Anyways, I gave the coffee roster brief late, but the Col loved it and said i'm his favorite, patted my behind and send me on my way. No more joking with those front gate prics

There’s a fictional character I’d like to draw in his marine uniform, but I’m having trouble finding out which one would be accurate. I think he would have been involved with the gulf war as a commanding officer of some kind, and of course someone who saw combat. I want to make sure it’s accurate and do a good job. Help? Thank you so much!!

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Guy claims Marines no longer to 20 mile humps with full gear?

Need some advice…

I’m a Sgt with about a year left on my contract, and my goal is to become a pilot. I’m trying to decide what the best path is.
I can get out, finish my degree through PLC (I already have my associate’s and have talked to an OSO), and try to get an aviation contract. The downside is giving up an $80k reenlistment bonus, more time in service, and other benefits.
Or I can stay in, submit a MECEP package, become an officer, and later use my GI Bill to get my civilian pilot licenses.
I’ve also heard that life as a Marine pilot can be tough with long hours and not seeing your family much, so I’m not sure what the right choice is.
Any advice or personal experience would be appreciated. Thanks!

hi all,

i’m currently deployed with a unit i’m not originally from and have had two major family events since being out here, both constituting a red cross message but this most recent one being received and denied by the command. i work aviation and my job requires a lot of attention to detail but i just can’t focus on my job at hand with all things mental in my life right now.

since being out here i haven’t made any friends and have no social life outside of my phone. yes i know that deployment is supposed to bring people together but ive never felt so isolated since being here. the people i work with were already so close knit prior to coming out here, so it created like an unspoken circle that i haven’t been able to get into to begin with. along with that, they’re just genuinely not people id go out of my way to be around nor my usual crowd.

i’ve talked to chaps already but i genuinely have no real way of having an outlet of any sorts as compared to back home. with this new red cross message ive been in nothing but a state of worry and depression honestly and honestly have been having suicidal thoughts because i feel like i contribute nothing by being here and consistently disregarded by my leadership. im just so consumed with guilt by not being able to be there for my family but also frustration watching other red cross messages get pushed through and service members treating it like free leave and a break, rather its intended use.

i’m not looking for sympathy but just genuinely what i can do to get out of this or what would happen if i told anyone about my mental health because im genuinely worried for myself, as i have a history with si, but with this command i don’t want it to be taken south. i don’t want to get out of the corps, i just want to feel worth something and be there for my family during this time.

Any of my fellow AARP Marines play this game with their unit for PT?

Bots, utes, flak jackets and no ranks. A combination of soccer and rugby.

I played it both in Yokosuka and in the fleet with 1/7 so it can't have been isolated.

There was always a Humvee ambulance in standby 😂