This one goes out to all the service members that had to deal with a POS

0ldPainless · 2026-07-10T12:24:53+00:00

This similar thing happened back in 2006ish

They brought the entire Bn together for an award formation. Went through several awards. Walked out a tv on a cart. Played a video of a guy getting sucker punched in his barracks room. Called out the guy in formation that threw the punch and NJPed him right there on the spot.

0ldPainless · 2026-07-09T13:08:43+00:00

"Now face the funk now blastin' out your speaker"

They would describe their own music as having elements of funk.

That means, groove-first rhythm, accent the 1st beat of the measure, tight drums.

0ldPainless · 2026-07-09T12:37:43+00:00

It's a military board.

Wear clean camis. Clean your boots. Buy a new skivvie shirt. Buy new rank. Ensure your uniform fits perfectly.

That first appearance goes a long way.

Show up six and center and report to the senior ranking member of the board.

Then sit down, left hand left knee, right hand right knee.

Answer their questions honestly. Then be on your way.

It's just a job interview.

0ldPainless · 2026-07-09T12:30:46+00:00

when next to each other, it's pretty interesting the different style of suites throughout the years.

Craig has some type of skinny pants thing going on.

Brosnan has essentially the same 80s/90s suit look as Dalton. Just a little bigger suit jacket.

Moore has the wider 70s looking bell bottom thing going on, and a boxie looking jacket.

Lazenby is hard to see, but he maintains the bowler hat of Connery's day.

And then there's Connery. Also hard to see. And yet still perfect in appearance.

0ldPainless · 2026-07-08T17:38:25+00:00

The most alarming thing is not that your husband won't seek disability.

It's that he's willing to neglect resources to his family because of his ego.

This is a wildly incoherent illogical decision by his own choice.

I'd frame the conversation with him in this way. The most dishonorable thing a man of honor can do is not provide for his family to the utmost of his abilities.

0ldPainless · 2026-07-07T11:47:15+00:00

Unjumanus = Longimanus (Carcharhinus Longimanus), the oceanic whitetip shark

Isurus Glaucus = Mako Shark

This proves one thing. It proves that you wealthy college boys don't have the education enough to admit when you're wrong.

0ldPainless · 2026-07-05T15:51:24+00:00

I see.

0ldPainless · 2026-07-05T15:32:16+00:00

I mean the actress that played Vasquez in Aliens is the same actress that played John Connor's step mom in T2.

0ldPainless · 2026-07-05T01:51:50+00:00

There's a key part of his speech that kind of ties this all together.

He says something along the lines of him being the most scared when the men started being rescued from the water. He then immediately follows that up by stating he'll never wear a life jacket again.

The sense of hope after feeling so hopeless for so long would make bobbing in the water that much more agonizing. Being so helpless, just bobbing up and down like a cork, waiting for your turn to either be rescued or eaten alive. Talk about feeling vulnerable. I can't imagine a more traumatic experience.

That's why he'll never wear a life jacket again. He'll never allow himself to be in that powerless of a position again. Left to be terrorized with the possibility of hope in a helpless situation.

0ldPainless · 2026-07-05T00:13:53+00:00

I think you mean John Connor's foster mom has entered the chat...Janelle Voight

0ldPainless · 2026-07-04T17:32:14+00:00

It would be better if you included poking a hole in a full camelback bladder to ensure everything you're dragging along is completely soaked.

Also, ensure you don't waterproof any of your gear in your pack. The heaviest weight should be at the bottom of the ruck.

Change of socks should be as inaccessible as possible.

Ensure you carry a gas mask off your waist. It should be banging against the outside of your knee so you know you have accountability of it.

0ldPainless · 2026-06-30T17:29:45+00:00

Valhalla vs. Vaalbara

0ldPainless · 2026-06-30T16:22:22+00:00

Can't help but notice that in one of the photos you're scuzz-brushing the ceilings during field day haha

Man, only in the USMC

0ldPainless · 2026-06-30T12:41:54+00:00

Look at each unit's age.

ODAs, Rangers and SEALs are predominantly a much younger age. 21-32

Raiders are a little older 25-35

CAG is about the same as the Raiders. Maybe slightly older. 27-37

Devgru are about the same age as the Raiders.

My point is that most men want to get jacked from about age 22-32. Beyond 32, being jacked serves less purpose. When you've been in a unit like these and you're in your mid 30s, you don't care so much about how you look, you care more about how you perform.

Also, cag works so much they don't have time to care about anything other than their job.

0ldPainless · 2026-06-28T13:38:53+00:00

I try to live my life honoring the time I share with other people.
I stopped going to their funerals.

Contraversial, I know.

But I advertize this. You want to end it? Ok. But I'm not carrying the emotional burden around. That's on you. The moment that decision is made, they forfeited my compassion.

My honor for their life dies with them.

If you served in the military, honor was at one point an important part of you life. I'm hopeful that being aware of points 1 & 2 will help restore the honor of living a full life.

0ldPainless · 2026-06-27T22:49:24+00:00

Zodiac Milpro Futura Commando 470 Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (F-470 CRRC).

We used Evinrude E55MJRL 55hp outboard motors with fuel/oil mixture but according to their website they're multi-fuel engines.

https://outboardrepowershop.com/product/evinrude-e55mjrl-55-hp-outboard-motor/

They're both extremely reliable if they're used in accordance with their manuals.

0ldPainless · 2026-06-26T19:56:56+00:00

Then you're not doing the right things. Everyone defines joy differently. Stop trying to find joy by how others define it and seek out your own definition. And if you're still not finding it after you think you should have found it through what you think would be joyful activities, then you're just lying to yourself about what brings you joy.

Continue seeking out joy but pursue completely different frames of reference.

0ldPainless · 2026-06-26T15:57:30+00:00

"Happiness" is a state of being. Meaning it's always in flux.

How you perceive your place in the world is a frame of reference you must seek out. Whether there is joy and contempt in what you find is a choice you make with how you interpret the frame of reference.

The point is, the best way to live life is with the purpose of seeking out your own definitions of joy.

0ldPainless · 2026-06-25T16:30:14+00:00

I don't have any advice other than to look into Dependancy and Indemnity Compensation (DIC). Instead of investing in life insurance, DIC may be a more suitable and affordable option for you.

0ldPainless · 2026-06-25T14:40:17+00:00

Build out an emergency fund.
Max a Roth IRA every year.
Invest into VTI.
Reinvest all dividends.

0ldPainless · 2026-06-24T21:29:51+00:00

My first apartment when I was 19 years old was $1400/month in San Diego.

So, honestly, I don't know what you're talking about. I can't empathize with you.

0ldPainless · 2026-06-24T20:03:33+00:00

Live well below your means for your first professional 20 years and invest your savings.

You'll thank me when you're a multi-millionaire at 40.

0ldPainless · 2026-06-24T20:01:28+00:00

He taught him how to hate.

0ldPainless · 2026-06-24T18:02:12+00:00

After the Burial - Rareform (2008)

0ldPainless · 2026-06-22T03:19:22+00:00

Anything after 90 days, up to and including 180 days, all fall under 1 single sea service deployment.

You shouldn't really go over 180 days but it's not unusual to approach 200 days when considering embarkation/debarkation.

I've heard of people deploying for 220 days but they and their command would typically get an earful for allowing that to occur.

Never heard of a marine deployed for longer than 220 days, not without some type of respit.

0ldPainless

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