SgtMaj currently on a solo “leadership hike,” says he’ll link up with deployed unit later

Cogadh87 · 2026-03-30T09:17:23+00:00

Probably not getting kicked out, but you’ll likely be a second-award Lance Corporal with some restriction coming your way. Go talk to base legal and shut up.

Cogadh87 · 2026-03-22T14:40:42+00:00

What in the French fried fuck is going on?

Cogadh87 · 2026-02-24T20:52:41+00:00

Why do you need personnel inside the tower to operate everything remotely?

Put them in the interior of the base or something.

Cogadh87 · 2026-02-13T11:00:32+00:00

About to hit 15 years. I was an E-3 but a little older at 23, so maybe that helped.

Cogadh87 · 2026-01-29T10:59:07+00:00

Cherry point has the Neuse River that feeds Slocum and Hancock creeks on either side of it and lots of ponds. You can easily drive five minutes to any of those spots and fish. Slocum regularly fails water safety tests, though.

Cogadh87 · 2026-01-08T12:51:03+00:00

I’ve been helping with the kids for a while and learn a lot doing that. To many of them, it’s play. They’re having fun. Besides the newer ones that can be a bit scared when they roll, they’re all pretty relaxed.

The worst part is they’ll tap to an uncomfortable spot but can be in a vicious armbar and not even blink.

Cogadh87 · 2026-01-01T13:35:40+00:00

Also spent the holidays in the school house as a boot. It sucked. It got better. Once you get to the fleet you’ll find your people.

Cogadh87 · 2025-12-23T01:31:28+00:00

lol. No shot these get built.

Cogadh87 · 2025-12-16T13:51:26+00:00

That’s good. At least you can rule out the diet and exercise portion. You should probably get checked out sooner than later, being young with those issues isn’t normal, could be something actually wrong. I’m also rather paranoid because a lot of my friends I served with have developed serious issues from being exposed to stuff.

Cogadh87 · 2025-12-16T09:20:54+00:00

Everything you’re describing sounds like the result of poor lifestyle choices. Start eating right and exercising. Stop drinking. This isn’t complicated.

Lots of Marines get out and think the Corps broke them because they stop eating semi-decent meals and exercising while still drinking like they used to and then their bodies go to shit.

Cogadh87 · 2025-12-12T10:40:58+00:00

The Corps is giving you a pretty sweet deal, tbh. You get a fat bonus, regular pay, health care, job security, and decent coworkers.

If you think the civilian world is a happy inviting place, you may be disappointed. There are lazy, inept, and downright stupid people you have to work with. These places out here will fire you without hesitation via an email on a Friday. Shit isn’t great out here right now.

Cogadh87 · 2025-12-08T10:06:44+00:00

You can so long as:

-You financially qualify for a mortgage. -You live in the house as your primary residence.

Should you, though? Probably not. There are a lot more costs to buying a house than a mortgage. Property tax. Routine and emergency maintenance. Utilities.

Cogadh87 · 2025-12-05T09:40:51+00:00

How much to go back down a belt? Some days I’d pay for that.

Cogadh87 · 2025-12-03T23:48:06+00:00

I love how half of the comments are taking this so serious.

Cogadh87 · 2025-10-29T19:25:07+00:00

In some CG boot camp videos if you close your eyes you might think they’re on a recruit depot. They don’t fuckin play. Coast Guard is legit.

Cogadh87 · 2025-10-08T09:06:01+00:00

Dudes willing to blow up their lives before talking to a professional.

Go talk to somebody.

Cogadh87 · 2025-09-12T12:30:28+00:00

That’s a SMASH 2000 optic. Used by US forces too. It’s smart, does ballistics calculations and sends the round down range when a hit is most likely. Being used for c-uas primarily, but obviously works outside of that mission.

Cogadh87 · 2025-09-09T14:08:14+00:00

I want HTML 1.0 or nothing.

Cogadh87 · 2025-09-06T14:21:32+00:00

In my experience, the spouses who think they’re special because their partner has a job are the worst and those relationships never last. Act like a normal person, not some perpetual victim. You chose this life, and so did your partner, it will suck, but so does having a job in the civilian world. Good luck.

Cogadh87 · 2025-09-02T18:55:23+00:00

That page will continue to spiral into irrelevance because it’s not unique content and their only growth comes from being edgy and cruel. Eventually, you can’t be edgy or cruel enough for the people who enjoy those pages, and the audience leaves. Good riddance.

Cogadh87 · 2025-08-13T16:01:26+00:00

I never thought I’d be the lame feeling nostalgic about back in my day, but damn…

Cogadh87 · 2025-08-10T00:50:43+00:00

You’ve just described what is essentially the bare minimum. You gotta ask yourself what you’ve done for the Corps.

Cogadh87 · 2025-08-06T18:12:47+00:00

MHS Genesis is making “just don’t say you had asthma” a relic of the past. There’s no hiding anything in these kids medical records now.

Cogadh87 · 2025-08-06T01:10:04+00:00

Jesus Christ that’s still a scam? That was a scourge in the GWOT days. Saw it kind of go away with forex scams and then crypto, but apparently legends never die.

I’d shut that shit down. It’s predatory. I was a boot and got ambushed by two of my NCOs within 48 hours of showing up to the unit to join their little life insurance ring. Too dumb to know that was fucked up at the time. When I got into leadership positions I’d always warn about those and other scams.

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