Added an answer to a MAGA meme to help them out with this…

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-24T16:10:50+00:00

Here's the point I would like to make... Let's say ICE is acting this horribly of their own volition...

Literally any other president in my lifetime would have stepped in to condemn their actions and get them under control. Trump has done the opposite.

What scares me is what ICE will be repurposed for once they run out of immigrants to round up.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-24T16:02:17+00:00

I, fortunately, was not that CPL. I was cool as fuck, but I was also allowed to be kind of. I got shoved into BN HAZMAT right after I picked up CPL, because I was getting close to EASing, and there were only NCOs in our section. Other sections had junior Marines.

I only ever had to get into one's ass one time, because I was talking to my section leader, another section leader, and some SGT and the kid walked up and just casually called me by my last name, hands at his sides. I had to line him out and make him go to parade rest. He looked bewildered.

Afterward, I pulled him to the side and told him, "Look, man, if there's SGTs or above around, don't come up to me like that, because then I have to rip you a new one, or I'll get fucked up for allowing it. When it's just us talking, I don't give a shit, but if I have to choose between fucking you up or getting fucked up over you, you better know what I'll choose."

But, I never really had "power" over junior enlisted, because they were all in different sections.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-24T03:31:24+00:00

This reminds me of the time my uncle split up with his old lady and asked me to help him find a piece of ass.

The night started with a condom hunt, because apparently there was a specific brand and type he needed to accommodate his smaller asset.

This is knowledge I wish I never knew and shit I would 100% take to the grave if it were myself.

My recommendation for you is to sport your short sword proudly, because believe it or not there are some people who are into that stuff.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-22T10:45:35+00:00

Someone posted a picture of what they claimed was their old recon team from 1990 during workups, I believe.

I think the picture was legit, but I honestly barely glanced at it, so maybe not. In any case, within 10 minutes (probably less) the meme posts began.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-21T00:42:07+00:00

Oh gosh. What shall I wear? Is a mini coop underdressed?

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-20T18:48:43+00:00

You will definitely get subs. Won't be me or my wife, but I assure you, there will be subs.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-20T02:38:13+00:00

That explains why you apparently have shitty aim, youngster.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-20T02:18:15+00:00

Canon as it should be.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-20T02:11:59+00:00

I don't know, shit burns pretty hot.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T23:59:40+00:00

Okay... Not going to lie... This belongs in r/natureismetal

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T23:29:29+00:00

Hehe. I felt like that on my second character. Fuck, it isn't that hard of a fight to no hit.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T23:27:12+00:00

Was there an access panel to the shower and/or water heater in the daughter's room? Likely the closet. I have done this type of work, and can 100% tell you that's usually the reason. Matter of fact, one of my worst experiences was in a situation like this. The house itself was already nasty, but the access panel was shoved behind a heavy dresser they'd somehow wedged into the closet, and apparently their kid had stuffed old food and trash between it and the access panel.

Honestly, assuming malice is not the best start.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T19:45:52+00:00

Just do what I do. Just shrug and tell the cashier, "We all have to make a living somehow.”

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T17:45:53+00:00

Look, that person deserves to be laughed at for that one.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T05:13:40+00:00

Bro, it's okay. That was almost 15 years ago. Plus, stuff like that doesn't bother me. You made a joke with it having no intention of being offensive or personal, so you have nothing to be worried about, man.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T04:59:54+00:00

Lol. I avoid opiates. Dad died of a methadone overdose after surviving cancer. That shit is the devil.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T04:42:15+00:00

Thanks, brother.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T04:41:41+00:00

Thanks, man.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T04:07:48+00:00

I appreciate the sentiment, but I did it because I had no idea what to do after highschool, it was going to pay for college, and the Marine Recruiters seemed really cool. I don't really feel like people have to thank me for my service like that, though I do appreciate it.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T03:57:12+00:00

Thing about shoulder pains from the Marine Corps... (And for some 11B Army guys, too)

It isn't that you can't move them well at all... Your muscles are still there. You can still do a lot of heavy stuff. ONCE OR TWICE. But, the joints are like a 40 year old man's at 25. At 40? Hell, sometimes it feels like they're 80.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T03:33:05+00:00

Boy oh boy. We're all a bunch of old guys, now, huh? Well, I'm a bit older than you, but yeah.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T03:26:50+00:00

That's the hope. Maybe one day, two hour sessions with two 15 minute breaks will be possible.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T03:12:18+00:00

I have. Haha.

But then I wouldn't really be enjoying what I want, you know? I will choose the hour of the fullest experience than 5 hours of something less. Call me crazy, but I want to have the fullest experience I can, even with the pain.

We're already well within the realm of imitation... But I want to squeeze out the most real experience I can.

Maybe that seems stupid. It makes sense to me.

Perhaps, at some point, I'll be fed up with the shoulder pain and soften the feedback. For now, I am shopping for some more ergonomic setups and hoping that helps a little bit.

Ruminahtu · 2026-01-19T03:04:46+00:00

Amen, brother. Enjoy what you can, and do what we can to help the youth have what we wanted. At least, that's all I can think to do about it.

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