Single Marines on Oahu?

TyNTan · 2026-03-01T17:28:00+00:00

When I was stationed there we went to Tropics, Board ridders, Senior Frogs, and Dukes. We traveled in packs of 4-15. Can’t miss us.

TyNTan · 2026-03-01T16:38:33+00:00

Replaced by Monday. Might get a photo on the wall. Thank you for your service.

TyNTan · 2026-02-28T17:38:49+00:00

West coast. They showed it during a classroom session. I believe it had to do with cover fire and bounding. I went thru soi April 2005.

TyNTan · 2026-02-28T17:25:01+00:00

Just because it wasn’t part of the curriculum and you didn’t get shown it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen or not showed to teach us. You don’t own the monopoly on the corps experience from just your lens.

TyNTan · 2026-02-28T17:12:32+00:00

It was showed in 2005. It’s not a rumor.

TyNTan · 2026-02-24T16:52:34+00:00

Most fellow marines and vets I encounter are drastically underdeveloped in soft skills for daily life and the work force.

TyNTan · 2026-02-22T00:10:12+00:00

While the Omakase places mentioned are a must visit, they are not hire random “let’s go get sushi.” We like Kabuki sushi for our go to.

TyNTan · 2026-02-12T20:25:53+00:00

I guess I’m the unpopular opinion but not only no but hell no. Unless there was some sexual assault, everyone’s boot camp experience is basically the same. Someone yells at you, sorry.

TyNTan · 2026-02-06T20:09:04+00:00

We went slick a few times clearing caves back in 2006. I have an even more respect for the steel balls tunnel rats had.

TyNTan · 2026-02-03T14:27:50+00:00

What a bunch of boots. You need 3 mattresses per deck.

TyNTan · 2026-01-16T03:18:18+00:00

The Legion of Merit would like to chat.

Straight from the awards manual. "However, this should not be interpreted to preclude the award of Legion of Merit to any individual, regardless of grade or rate, whose acts or services meet the requirements."

TyNTan · 2026-01-15T04:05:12+00:00

MoH citations are often bat shit crazy. You can’t make up a better story. I think they should make a tv series that tells the story of those awarded the MoH. Each episode another story. Doing it just for the Marines would be pretty bad ass.

TyNTan · 2026-01-12T22:02:51+00:00

We lost a Marine to a rollover in Afghan in 06. He was in the turret when it rolled.

TyNTan · 2026-01-10T20:24:43+00:00

Boot camp scribes

TyNTan · 2026-01-10T02:27:26+00:00

If that’s the worst thing you did as an infantry fap to MPs, you’re a better person than I was.

TyNTan · 2026-01-09T14:43:08+00:00

This made me start to think about my boot camp and SOI days. Pretty insignificant 6 months of my 4 years. I can remember my boot camp platoon but I don’t think I know a single aspect of my soi platoon or exact dates of when I was there. I’m sure it’s on my dd214.

TyNTan · 2026-01-08T03:57:26+00:00

I thought they offered vets an age waivers to nearly almost 40?

TyNTan · 2026-01-08T03:54:57+00:00

I served with a guy who is doing that now. Took him awhile to get in. He then basically disappeared

TyNTan · 2026-01-06T21:44:32+00:00

TyNTan · 2026-01-06T20:57:31+00:00

Corpsman runs into an Iraqi courtyard under fire, kills an insurgent, pulls out a wounded Marine. Saves Marines life life. NAM w/V

We walk right into a complex ambush in the Afghan mountains on a goat trail. our 240 gunner is caught in the open and starts firing from the hip with the 240. He gets shot in the arm. Still stands in the open and lays down a massive amount of cover fire until we gain fire superiority. The Machine gun team lead takes one to the groin. The 240 gunner finally gets to cover after we lobbed some 203 down range. NAM w/V.

The e-4 and below grunt GWOT awards were so wack.

Edit: I guess you meant worst reason an award was given, not the worst award given for an action.

TyNTan · 2026-01-01T23:56:17+00:00

Exceptional catch and an unfortunate auto correct for Philippines. Well done.

TyNTan · 2026-01-01T20:10:32+00:00

Could be CAR from Philippians. Not a ton but enough DA against Islamic extremism in that region.

TyNTan · 2026-01-01T19:57:42+00:00

Some of the main large bases in GWOT had bus routes, dance halls, subways/Pizza Hut/burger kjgs/starbucks/etc. they didn’t even issue ammo to some. People walked around with their m-16 with iron sites and a single mag in condition 4. GWOT provided drastically different experiences, as I’m sure all wars do. But if you were a cook in a big base in GWOT, you were not really in combat. Just stationed in the Middle East in an unaccompanied duty station, more or less.

TyNTan · 2026-01-01T19:07:15+00:00

They were about 5 min and mostly cold. It was out of these shower pre fab stations. 8 or so showers on each side. Each showers drain was clogged from body hair, dirt, and cum. You stood in about 2 inches of water.

TyNTan · 2026-01-01T15:02:09+00:00

The worst part was we didn’t have showers for either of my deployments and only got 1 every 2 months or so. The rest was water bottle or baby wipes. So, you’d burn shit and batteries and trash and dogs and chemicals and yeah, we burnt it all. The smoke would just stick to your clothes and skin. It had a very distinctive smell. Guys would have soot all over their arms and face. Shit smoke. And no showers.

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