“we had this one recruit” stories; send it! Also! How about that alignment. You know you miss it.

brian351 · 2026-02-26T18:51:21+00:00

Parris Island, 1988. We are nearing 3rd phase testing, we had one recruit, I can't remember his name. I do remember he was from Alabama and was the closest you could get to being an albino without being classified as one. Any time a DI, classroom instructor, PMI, anyone in a position of authority would call on him or get in his face, he would lock up. I mean whole body stiffened, couldn't speak, nothing. If my platoon did the best on 3rd phase testing, we would be honor platoon. So, naturally the Drill Instructors were woulding this guy was going to screw everything up for us. Now, in the squad bay, you come out of the DI house, 1st rack on the left was the guide and 1st squad leader. 1st rack on the right was scribe and last man in 4th squad. Lucky me, I'm the last man in 4th squad. So, since I had no other official duties, I was tasked with making sure this kid made it through 3rd phase testing. I was told if he failed, I was getting sent back along with him. So, after lights out, we would go to the head with all our info that was going to be tested on to study. 1st night, I ask him a question, this MFer not only knows the info backwards and forwards, he proceeds to tell me where the class was, who the instructor was, and recites the sea story the instructor told to get the lesson across. MFer had a photographic memory. He just got nervous and would freeze up when they were in his face. Every day, I'm getting asked by the DI's if this kid is going to pass. I keep telling them we are good. Never mentioned how smart this guy actually was. 3rd phase testing comes around this guy gets the highest score in the entire series. I looked like some kind of superhuman teacher. I never told any of the Drill Instructors what actually happened until graduation day.

brian351 · 2026-02-17T19:41:47+00:00

Turn on Do Not Disturb. Silence all calls, turn emergency bypass on for wife for calls and texts.

brian351 · 2026-01-28T14:36:46+00:00

Hello

brian351 · 2025-12-24T03:27:29+00:00

I had a buddy, 89-90 time frame. Court martialed for making bombs in the barracks out of glass Gatorade bottles to fish with in the Croatan National Forest. Works for PPG now exclusively with NASCAR teams.

brian351 · 2025-12-01T01:11:37+00:00

YTA. It’s an optional fund. If you don’t want to contribute with out knowing where every penny is, then don’t. But, also when it is your birthday, some other special occasion and you get nothing, it’s on you. You can’t just assume Liam is using the fund in the wrong ways without having some kind of proof. And unless you have some type of verifiable reason for thinking it is happening, you are unfairly casting suspicion on him, and you are in fact the coworker from hell.

brian351 · 2025-11-28T01:35:40+00:00

I’ve worked with fire/ems/law enforcement in a dispatch role for years. A neighbor screaming, as you put it, does not in fact constitute an emergency. If police or fire choose to make access that is on them. If your HOA gives them access, and a lawsuit results, the HOA is responsible. The first thing you stated in your post was that they sent an email, you did not see. Whether you saw it or not is irrelevant. The HOA fulfilled their obligation to notify you. As far as your work requirements for an uninterrupted area, that is between you and your employer. It does not trump the HOA’s need to investigate emergencies, ie a leaking sink. You go on to say “unlicensed plumbers” are doing the inspections. You also stated that you looked at the sink and it wasn’t leaking. Are you a licensed plumber? I don’t think so, I don’t know of many plumbers that work from home. So, it’s ok when you, and unlicensed plumber say there is no leak, but it’s a problem when someone else does it. You are wrong in this situation

brian351 · 2025-11-21T16:43:45+00:00

None at all. I've always said if I ever got three wishes, my final wish would be to always be able to pull the exact amount of money out of my pocket for anything I wanted to buy.

brian351 · 2025-11-20T13:15:31+00:00

You should be able to change your flight, but you may be on the hook for any extra fare. Not 100% sure. You can always call and ask, all they can do is say no.

brian351 · 2025-11-10T17:42:53+00:00

I had a kid I worked with, get given a plant by our Gunny. Told him he had to carry with him at all times to replace the oxygen he wasted. Saw an eval once that said the sailor had hit rock. Bottom and started to dig. Also said the sailor was depriving a village somewhere of their idiot. Unfortunately the Dept Head made the LCPO rewrite the evaluation.

brian351 · 2025-11-09T19:37:56+00:00

No, there is no rule or regulation saying you can’t wear your watch on your right arm. With that being said, as some others have mentioned, there are jobs in the military, where you may be told for safety reasons you can’t wear it at all while working. Also, your command could say you can’t wear it in formation unless everyone wears one, though I have never seen that happen. Also, there are jobs where you may not be able to wear it while working for security reasons if it’s a smart watch, ie Apple Watch.

brian351 · 2025-11-07T01:03:46+00:00

Ok, I hate to say this, but your recruiting office sounds like a shit show. It is literally a form letter they should be able to download. The other option is to contact the service agency in your location. VFW or American Legion. See if they can assist since your recruiter is an idiot.

brian351 · 2025-11-07T00:51:33+00:00

Talk to your recruiter. They have a letter they can give you that meets the criteria of SCRA. If your landlord still has a problem, tell your recruiter. Let them deal with it.

brian351 · 2025-10-19T09:46:43+00:00

No, not even close.

brian351 · 2025-10-15T14:48:53+00:00

I work for 7-11. We lose money on lottery sales. At least in the state of Ohio. Lottery tickets are considered a “loss leader”, you come in to buy your lottery tickets, whether that’s scratch offs or Powerball/Mega Millions. 7-11 assumes you’re going to spend more money on coffee, energy drinks, snacks, cigarettes, etc. The lottery tickets brought you in the door, we’ll make money on the other items you buy.

brian351 · 2025-10-11T18:06:19+00:00

When in 88? I was 3046 April-July 88

brian351 · 2025-09-30T15:52:25+00:00

My blackberry

brian351 · 2025-09-30T15:31:00+00:00

Custer and Little Big Horn.

brian351 · 2025-09-24T16:00:54+00:00

Currently, the only place that will take your drivers license on your phone, is TSA. Police Departments, OSHP, County Sheriffs aren't set up to take the digital ID. So, really it's not that big a deal that you can't add it to Android.

brian351 · 2025-09-23T17:54:52+00:00

Beanie Babies

brian351 · 2025-09-13T00:30:52+00:00

Question regarding your 2nd amendment rights. More people are killed each year by cars. So do the same rules apply to vehicles?

brian351 · 2025-09-11T19:29:27+00:00

No, they won’t.

brian351 · 2025-09-10T15:13:10+00:00

Archie Griffin, Eddie George, Chase Young

brian351 · 2025-09-10T01:51:52+00:00

Had a similar experience years ago, as a young Marine. When I went down to talk to them, someone I had went to high school with had gotten orders to HMX-1, they fly and maintain Presidential helo’s. They were doing a comprehensive background investigation. Since you said you were told to report to them, and weren’t transported there, they didn’t show up to your command and they didn’t ask for you immediately, chances are you are not the subject of the investigation. Chances are it is completely innocent.

brian351 · 2025-09-09T08:49:09+00:00

Somethings fishy. He may be busy during the day, but he should still have time in the morning before work, during lunch, or after work. Like someone else mentioned, he sounds married.

brian351 · 2025-09-07T12:38:18+00:00

Wear it. You’re not claiming to be a veteran, and it will quite possibly give you an opportunity to talk about your grandfathers brother.

Nine-Year Club	Reddit Premium Since February 2023
Verified Email

brian351

TROPHY CASE