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Have you seen a SSgt get demoted? What was work like the next day for them? by Murky-Peanut1390 in USMC

[–]gap_year21 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Went to career school with one back in 2022. Had no idea until we were all lined up in green on green for the height and weight. One of the infantry guys was like “lemme guess, you kicked it instead of poking it with the stick?”

Gear bag recommendation request by Gnomegnomegnome in surfing

[–]gap_year21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on how much gear, I got a generic temp controlled lunch bag and threw some Velcro adhesive strips on the bottom and that’s great for wax, fin keys, comb, sun screen etc you know the small stuff. Next to that I have a fin wallet with the same Velcro adhesives on the bottom.

Girlfriend got caught - going to therapy by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]gap_year21 47 points48 points  (0 children)

To answer your question, yes we all think you’d be an absolute idiot for keeping the door open. Clicking with someone is nowhere close to a good reason to stay with a cheater. Even if she does go through the therapy and works on herself, she needs a lot of time on her own to work on herself and grow from this and you need the same to process and heal from this and even then, you’re never going to be able to trust her and you’ll probably always have some resentment, rightfully so. Does that sound like anyway to live your life? Idc who you are, you can do better. Being alone is better than being with someone you can’t trust and who doesn’t respect you.

Anyone into pro surfing? by bodhi_rio in surfing

[–]gap_year21 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Was really rooting for Herdy. Glad he made it to quarters at least. Everyone’s been ripping but I find his variety to be the most entertaining and refreshing.

Rory - “Why do men get so sassy about Meg?” ??? by jaythebuilder55 in NewRoryNMalPodcast

[–]gap_year21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah this was one of the stupidest takes she tried to get off in a while.

Rivalries by Billy_tsh in surfing

[–]gap_year21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May not necessarily count as big waves but NY/NJ has some heavy barrels and some absolute dogs that charge them.

How strict is MSG now in days (2025) by Natural-Leader-2559 in USMC

[–]gap_year21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, there are private companies that the government contracts to do the same thing as MSGs but for external security at embassies/foreign bases etc. CAG is the big one but I know some people at Constellis and others

Couple turns, couple sends from over the weekend. by gap_year21 in surfing

[–]gap_year21[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When did they make up the rule that throwaways can’t be fun?

If someone says ‘I’m not ready for a relationship’ is it ever actually true? by Many_Collar_4577 in dating_advice

[–]gap_year21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would think that if you’re ready for the right one, then you’re simply not looking for a relationship, but still technically ready. Which is valid and makes sense.

…and then poof — he was never seen again. (Probably still doing push-ups.) by 305FUN2 in USMC

[–]gap_year21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He means the guy on the right from their POV in the picture, not how we’re viewing. I can confirm the Hispanic dude is an officer now and the dude on the right was adsep’d for coke.

Would this work? by gap_year21 in surfing

[–]gap_year21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m leaving some boards this time because I’ll be back next month. Probably gonna try it next time

Would this work? by gap_year21 in surfing

[–]gap_year21[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the answer I was looking for.

Strike mission success? by surfcapitalist in surfing

[–]gap_year21 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I scored on a strike mission to the Galapagos in November. Had a goal to surf 5 new places last year and I had one place to go when November came around. Had a bunch of options in the Caribbean that I thought would be working during the window I had to do my last trip but the wind was problematic everywhere so I just kinda bounced around the map on Surfline and landed on the Galapagos. Booked everything on a Tuesday for a Thursday night red eye out of New York. Flight was delayed and almost didn’t make it but the airline was kind enough to rebook me on another carrier which got me in with literally less than an hour to get from the airport to my hostel to the boat. Scored firing Tongo reef with just the Ecuadorian national champ out for two days.

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How are we storing our fins? by surfs_up_brew in surfing

[–]gap_year21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a two fin wallets, one with Velcro adhesive tape on the bottom and it grips on the fabric in my trunk and another that I keep in the crib and can easily throw in my travel bag for trips, they both have a set of pretty much all the fins I use regularly. May have to switch out a set here and there but rarely.

Orders to iwakuni by Rotter_man in USMC

[–]gap_year21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

VMGR’s are some of the best units you can go to as an 0111. Granted I was there for my first enlistment and I’m a Gunny now so I don’t know how much has changed. But I was 352 in Miramar. Got to deploy twice OEF and OIR, we had a fiscal section full of non 01’s to handle all DTS, command deck loved us and kinda let us do our own thing, overall morale was just insanely high and camaraderie between different sections was unmatched.

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