Originally Posted By knightnfrees <<(thanks, knightnfrees)>> You're welcome, Trailsend. Use the Argyle Manuever on 'em. It's a move recommened to be a shoe-win. ;p
Originally Posted By disneydad109 If you keep making those rude noises I shall be forced to pull my bow tie extra tight and use my secert sock powers on you. I don't want to have to pull out my 30 year old Marine socks on you!
Originally Posted By trailsend Marine socks???? Did you say Marine socks???? Is this an evil ploy to make me like you????? Did you just buy Marine socks at a Brigade Quartermaster's, or Army/Navy store somewhere???? Are these REAL Marine socks you actually WORE while in the Marines????? uh . . .she says while pumping chest, well, ouch, maybe not that but, yes, hands on hips in an authoritative stance . ..
Originally Posted By disneydad109 These are indeed socks that I wore while in the beloved USMC. It was a really long time ago.I think the only thing I ever wanted to be was a Marine. True story I flunked out of college and was loooking at a 1A draft status and really doin't want to go in the army SO I enlisted in the Marines. Does that make me a drift dodger?
Originally Posted By trailsend I MARRIED a Marine!!!! I don't know if that makes you a "drift" dodger, (I'm lovin' your typos, didneydad) but it sure makes you TOPS in my book!!! <-----walks arm 'n arm with disneydad out of the ring . . . *sigh* my hero . . .
Originally Posted By disneydad109 I only flunked one course when I got out of the service and went back to school. I will admit you have won this match IF you can guess what one {1} credit self improvement course that was. Hint: It was a long time ago before PC's were used in the business world.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 We have a winner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I down in defeet. get it defeet hahaha
Originally Posted By friendofdd Who would have guessed that this violence prone topic could go all sappy just like that?
Originally Posted By disneydad109 If she is married to a Marine she has the toughest job in the world already. She is too strong for this old jar head to mess with !
Originally Posted By trailsend Hang on, disneydad . . .old jar head, you say? I'll bet I'm older than you. Well, I KNOW I'm not older than fodd; NOBODY is older than fodd. But, I am getting there . . . *grin*
Originally Posted By disneydad109 next May 1st it will be 36 years since I left active duty. I tried to re-enlist after Setp 11th but they told me they did not need any 50 year old marnes who had been out as long as I had been.
Originally Posted By trailsend This past September, I celebrated 38 years of marriage. uh, yeah, to that same Marine. We married in 1968 ~ I was 21. <-----wonders where the time went . . .
Originally Posted By disneydad109 I took some heat from family as they were all officers and I was not. But I did make PFC several times.I traveled in the best of circles.
Originally Posted By alexbook Pardon my ignorance, but how do you make PFC "several times"? Does that mean you got promoted to PFC and then demoted back to Private and then promoted up to PFC again?
Originally Posted By disneydad109 yes, I always had a big party to mark the great milestone in my career. This party would seem to cause the removal of the longed for rank. Then I would be a good boy for several months and we would start the dance once more. Sometimes I would have to get rid of a shirt cause the arms would start to have too many holes from removing the chevrons I was not a lifer.
