Note: This is one of my punch the walls subjects. Why HQMC is so enthused about producing videos of Marines acting an ass is beyond me, but it reached STUPID levels and was never condemned by the Commandant.
Let me take you through a trip down memory lane....
Yeah. In this vid at Camp Leatherneck you see Marines lip syncing to the song "Call Me Maybe". This was July 2012.
Two months later...while I'm still punching walls and people are telling me that I'm old skool, terrorist attack ... killing the Squadron Commander and a Sgt. via CNN...
Meanwhile, only a month later what do we see....
Terrorists are on the march in Iraq.
My Senior Drill Instructor once told me after a surprise inspection that you can't get ready...you have to be ready...at all times.
The Commandant is calling for a re-awaking? How about a simple return to the basics. Nothing fancy, nothing silly, nothing that will require additional funding. Simply get back to the job of doing the Marine thing instead of appealing to people (and I'm assuming that these videos are designed to reach this "new" generation) that probably don't pack the gear to be in my Marine Corps.
Let me take you through a trip down memory lane....
Yeah. In this vid at Camp Leatherneck you see Marines lip syncing to the song "Call Me Maybe". This was July 2012.
Two months later...while I'm still punching walls and people are telling me that I'm old skool, terrorist attack ... killing the Squadron Commander and a Sgt. via CNN...
(CNN) -- A band of insurgents dressed in U.S. Army uniforms waged a deadly assault on U.S.-British military complex in Afghanistan before being beaten back by coalition forces, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Saturday.I don't care why the Taliban claimed they attacked. The issue is simple. The Marines were playing instead of securing there base. Fast forward to May 2014. What do we see on national news? Marines lip syncing again...
Two U.S. Marines and 14 insurgents died in the "sustained" fighting during the Friday-night attack, ISAF said. The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the strike was in response to the anti-Islam film stoking anger across the Muslim world.
Meanwhile, only a month later what do we see....
Terrorists are on the march in Iraq.
My Senior Drill Instructor once told me after a surprise inspection that you can't get ready...you have to be ready...at all times.
The Commandant is calling for a re-awaking? How about a simple return to the basics. Nothing fancy, nothing silly, nothing that will require additional funding. Simply get back to the job of doing the Marine thing instead of appealing to people (and I'm assuming that these videos are designed to reach this "new" generation) that probably don't pack the gear to be in my Marine Corps.
I understand your frustration on certain issues in the current generation of Marines; however, I often find myself wondering how, when and where you spent your first four that causes you to find a bunch of junior Marines sitting around and singing ridiculous songs so alien. My first Sgt. told me that when he was but a Pfc. They would randomly start singing Don't Stop believin whenever they where bored, traveling or wanted to get a rise out of their sgt. During PT runs. I mean have you heard some of the cadences that date back to the 60's-70's ? That's pretty much the same thing in different format. In short a Marine can "Be Ready" and still sing lady gaga with his buddies in his down time. You also seem to find the concept of downtime offensive at least that's how it comes off in your post which is ridiculous, warriors have had down time since the dawn of warfare.
ReplyDeleteyou're missing the point and by doing so you end up defending the obscene.
Deleteyou're also ignoring the trajectory of this bullshit. remember how all this started? some idiot in Afghanistan did a video and asked a movie star (i forgot which one) to go with him to the Marine Corps ball. much to my surprise and consternation, the next thing we see is a Marine Corps spokesman on national tv encouraging the act. what happened next? hollywood stars are slammed with video requests to go to the ball. even the President's wife got hit with it.
fast forward to the attack on Camp Leatherneck. that isn't simply a video produced by some bored Marines. you see at least one officer and a SNCO involved with it. the production level indicates that this was some type of "unit" project...well it had to be a unit project because there is no way you could get that many Marines involved if it wasn't.
two months later that base was attacked.
its not about Marines having down time. its about HQMC appearing to encourage the bullshit.
oh and if your idea of a Marine is some faggot singing lady gaga then my blog isn't for you.
Hell, we had motown singing in the squad bays but when the tailgate dropped the bullshit stopped and if Top heard us singing there was hell to pay.
DeleteThis just looks stupid, unmilitary and makes me see why we have lost this gorram war.
Samuel, singing in your off time to enjoy yourself a little with friends is one thing.
DeleteThis video is another whole new matter.
The Marine Air was at Camp Bastion, a British base. The Brits delegated the perimeter duty to soldiers from the Pacific island of Tonga. Reportedly several Marine officers raised concerns about Tongans falling asleep while on post. The Marine commander in Helmand reduced the size of the Marine force that patrolled outside camps Leatherneck and Bastion from 325 personnel to 100 one month prior to the attack.
ReplyDeleteMarine General Gurganus said that the decision was based on the threat assessment at the time, adding that the Taliban caught a “lucky break” when fifteen of them in outdated U.S. Army uniforms blasted through the security perimeter of Camp Bastion at night, split into three groups and attacked the air field with guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
General Amos asked for the retirement of Maj. Gen. Charles "Mark" Gurganus, who was commander of Regional Command Southwest in Afghanistan, and Maj. Gen. Gregg Sturdevant, who was commander of the Marines' aviation wing in the region.
This same Marine Squadron fought on Guadalcanal, they would load up their planes and still wheels down would bomb the enemy at the end of the runway, their feet were rotting off with the crud, their skin with jungle rot and each night the Japs shelled them from the slot and washing machine charlie bombed them, the persevered, adapted and overcame and fought like Marines, and won these shits are just not up to that caliber of Marine.
DeleteYeah, yeah, the younger generation is not what we were ....yadda yadda.
DeleteGiven a choice, I'll still go with the young Marines over the older generation low-performing generals like the ones that contributed to Bastion.
After seeing that "Call Me Maybe" video I had to cleanse my eyes with some Clint Eastwood in "Heartbreak Ridge".
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPu8qAvWuLw
What these Marines are is known as Grabasstic piles of shit.
ReplyDeleteThese are not the Marines of Bellau wood, Iwo Jima, the Frozen Chosin in the freezing season nor from the Arizona territory of Vietnam.
These are not the Marines of the recent Gulf War but there is where the BS started (recall that one book/movie "Jarhead" where some Clown named Anthony Swafford made the entire Marine Corps look like a crew of anal shitbirds and he was alleged to be a Scout sniper for Crixus sake!
My brothers oldest son, was a Crewchief on Phrogs, his deployment turned into a war cruise to Iraq, I was wondering what slang name the new Marines had for their enemies, such as the old Gook or slope so I asked him what they called their Iraqi enemy, he said we call them EPW's.
His second cruise was as a medivac Chopper, I asked him after what they called the Iraqi enemy, this time he cursed and said we call them fucking haji's or fucking dead.
Apparently seeing wounded and dead Marines changes a Man's attitude from making light to absolute hate for their enemy.
These clowns with the "Call Me maybe" jerk off and the scuzbud "frozen" video obviously have never waded in a Chopper soaked with Marine blood nor heard the cries and moans of the dying and wounded, never heard a real live aimed bullet come seeking their body with malice.
These scumbag jag off's are the very glaring examples of two things,
1. Poor Leadership at all levels.
2. REAR ECHELON MOTHER FUCKERS. aka REMF's.
They should be ashamed, Marine GRUNTs are dying have died or are permently disabled, blind and burned into nightmare scar tissue and all these fuck off's can do is play silly assed grab ass games like fucking children.
They embarrass me, they make me gag and want to vomit.
They make me want to punch their fucking dim lights out.
They are shit plain and simple But they are NOT United States Marines of yor, maybe just Army troops pretending to be Marines.
Hell I've seen Sailors more adult and Mature.
Fucking grabasstic piles of shit they are.
Are enemy is cutting off heads and shooting their enemy in the back of the head, these clowns are making fuck fuck videos and think they are cool.
Hell, Gomer Pyle was a better Marine example than these idiots.
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