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- Santhosh CHRiS
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Not that I really want to, but as it seems you've never heard of thumbnails for posting pics ..... and http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/whatever is kinda slow to load in full pic mode here , you leave me no choice.Santhosh CHRiS wrote:
Ah well, guess you'll survive a block ......
wardrich wrote:The contrasts in personalities will deliver some SERIOUS lulz. I can't wait.
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Admit it Dos u jus hate Facebook lol... ya i dont know how to make thumbnails outta FB pics or at least too lazy to find out ha ha... I deserve a blockdosraider wrote:Not that I really want to, but as it seems you've never heard of thumbnails for posting pics ..... and http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/whatever is kinda slow to load in full pic mode here , you leave me no choice.Santhosh CHRiS wrote:
Ah well, guess you'll survive a block ......
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My little guy went out as a Teddy Bear for hallowe'en. I'll try find a good shot of him in the actual costume later.
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My little guy went out as a Teddy Bear for hallowe'en. I'll try find a good shot of him in the actual costume later.
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Aren't they cute ?
wardrich wrote:The contrasts in personalities will deliver some SERIOUS lulz. I can't wait.
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For what, exactly?
It's a platoon. Dunno what you crazy soldiers do, but a company in the Marine Corps is always commanded by a captain. Platoon by a 1st lieutenant, who usually has a 2nd lieutenant with him to <strike>be his bitch</strike> learn valuable leadership skills. (the female 1LT you see was recently promoted)
It's a platoon. Dunno what you crazy soldiers do, but a company in the Marine Corps is always commanded by a captain. Platoon by a 1st lieutenant, who usually has a 2nd lieutenant with him to <strike>be his bitch</strike> learn valuable leadership skills. (the female 1LT you see was recently promoted)
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We normally only have one lieutenant per platoon as a Platoon Leader...the Platoon Sergeant (usually a senior E-6 or an E-7) is the one that imparts all his wisdom.Dogbreath wrote:For what, exactly?
It's a platoon. Dunno what you crazy soldiers do, but a company in the Marine Corps is always commanded by a captain. Platoon by a 1st lieutenant, who usually has a 2nd lieutenant with him to <strike>be his bitch</strike> learn valuable leadership skills. (the female 1LT you see was recently promoted)
I know Marines have "Platoon Commanders," but I wasn't sure which she was....'Round these parts, you can sometimes have a 1LT as a company commander.
Dude, I can't fraternize with female (or male, I guess now) enlisted troops...I gotta find me a female sugar-lieutenant, sugar-captain, or even sugar-major.
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The <strike>bitch</strike> Junior Officer in training slot isn't always there - it depends on whether or not there are any boot ROTC type officers to fill it.
See, thanks to the large percentage of mustangs (prior-enlisted officers) in the Marine Corps, we have the strange and unusual tradition of Officers Who Actually Do Work. (terrifying, I know) Because of this, a lot more is required of our junior officers than in the Army, where often it's the Platoon Sergeant's job to instruct and train that 2LT.
Unfortunately, a Marine Corps 2LT is just as inexperienced and naive as an Army 2LT: try and put him in charge of a Platoon of experienced Marines, and it'll either fall apart in a week, or the Platoon Sergeant will take over. Either way, it means the officer is useless. So while you might see a mustang 2LT being given his own platoon, any ROTC 2LT will spend about 2 years under a 1LT or captain before they're allowed to take charge as a Platoon Commander.
This continues throughout the ranks... a 1LT about to pick up captain will often spend about 6 months to a year as a Company XO to get him used to the new size and responsibilities a company offers. Major is just about the most awkward rank, and they often spend many of those years as either Section Commanders or as an XO to a LtCol Battalion Commander, or filling some weird billet. (ever notice how just about any strange or unusual officer billet is filled by a major?) A LtCol about to pick up is often a Regimental XO... and so forth.
Clear as mud?
See, thanks to the large percentage of mustangs (prior-enlisted officers) in the Marine Corps, we have the strange and unusual tradition of Officers Who Actually Do Work. (terrifying, I know) Because of this, a lot more is required of our junior officers than in the Army, where often it's the Platoon Sergeant's job to instruct and train that 2LT.
Unfortunately, a Marine Corps 2LT is just as inexperienced and naive as an Army 2LT: try and put him in charge of a Platoon of experienced Marines, and it'll either fall apart in a week, or the Platoon Sergeant will take over. Either way, it means the officer is useless. So while you might see a mustang 2LT being given his own platoon, any ROTC 2LT will spend about 2 years under a 1LT or captain before they're allowed to take charge as a Platoon Commander.
This continues throughout the ranks... a 1LT about to pick up captain will often spend about 6 months to a year as a Company XO to get him used to the new size and responsibilities a company offers. Major is just about the most awkward rank, and they often spend many of those years as either Section Commanders or as an XO to a LtCol Battalion Commander, or filling some weird billet. (ever notice how just about any strange or unusual officer billet is filled by a major?) A LtCol about to pick up is often a Regimental XO... and so forth.
Clear as mud?
Re: Halloween Party :D
Errrrmmmm... those are supposed to be ghosts, right? lolSanthosh CHRiS wrote:
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Re: Halloween Party :D
wardrich wrote:Errrrmmmm... those are supposed to be ghosts, right? lol
More something as zombies ....?
Ya know, if it looks like a zombie, walks as a zombie, smells(?) as a zombie ... now yeah, it's a zombie.
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Re: Halloween Party :D
Or Dogbreath with a hangover?dosraider wrote:Ya know, if it looks like a zombie, walks as a zombie, smells(?) as a zombie ... now yeah, it's a zombie.
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