AJ Drew said:
Your name says you were a marine. Didn't you train in hot sand?
Yup, active duty from 1999-2003. Never even left The States. Can you believe it? I was so pissed. Everybody joins the active duty Marine Corps to "see the world" and kill America's enemies. Not to "see North Carolina" and get into 100 bar fights
Never made it to Iraq/Afghanistan, although I honestly did beg to go. 9/11/01 was right in the middle of my enlistment. I was so pumped to go, but my unit never went. Even put in request papers to transfer to the next unit getting deployed (3x actually). Every request denied. My chain of command wasn't too eager to please me because I was somewhat of a trouble maker, haha. At the end of 4 years, they couldn't guarantee I'd deploy if I reenlisted, so I got out.
I did get stationed in 29 Palms, CA for a year though. Shittiest duty station in the Corps. Smack in the middle of the Mojave desert. Used to be an Army base until the 1930s (or 40s?) until the Army declared it "uninhabitable." Naturally, the USMC bought it, haha
AJ Drew said:
I was Army. I kind of like it when the drill couldnt find your tent threw the snow
Must be nice; tents
AJ Drew said:
All kidding aside, thank you for your service too, AJ. Plus, I totally agree; roofing has got to be one of the most miserable jobs out there (if you don't fare well in the sun). Hope you feel better, bud. Get well soon, best of luck
Sorry, couldn't help myself, teasing you s little bit! The Army/USMC (friendly) rivalry is as old as the institutions themselves!
Mike