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I know that we have a lot of Jarheads around here....So I thought you might be amused by this.

So I was on a TDY for the last two days to Quantico. And I have an observation. I'm about 5'7 or so...and I seriously felt like a munchkin. Are they are short Marines? Or small Marines? I think I saw one guy the whole time that was less than 6' and he was built like a refrigerator....a very large, muscular refrigerator. And I don't think that a single one of them smiled at me. Of course, I'm this short little Air Force dude greeting these massive mean looking Marines and probably looked like an idiot. I was just in shock! Its almost like they hid all the little guys to try to scare me or something.

Also...do you really need to build bases in the middle of forests? It was like, 6 miles through a very dark, foggy forest to get to the cantonement area. I almost expected Marines to run out of the woods with guns.

It seems to me that Marines work VERY HARD at ensuring that everyone thinks that they are the meanest toughest dudes in the world!!!
 

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most of the small marines are hispanic & on the west coast. i was 175lbs, 5'11 when i went through boot & was probably the 4th or 5th largest guy.

jf
 
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Ha! So they do just hide the little guys when the Air Force comes around!
 

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Last year a couple of Marines were walking around the strip mall nearby handing out brochures and recruiting. They were Asian, smallish at less than 6 feet tall and thin, I would go so far as to describe them as skinny. So yes short Marines do exist!
 

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Well, that's because they are.


Oooo I'll take our marine commandos to beat your marines :D


And all forces would be lost without airforces! of course the RAF is the daddy!
 

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Oh of course. The battle of Britain proved that luv.


Ah true heroes those men! and women the WAAFs often get left out when their part was vital. Many women were shot down as they flew aircraft to be delivered to RAF stations, they were unarmed and the Luftwaffe pilots assumed they were fighter aircraft. Amy Johnson died that way.


On the subject of size my other half ( he was RAF Regiment..rockapes - known for their big size lol) worked with American Marines at RAF Greenham Common when it was under 'attack' by the peace women (very violent people!) and he said all the Americans including the women were built like brick outhouses. (I've censored that saying lol). He also said it was odd as the men and women shared the showers there!

On the other hand here in the tank regiments the guys seem to all be fairly small!
 

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Are they are short Marines? Or small Marines?

My second hat in boot camp was a wee feller. Maybe 5'5"... the breast pockets of his service uniform actually tucked into his pants. :rofl: He looked like an angry, angry rodent, and he was the meanest one of them all.

It seems to me that Marines work VERY HARD at ensuring that everyone thinks that they are the meanest toughest dudes in the world!!!

That's a feature, not a bug. ;)
 

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My second hat in boot camp was a wee feller. Maybe 5'5"... the breast pockets of his service uniform actually tucked into his pants. :rofl: He looked like an angry, angry rodent, and he was the meanest one of them all.



That's a feature, not a bug. ;)

that's what we call 'Little Man Syndrome' lol!
 
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air force? you mean chair force? :lol:

jf

YES I DO! And very proud of it! In fact, you know when I'm the MOST proud of it??? When I'm sleeping in my nice Air Force air conditioned trailer, on my nice comfy Air Force bed, working in my nice air conditioned Air Force office, and eating at my wonderfully maintained Air Force chow halls.

It's funny.....at the deployed Marine bases....I always slept in a tent and ate MREs......
 

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YES I DO! And very proud of it! In fact, you know when I'm the MOST proud of it??? When I'm sleeping in my nice Air Force air conditioned trailer, on my nice comfy Air Force bed, working in my nice air conditioned Air Force office, and eating at my wonderfully maintained Air Force chow halls.

It's funny.....at the deployed Marine bases....I always slept in a tent and ate MREs......

Have to agree, the Air Force has the best chow in the service. We used to try to find reasons to be in the area of Kadena AFB around lunchtime.
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YES I DO! And very proud of it! In fact, you know when I'm the MOST proud of it??? When I'm sleeping in my nice Air Force air conditioned trailer, on my nice comfy Air Force bed, working in my nice air conditioned Air Force office, and eating at my wonderfully maintained Air Force chow halls.

It's funny.....at the deployed Marine bases....I always slept in a tent and ate MREs......

Exactly! Thats why I joined the RAF! My shift partner now was in the army, he originally was in a Scottish infantry regiment. He was on exercise once, stuck in his little hole in the ground trying to shave with cold water when a voice asked him if he wanted some hot water, he said yes and then said yes when asked if he wanted a cuppa and a bacon buttie. After enjoying the treat from the medics ( Royal Army Medical Corps) he heard them discussing what to watch on the television that night in their trailer, that did it for him, when he came off exercise he applied to join the medics which he did. As he said why get cold, wet and tired when you don't have to?
He's a bit of a hard nut and is great to have watching your back, our other partner is an exPara, ask him who the best soldiers in the world are and he'll look at you as if you're daft and tell you in no uncertain terms "THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT" lol!
 

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WHy ya gotta pick on the Air Farce--I mean Force.

After all, you know the Marines are just a department of the Navy.......(he's gotta know the answer to this one...):D
Yep. The MEN'S department. :lfao:

All branches have there gung-ho units. The Air Force has Pararescue & Combat Controllers. Check out www.specialtactics.com
The difference is that the Corps IS the gung-ho unit. Maybe it has something to do with the concept that every Marine is a rifleman first and a specialist in their field second.

Tez, I had the chance to work with some British Marines when stationed at Camp LeJeune many years ago. Those guys were abso-freakin-lutely crazy... they fit right in. Really enjoyed my time with them and gained a great deal of respect for our British counterparts.
 

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