got banned from k mart.

[Kokopelli]

Now let that be a lesson Oren, see how innocent flirting can lead way beyond where you intended it to go. You always have to be on your guard.

By the way, I admire your standards you have set for yourself. You seem to really know where you want to go in life. Many people cannot say that.

Talking's easy... let's see if I can abide by them

 

[l0ck_0ff]

I love how people know what to expect the military to be like, when they have never been. :shrugs: Until your there or have done it, don't speak! I don't care who you know. You know NOTHING!

I watched a kid, a 17 year old kid, get a blanket party because he thought he was tough. He just mouthed off to the wrong person. It was so bad that it knocked him out. Then the guys that did it, picked him off the floor and threw him in his bunk and left. He cried for about three hours after.

He woke up the next morning and acted as if nothing happened but he never spoke out of turn again! So don't go and think your so tough. Your nothing until you earn your "Eagle, Globe and Anchor" (If your going into the marines)

I can tell you stuff that would make think twice before enlisting!

Wayne

i sure as hell know what the marines is like. i enlisted at 17 and ever since i have been going to pt's and i have even done encampment. i will get my eagle globe and anchor and i already know whats to come. nothing you say will make me think twice. when i get out of boot camp ill be a pfc that how muh work i have already put into this. so dont sit there and tell me i dont know anything until i have gotten there. i have been there. all i have to do is another 12 week and im an official marine. i know each and every part of basic i have done it already. i have been training for the past year and a half. come with me to pt one day we will see how long you last. so until you have even done anything remotely close to marine corp training dont tell me im nothing.

 

[Nanci]

Everyone, let's not cross the line into abusiveness to other forum members and personal attacks. I'm not singling anyone out- just reminding you all. Please!

 

[l0ck_0ff]

Everyone, let's not cross the line into abusiveness to other forum members and personal attacks. I'm not singling anyone out- just reminding you all. Please!

thanks nanci

 

[medusacoils]

i sure as hell know what the marines is like. i enlisted at 17 and ever since i have been going to pt's and i have even done encampment. i will get my eagle globe and anchor and i already know whats to come. nothing you say will make me think twice. when i get out of boot camp ill be a pfc that how muh work i have already put into this. so dont sit there and tell me i dont know anything until i have gotten there. i have been there. all i have to do is another 12 week and im an official marine. i know each and every part of basic i have done it already. i have been training for the past year and a half. come with me to pt one day we will see how long you last. so until you have even done anything remotely close to marine corp training dont tell me im nothing.

Why don't you actually read what I wrote. I have already bee through basic training and served my country.
PT, during Pre-Enlistment Training is NOTHING compared to what you are going to go through in Basic. So lets not get all worked up.

And as far as the part I highlighted in RED, I'm sorry but until you have been there and with the grace of god, you finish, then..... :shrugs:

Wayne

 

[airenlow]

 

[wade]

The Lavender Brigade, I love it!!!

 

[Dinah]

i sure as hell know what the marines is like. i enlisted at 17 and ever since i have been going to pt's and i have even done encampment. i will get my eagle globe and anchor and i already know whats to come. nothing you say will make me think twice. when i get out of boot camp ill be a pfc that how muh work i have already put into this. so dont sit there and tell me i dont know anything until i have gotten there. i have been there. all i have to do is another 12 week and im an official marine. i know each and every part of basic i have done it already. i have been training for the past year and a half. come with me to pt one day we will see how long you last. so until you have even done anything remotely close to marine corp training dont tell me im nothing.

I think it is excellent that you are working so hard to be a marine and that you are taking this commitment seriously and really working hard for it. There is more to being a marine than just fitness tests and basic training. You have to have your head straight as well, and your temper under control. Our Military personnel are are some of the most amazing people there are, and I am not saying anything to try and talk you out of joining them, nor do I want to discourage you from your truly tremendous pursuit. I would just like to encourage you to do some personal introspection, before your 12 weeks are up. Make sure that your head and temper are straight! If you train hard for the physical stuff and work hard on your own inner stuff then you will undoubtedly be ready to truly represent the marines in the honorable way that they deserve (and I am not singling you, out controlling our inner selves and our tempers and such is something everyone has to work on). Article VI of the USMC code of conduct even states "I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, RESPONSIBLE FOR MY ACTIONS, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free." (sorry about the caps it is not a yell, I do not know how to bold or highlight or change text color). Be responsible for your actions and accept the consequences of making the employee angry by calling her a b. Accept the consequences that have resulted from that with dignity and move on. Please do not make this harder for your girlfriend and please do not let your temper get the best of you. Please act like the Marine you are working so hard to become and move past this incident with grace. Know what I mean?

 

[Nanci]

thanks nanci

Including you, too, please!

 

[Kokopelli]

People, you won't succeed in ramming opinions down his throat... it is his decision.... further arguing will only ensure that this thread will be locked.
I think we all made our points, from here on out- it is his right to listen or ignore as he deems fit.

To L0ck_0ff - I recommend that you do not post similar threads in the future to avoid being exposed to opinions that are different from yours.

Cheers,
Oren.

 

[wade]

Excellent point Oren, seems like too simple of a solution but I bet it would work.

 

[Outcast]

Nanci I apologize,

Lockoff, You really need to take a good look at yourself before you join the military. I come from a military family and was raised to respect others, I'm pretty sure you were raised the same way, but you seem to be heading down the same road that a few others have traveled and Unfortunately it is not a good one.

I have no doubt that you can make it through the training and that you will earn your eagle, globe and anchor, but the hard part will be when you have to prove to your betters whether or not you deserve it.
Every Marine I know has told me that no matter what rank you are, the people who out rank you in the Marines will treat you like garbage. And, You have to take it. If you think you deserve respect, you have to earn it. Going through basic will earn you the respect of Civilians, but those who have gone through it before you, and have been through much more than you have and probably will ever go through in you military career are expecting much more out of you.

You have to learn to keep your temper in check and learn how to take orders, because the next however long you will be in after you join for good, will be people barking orders at you and expecting to see results. If you do not give those results there will be paperwork and enough paperwork leads to a discharge.

I have had Upper management that wanted to see me kicked out of the military, for some reason or another, but you know what... I respected their rank, even if they were not a good person, and I did not give them anything to use against me.
If you keep acting the way you do now while you are in, I will be surprised to see you last longer than 8 months. Because it really doesn't take long to gather enough paperwork to kick someone out of the military.

You really should take Oren's advice, even though he was in the military for another country, He is very well spoken and has relayed to you most of what you should do in order to make military life easier on you.

And honestly, Your attitude towards the people here, trying to give you advice on what you should try to change about yourself, is uncalled for. You may think you know about what the military will be like. But, all you know is stories from family... I can tell you one thing. My military experience was nothing like my fathers, my grandparents, or my cousins experiences, because 1, Its a different time and a different way of dealing with things, and 2 it is what you make of it.

I just wish you could understand that we are trying to help you out, even though it may seem like we are attacking you, we are trying to get you to see that always playing the victim will get you chewed up and spit out by the Marines, because it is a weakness that they will not put up with.

 

[Candy_Cane1]

No wonder the people at big name stores are apprehensive to sell too, never the less to have, someone of my age in their stores.
Thanks for the thumbs up on our generation, buddy!

 

[RosieReal]

@Wade and Orin, I must say, I'm quite flattered at the near electronic dual, and am glad we've all decided to be friends. :cheers:
Also, I'm sorry I missed that particular piece of fun. :roflmao:

Don't worry Orin, I'm not your type. My world is cornsnakes, yours is boas...alas...it could never be...we'd always be fighting over what to buy on our feeder orders, or what morphs to buy...it would just be a nightmare. *Dramatic Sigh*

As for Wade, I think his wife would swat me like a mosquito. Probably him too.

Good thing, the boyfriend will be relieved. oke:

 

[wade]

Besides Rosie, Orin is not as good looking as I am.

 

[RosieReal]

There was some talk of a Chippendale style cs.com calendar. I think thats the perfect place to determine something like that. While I take your word on that Wade, I think we need to have scientific evidence before we release our findings to the world.

 

[Dinah]

There was some talk of a Chippendale style cs.com calendar. I think thats the perfect place to determine something like that. While I take your word on that Wade, I think we need to have scientific evidence before we release our findings to the world.

I would absolutely buy a calender featuring the hotties of cs.com, Wade I volunteer you, Oren and Robbie!

 

[RosieReal]

...and Robbie!

See, thats a good idea, and I missed it. I've always heard two heads were better than one, and now I -know- its true!
And she thought the calendar was a good idea, you boys better start practicing your good side!oke:

 

[Outcast]

You guys have fun.... I am no where near hottie status. I fall under average...lol... Have fun taking pictures for all the ladies around here. I will go drink some sweet tea and laugh... LOL

 

[RosieReal]

You guys have fun.... I am no where near hottie status. I fall under average...lol... Have fun taking pictures for all the ladies around here. I will go drink some sweet tea and laugh... LOL

...you hang on there Mr. December. You're everyones Christmas gift!!! lol

Dont worry, if we do a mens calendar this year, there's bound to be a girlie calander next year...:sidestep: