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Why You Can't Take Your Marine Friend to the Beach
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:35 pm
by tjmurphy
Re: Why You Can't Take Your Marine Friend to the Beach
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:39 pm
by carrmillus
Re: Why You Can't Take Your Marine Friend to the Beach
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:07 pm
by jerryd6818
Ohh, T.J.

Re: Why You Can't Take Your Marine Friend to the Beach
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:12 pm
by ken6
Good one TJ - brings back memories
Re: Why You Can't Take Your Marine Friend to the Beach
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:36 pm
by 313 Mike
Funny stuff TJ!
...although it kinda seems to me he might have overfilled some of those bags a bit. I remember our platoon sgt in Somalia making us empty out an entire section because they were filled too much and they left gaps when stacked and were a bit unsteady...if you underfill them slightly they mold together a little better....Of course God forbid you should underfill them toooooo much or we'd be doing the opposite

Re: Why You Can't Take Your Marine Friend to the Beach
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 1:04 am
by jerryd6818
And S/Sgt Goldilocks says, "Empty 'em out and start over". I wasn't an 03 but even I know you don't fill 'em over about 2/3 full. That may be experience talking right there.
Re: Why You Can't Take Your Marine Friend to the Beach
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:25 am
by orvet
Obviously those were not set up by a Marine, besides being overfilled there is no firing position there with a rifle barrel sticking out!
It looks like it was set up by someone in the Air Force!

Isn't the Air Force the only branch of the service that issues umbrellas?

Re: Why You Can't Take Your Marine Friend to the Beach
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 12:37 pm
by fergusontd
Where is the LST landing craft? ftd
Re: Why You Can't Take Your Marine Friend to the Beach
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:22 pm
by jerryd6818
fergusontd wrote:Where is the LST landing craft? ftd
They're circling out beyond the surf, waiting for the Beach Master to call them in.