f6gal
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« on: December 25, 2021, 08:47:07 AM » |
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« Last Edit: December 25, 2021, 08:50:04 AM by f6gal »
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matt
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« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2021, 10:04:07 AM » |
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Merry Christmas be happy and safe
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2021, 12:24:06 PM » |
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Thanks and merry Christmas to all. And thanks for my Christmas present to myself. New VRCC shirt. Already got the sleeves off. Fits perfectly  |
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Serk
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« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2021, 04:45:36 PM » |
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Never ask a geek 'Why?',just nod your head and slowly back away...  IBA# 22107 VRCC# 7976 VRCCDS# 226 1998 Valkyrie Standard 2008 Gold Wing Taxation is theft. μολὼν λαβέ |
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Willow
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« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2021, 05:25:02 PM » |
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Good looking family. Merry Christmas to you all.
I had expected to see an expert badge. Not criticizing; just expressing my surprise.
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Serk
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« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2021, 05:43:16 PM » |
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Good looking family. Merry Christmas to you all.
I had expected to see an expert badge. Not criticizing; just expressing my surprise.
She's not embarrassed by the badge (And you're not the first person that's known her long term to comment on such), evidently the range they were training and shooting on was in..... sub-optimal condition. The range hadn't been mowed and there was thick grass taller than the targets, and they use some new-fangled sonically powered system to tell if you hit a target or not, and it wasn't very reliable. Even the Drill Sergeants were barely able to shoot a minimum qualifying score. She'd like to have a chance to try again with a properly set up range, but ironically since her current address is on "Rifle Range Road", there is no rifle range at her current base to practice or qualify on. |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2021, 06:18:34 PM » |
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Great pics.  The range hadn't been mowed and there was thick grass taller than the targets, and they use some new-fangled sonically powered system to tell if you hit a target or not, and it wasn't very reliable.What a crummy deal. I seem to remember some pictures of that. Not surprised there's no ranges around there. Ft Belvior here has no range either. Something called a 3d range (whatever that is). I was able to shoot pistols at the Belvoir indoor range until it was bull dozed, over 25 years ago. When I got back from overseas tours (CA), I was able to finagle my way into pistol and rifle classes to shoot for qualification (space available). Expert each time. |
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« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2021, 06:58:21 PM » |
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Merry Christmas
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Oldfishguy
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« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2021, 08:33:42 PM » |
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Yes, Merry Christmas to all.
Great pictures of the young Marine! Probably going to be tough in the years going forward to have her home for the holidays as she will undoubtably be overseas. Enjoy this time.
As far as rifle qualifying, I qualified Marksman in the Army out of Basic too. And that, after shooting squirrels for a good decade prior; it was just not my day come qualifying day. Stationed in West Germany a few years though we had a military rifle range close enough to us. A volunteer sign up was posted every year or so and we could requalify then. (I was an aircraft mechanic and hardly touched a M16 out of Basic) One does get better with open sights with time. So, once one qualifies as Expert make sure that paperwork is put in the military file and wear the Expert hardware. Just make sure that Expert paperwork is the last one in the file as that will be what is on a DD214 forever once one separates.
Marines might be different though as they march to their own beat.
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Serk
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« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2021, 08:41:58 PM » |
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Before any of our Marine members get up in arms, she's Army.....  |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2021, 08:50:11 PM » |
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Part of the (svs) confusion could be the new uniform; new (old) pinks and greens.
I like it.
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« Reply #11 on: December 26, 2021, 03:43:36 AM » |
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I hope everyone had a good day and Santa brought nice goodies to everyone.
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Willow
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« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2021, 04:11:19 PM » |
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Before any of our Marine members get up in arms, she's Army..... Yes, she is but she is of the quality that should have caused her to become USMC. |
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Serk
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« Reply #13 on: December 26, 2021, 05:52:44 PM » |
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Before any of our Marine members get up in arms, she's Army..... Yes, she is but she is of the quality that should have caused her to become USMC. If only they'd had a competitive skydiving team on par with the Golden Eagles, she might have gone that route... Me and the spousal unit were just reminiscing, and if when Kali was an adolescent, if we were asked to write down our top 100 possible options for what she would be doing after high school, US Soldier wouldn't have even been on that list. Totally caught us off guard, but a happy surprise it has been! |
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« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2021, 08:58:07 AM » |
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Before any of our Marine members get up in arms, she's Army..... Yes, she is but she is of the quality that should have caused her to become USMC. I think she is too intelligent to qualify as a Marine.  |
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Willow
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« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2021, 10:01:00 AM » |
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Before any of our Marine members get up in arms, she's Army..... Yes, she is but she is of the quality that should have caused her to become USMC. I think she is too intelligent to qualify as a Marine. Oh, and that is why in military classes of mixed services the Marines tend to come out on top? She is not too intelligent to be in the Army but it is a bit of a waste. |
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« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2021, 10:14:32 AM » |
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Before any of our Marine members get up in arms, she's Army..... Yes, she is but she is of the quality that should have caused her to become USMC. I think she is too intelligent to qualify as a Marine. Oh, and that is why in military classes of mixed services the Marines tend to come out on top? She is not too intelligent to be in the Army but it is a bit of a waste. She indeed has some Marines in her class, she commented upon meeting them "I didn't know Marines came in 'scrawny nerd' form." I've been enjoying her and a Marine mutual friend sling shade at each other on Facebook... His latest:  To which she came back with:  Luckily for her, him being a Marine, he didn't look up and throw back the fact that the Marines require a higher ASVAB score than the Army. Only one point higher, but higher nonetheless... |
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Skinhead
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« Reply #17 on: December 27, 2021, 10:18:27 AM » |
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Before any of our Marine members get up in arms, she's Army..... Yes, she is but she is of the quality that should have caused her to become USMC. I think she is too intelligent to qualify as a Marine. Oh, and that is why in military classes of mixed services the Marines tend to come out on top? She is not too intelligent to be in the Army but it is a bit of a waste. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ya old Jarhead. (said with the utmost respect) |
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Wizzard
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« Reply #18 on: December 27, 2021, 10:55:45 AM » |
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Merry Christmas
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