why BadFisherman joined the Marines
Sep 8, 2020 12:59:24 #
BadFisherman is driving down the road and breaks down near a U.S. Marine Corps base. He goes to the front gate and says to the sentry, "My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night?"
To his surprise, the Marines accept him enthusiastically. They feed him at the officer's club, they fix his car at the motor pool, and they even allow him to sleep in the VIP quarters.
But as BF tries to fall asleep that night, he hears a strange sound. All through the night, he hears this sound.
The next morning, he asks the Marines what the sound was, but they say, "We can't tell you. You're not a Marine."
BF is disappointed but thanks them anyway and goes on his way.
Some years later,BF again breaks down in front of the same Marine Corps base. Again the Marines accept him enthusiastically, fix his car, and allow him to stay in the VIP quarters. And that night, he hears the same strange noise that he heard years earlier.
The next morning he asks what it is, but the Marines reply, "We can't tell you. You're not a Marine."
BF says, "All right, all right. I'm dying to know. If the only way I can find out what that sound was is to become a Marine, how do I become one?"
The Marines reply, "You must enlist first, go to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island and undergo several weeks of torturous training. You will be yelled at, put down, cut down, and physically exhausted. From there you will go on to receive infantry training. You will learn how to fight, fight to survive, and fight to win. You will learn how to act the Corps, breathe the Corps, eat the Corps, sleep the Corps, be the Corps. When you finish these trials, you will be a Marine."
Slat sets about his task. He goes through boot camp and advanced infantry training and is assigned to a Marine Expeditionary Unit. He is sent to fight in Vietnam.
Three years later, while on leave, he returns to the Marine Corps base where he heard that strange sound. Standing there in his dress uniform, he says, "I have joined the Corps, and I have paid my dues. I have fought for the love of God, country, and the Corps."
The Marines reply, "Congratulations. You are now a Marine. We shall now show you the way to the sound."
The Marines lead BF to a wooden door, where the base commander says, "The sound is right behind that door."
BF reaches for the knob, but the door is locked. He says, "Real funny. May I have the key?"
The base commander gives him the key, and he opens the door. Behind the wooden door is another door made of stone.Slat demands the key to the stone door.
The commander gives him the key and he opens the door, only to find behind it a door made of rubies. He demands another key from the commander, who provides it. Behind that door is another door, this one made of sapphires. So it went until BF had gone through doors of emerald, silver, topaz, amethyst...
Finally, the commander says, "This is the last key to the last door."
BF is relieved no end. He unlocks the door and turns the knob, and behind that door, he is amazed to find the source of the strange sound.
But I can't tell you what it is because I'm not a Marine.
thank goodness I'm not
you guys do know that only Jarheads would fall for this BS
doncha???
To his surprise, the Marines accept him enthusiastically. They feed him at the officer's club, they fix his car at the motor pool, and they even allow him to sleep in the VIP quarters.
But as BF tries to fall asleep that night, he hears a strange sound. All through the night, he hears this sound.
The next morning, he asks the Marines what the sound was, but they say, "We can't tell you. You're not a Marine."
BF is disappointed but thanks them anyway and goes on his way.
Some years later,BF again breaks down in front of the same Marine Corps base. Again the Marines accept him enthusiastically, fix his car, and allow him to stay in the VIP quarters. And that night, he hears the same strange noise that he heard years earlier.
The next morning he asks what it is, but the Marines reply, "We can't tell you. You're not a Marine."
BF says, "All right, all right. I'm dying to know. If the only way I can find out what that sound was is to become a Marine, how do I become one?"
The Marines reply, "You must enlist first, go to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island and undergo several weeks of torturous training. You will be yelled at, put down, cut down, and physically exhausted. From there you will go on to receive infantry training. You will learn how to fight, fight to survive, and fight to win. You will learn how to act the Corps, breathe the Corps, eat the Corps, sleep the Corps, be the Corps. When you finish these trials, you will be a Marine."
Slat sets about his task. He goes through boot camp and advanced infantry training and is assigned to a Marine Expeditionary Unit. He is sent to fight in Vietnam.
Three years later, while on leave, he returns to the Marine Corps base where he heard that strange sound. Standing there in his dress uniform, he says, "I have joined the Corps, and I have paid my dues. I have fought for the love of God, country, and the Corps."
The Marines reply, "Congratulations. You are now a Marine. We shall now show you the way to the sound."
The Marines lead BF to a wooden door, where the base commander says, "The sound is right behind that door."
BF reaches for the knob, but the door is locked. He says, "Real funny. May I have the key?"
The base commander gives him the key, and he opens the door. Behind the wooden door is another door made of stone.Slat demands the key to the stone door.
The commander gives him the key and he opens the door, only to find behind it a door made of rubies. He demands another key from the commander, who provides it. Behind that door is another door, this one made of sapphires. So it went until BF had gone through doors of emerald, silver, topaz, amethyst...
Finally, the commander says, "This is the last key to the last door."
BF is relieved no end. He unlocks the door and turns the knob, and behind that door, he is amazed to find the source of the strange sound.
But I can't tell you what it is because I'm not a Marine.
thank goodness I'm not
you guys do know that only Jarheads would fall for this BS
doncha???
Sep 8, 2020 13:58:28 #
Sep 8, 2020 14:36:32 #
badbobby wrote:
BadFisherman is driving down the road and breaks d... (show quote)
Im'll PM BF and ask what it was, Im curious and I'm gonna be a Marine.
Sep 8, 2020 14:50:46 #
Sep 9, 2020 09:21:14 #
The CDB is Awesome wrote:
Im'll PM BF and ask what it was, Im curious and I'm gonna be a Marine.
I think you already know his answer. You are not a Marine Yet!!!!!!
Sep 9, 2020 09:30:27 #
plumbob wrote:
I think you already know his answer. You are not a Marine Yet!!!!!!
I'll ask him here in a year or so, i should have join and be through basic and everything by then
Sep 9, 2020 09:33:03 #
The CDB is Awesome wrote:
I'll ask him here in a year or so, i should have join and be through basic and everything by then
What time period you plan on joining? Heard basic is brutal so plan with the weather at least in your favor.
Sep 9, 2020 17:12:15 #
No longer possible for "over the hill" people like me. Just Sayin...RJS
Sep 10, 2020 16:21:26 #
wainemaine
Loc: western mountains, Maine
plumbob wrote:
What time period you plan on joining? Heard basic is brutal so plan with the weather at least in your favor.
Yeah but when my best friend's daughter got her eagle, globe, and anchor and went to Iraq, was asked"weren't you worried" she said" I never felt as safe in any USA city. Everywhere I went there were at least 100 heavily armed MARINES around me,watching out for me !"
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