Marines in brawl

[George K]

This will not end well for the Marines.

[Mik]

I don't know. Seems to me they tried to avoid fighting.

[George K]

@Mik said in Marines in brawl:

Seems to me they tried to avoid fighting.

Yeah, though some of their "reactions" seemed a bit aggressive.

Seems that all was justified, but I wonder what the brass will say.

[Doctor Phibes]

By accident. BY ACCIDENT.

FFS

[Horace]

The major concern would be that one of the young urban males had a gun and didn't mind using it.

[Jolly]

@Horace said in Marines in brawl:

The major concern would be that one of the young urban males had a gun and didn't mind using it.

You, sir, are right.

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Marines in brawl:

By accident. BY ACCIDENT.

"On" accident seems to be a common usage these days. Even some of my kids are saying it.

But, you're right. BY ACCIDENT, dammit.

https://grammarist.com/usage/on-accident-vs-by-accident/

[Copper]

That is the first time I have heard "On" accident.

It is wrong.

And stupid.

[Mik]

I’ve heard it. I used it when an idiot friend was being reckless with a firearm. My response was just because you shot me on accident doesn’t mean I won’t shoot you on purpose.

[Doctor Phibes]

This is what happens when children put on their father's wedding suit and pretend to be serious people on Twitter.

[Renauda]

Is it common for off duty US service personnel to go to civilian bars and clubs in uniform?

[Mik]

Dress blues no less.

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K said in Marines in brawl:

@Mik said in Marines in brawl:

Seems to me they tried to avoid fighting.

Yeah, though some of their "reactions" seemed a bit aggressive.

They're Marines.

[Copper]

I refuse to believe that Marines would get in a bar fight this close to the Marine Corps birthday.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Renauda said in Marines in brawl:

Is it common for off duty US service personnel to go to civilian bars and clubs in uniform?

I thought that was a bit weird. Maybe they thought they had a better chance of getting laid wearing the uniform. I bet they're regretting it now.

[Mik]

I’m sure they came from some other event.

[Jolly]

Used to be quite common to see soldiers in Class A uniforms or Marines in dress blues.

[Renauda]

We were explicitly forbidden to be in any regulation uniform off duty in a civilian bar or club. There even were permissions required for enlisted ranks and junior officers to attend weddings and civilian funerals in uniform.

[Copper]

There is usually a Marine Corps ball on the Marine Corps birthday.

It is traditional to wear the dress blues to this ball.

This might have been where these Marines celebrated.

[Aqua Letifer]

You see this sort of thing all the time in Annapolis. They have the Navy event, then they hit the bars in dress uniforms afterward.