Marines in brawl

[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.

[Renauda]

@Aqua-Letifer

Interesting. Here reg force personnel would have to back to barracks or living quarters and change into civilian clothes before going out on the town. Reservists like myself would have to go home and change.

To be honest, I cannot think of any time when anyone or any group met up after a Mess function. By the time those things ended it was already past 2:00 am and everything in town had been already closed for an hour. If we got together off duty at other times we were in civilian clothes. Closest to a uniform anyone got was the gunners and airborne who had their own non regulation regimental T-shirts made up that they often wore when off duty and out in the town.

Different military traditions.