Marines in brawl
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By accident. BY ACCIDENT.
FFS
I was only joking
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The major concern would be that one of the young urban males had a gun and didn't mind using it.
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By accident. BY ACCIDENT.
FFS
@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.
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This is what happens when children put on their father's wedding suit and pretend to be serious people on Twitter.
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@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.
@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.
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Is it common for off duty US service personnel to go to civilian bars and clubs in uniform?
@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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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Regimental/Squadron/Ship’s Captain’s Dinners are obligatory events for junior and senior officers in the Canadian Forces. There are usually at least one per year for each regiment. I believe the same for British. Aussi and Kiwis too.
Don’t know such for ships at sea now. Used to be that the Captain could only attend the ship’s Officer’s Mess on invitation. I understand that many of these traditions have been discarded for ships on patrol since they are now all designated dry spaces. That means no more of the traditional rum ration for the crew or the Captain’s Table Dinners for the officers.
December 26, Boxing Day. is a big day for any military land base. The ranks have a special dinner on Boxing Day at which the junior officers serve the enlisted their dinner in the Soldier’s Mess. Concurrently Sargeants and Warrant Officers are served there by the senior officers. Following these dinners the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) invites the all the officers to the Sergeants’ Mess cocktails and light snacks. Following that the C.O. invites the RSM and all the warrant officers to the Office’s Mess for cocktails and a buffet dinner. Everything starts at 8:30 am and goes until the around 11:00 pm.
