verktyg 

November 10, 1775

Happy MC Birthday to all the "Juggys" in the forum.

@sloar, @qcpmsame and all the others

Dress Blues, Shower Shoes And A Light Coat Of Oil

Veterans Day too, November 11th

verktyg Semper Fi

bwilli88 

Thank you, USMC class of 75-79 Graduation 28 May 75


Fartin' around either Okinawa or Camp Pendleton



Jungle training Northern Okinawa 1976

RobbieTunes

77-85, back for DS 91
I still like sauteens and garrison covers, c-rats in cans, and leather shoes.
Anodizing was a nice upgrade.

Some of that stuff I’d have done for free.

qcpmsame 

Had to de-quatermaster all brass, clean rags and Brasso time.

Leather shoes only most definitely, never heard of an MRE until way after I got out, and the "C" in c-rations stood for constipation (ooooofffffff).

Wish they had kept the older style khaki summer uniforms-but the green worked wool items do look head and shoulders above all other services. BDU's were easier to keep up then the greenies, but starched, ironed and squared away greens always looked sharp.

Still have my sweater, wooly-pullys feel warmer than any other sweater ever made.

Bill

RobbieTunes

Best thing about leather shoes, is if you did a better job polishing than the inspecting officer, he usually moved on. I can, however, attest that the absolute wrong answer to "what is the most important leadership trait?" is " 'nads, ma'am." I had to get re-inspected on Saturday morning. Everyone who laughed did, too.

verktyg 

A stroll down memory lane...



Y'all are a buncha BOOTS... 1961-66

Speaking of which, at PI we were issued 2 pairs of rough side out combat boots with brass lacing hooks above the ankles. That was so you could get in and out of them quick. Reservists and Airedales got a pair of low cut Boon Dockers and only one pair of combat boots.

McNamara era smooth side out combat boots with hooks. They were a lot easier to shine than the rough side out boots.



@RobbieTunes Jacket, Utility, Cotton Sateen, USMC Green, 1 Each (fresh starch utilities with USMC pockets and covered front buttons instead of McNamara "doggie style" fatigues - starched cover too)



Dress shoes, leather gloves, barracks hat brims and dress socks were all brown. By mid 1964 they all had to be black - McNamara standardization. We had to buy black socks and our own shoe dye to change the leather items to black.

We were given an order that we all had to have 6 sets of MC green skivies (because white could be seen from the air). We couldn't buy them anywhere so we had to dye them ourselves in the coin operated washing machines in the barracks. It took 6 boxes of Rit dye plus the quarters to run them through 6 times! ($88 a month before taxes)

I was home on leave before going to JP. My mother went through my seabag and "rewashed" all my clothes including my starchies!

She said she had a hard time getting my green skivies "clean". They came out Bianchi Celeste!

Junk on the Bunk...



@RobbieTunes "Best thing about leather shoes, is if you did a better job polishing than the inspecting officer, he usually moved on."

We discovered that Pledge furniture polish was great for putting a hard top coat on spit shined shoes and boots. One problem, if the grass was wet or it rained, they turned white from any contact with water!

I kept a compete second set of uniforms in a foot locker folded up for Junk On The Bunks. Some other guys did the same. A few shellacked their shoes and boots so they didn't have to polish them for every inspection.

Some mustang LT caught on and made those guys put on their shellacked shoes and boots. The finish cracked as soon as they flexed,

After the inspection, the 1st shirt marched them over to "Cash Sales" and made them buy new boots and shoes plus polish them for reinspection.

Best wishes to all

Cpl verktyg

RobbieTunes

People still don't believe we ironed our boxers for junk on the bunk or wall-locker inspections.
@nomadmax had to confirm it for me at Coppi. I felt vindicated.

So few people know that ironing is a (&*()^%^ art form. Or that laundry tickets are hung with the readable side facing L.
Or that the best answer to "do you have a drinking problem, Marine?" is "No sir, I get plenty."

$298.50/month before taxes as an E-1.
I got out an E-6 and still qualified for a Pell Grant.
Single corporals seemed to have the most money.

RobbieTunes

"Hey, cookie, what is this?"
Breakfast sausage.
"Looks like spam."
Breakfast sausage.

4 hours later.
"Hey cookie, what is this?"
Spaghetti.
"Looks like spam and worms."
Spaghetti.

4 hours later.
"Hey cookie, what is this?"
(Eye Roll) Filet Mignon.
"Looks good."
It's spam, dumb-ass.

You can't fool them cooks.

Bianchigirll 

'81 to '91 Aviation Ordnance on A-4 Skyhawks. I loaded a lot of these 500 pound "Snake Eye" bombs.



My oldest brother was in "Com" whatever that means.
Next oldest brother did something with ground ordnance
The next brother to join was in "Com" too
Then we had a brother go into artillery, mostly fire direction control
next was a truck driver
and our brother who had the Judge encourage him to join was in Topography (map making) of all things.

Yeah I come from a huge family

Manny66 

You guys had your own Platoon of guys carrying Radios!

RobbieTunes

Ah, arty and comm.... ANGLICO simplified the snafus to one unit.

Diggin' the Skyhawks...the '65 Mustang of warbirds.