A Marine Corps Mouse

[SASless]

http://montney.com/marine/mouse.jpg

[Ex Douglas Driver]

If you don't understand this, you've never mistakenly been between MacDonalds and the Weight Watchers front door at closing time.

[MostlyHarmless]

Yup, must be a Marine - can count at least 3 sections of wall that have been chewed for no good reason. Probably shagged a couple of the corners on the way thru as well...

[Fly Better!]

Would'nt it have been easier just to hop over the little walls? :}

[Funkletrumpet]

if the walls were there they would make the shapes of iraq, iran and korea....:)

[adr]

:cool: Got me thinking of other versions of the photo for other services.

In the SAS version, there'd be an entry hole in the external wall nearest the cheese; the cheese and the mouse would be gone.

In the SBS version, the maze would be intact; the cheese and the mouse would be gone, with no sign that either of them had ever been there in the first place.

adr

[Tourist]

In the Pilot version there would be a mouse waiting for the steward to bring it!

[Onan the Clumsy]

The mouse in the Army version would have got lost in the maze :ugh:

[Talking Radalt]

Looking at the robustness of the walls isn't this already the DHE version? :}

[merlin505]

Brilliant! The discussion of different versions of the photo for different services reminded me of the "Snake Model" that i received by email a few years ago. Apologies if this has already been posted before ad-nauseum.
The Differential Theory of US Armed Forces
(Snake Model)
The Differential Theory of US Armed Forces (Snake Model) upon encountering a snake in the Area of Operations or A Diversified Approach to Military Operations:
Infantry: Snake smells them, leaves area.
Airborne: Lands on and kills the snake.
Armor: Runs over snake, laughs, and looks for more snakes.
Aviation: Has Global Positioning Satellite coordinates to snake. Can't find snake. Returns to base for refuel, crew rest and manicures.
Ranger: Plays with snake, then eats it.
Field Artillery: Kills snake with massive Time On Target barrage with three Forward Artillery Brigades in support. Kills several hundred civilians as unavoidable collateral damage. Mission is considered a success and all participants (i.e. cooks, mechanics and clerks) are awarded Silver Stars.
Special Forces: Makes contact with snake, ignores all State Department directives and Theater Commander Rules of Engagement by building rapport with snake and winning its heart and mind. Trains it to kill other snakes. Files enormous travel voucher upon return.
Combat Engineer: Studies snake. Prepares in-depth doctrinal thesis in obscure 5-series Field Manual about how to defeat snake using countermobility assets. Complains that maneuver forces don't understand how to properly conduct doctrinal counter-snake ops.
Navy SEAL: Expends all ammunition and calls for naval gunfire support in failed attempt to kill snake. Snake bites SEAL and retreats to safety. Hollywood makes fantasy film in which SEALs kill Muslim extremist snakes.
Navy: Fires off 50 cruise missiles from various types of ships, kills snake and makes presentation to Senate Appropriations Committee on how Naval forces are the most cost-effective means of anti-snake force projection.
Marine: Kills snake by accident while looking for souvenirs. Local civilians demand removal of all US forces from Area of Operations.
Marine Recon: Follows snake, gets lost.
Combat Controllers: Guides snake elsewhere.
Para-Rescue Jumper: Wounds snake in initial encounter, then works feverishly to save snake's life.
Supply: (NOTICE: Your anti-snake equipment is on backorder.)
Transport pilot: Receives call for anti-snake equipment, delivers two weeks after due date.
F-16 pilot: Finds snake, drops two CBU-87 cluster bombs, and misses target due to weather.
AH-64 Apache pilot: Unable to locate snake, snakes don't show well on infra-red.
UH-60 Blackhawk pilot: Finds snake on fourth pass after snake starts bonfire to mark Landing Zone. Rotor wash blows snake into the fire.
B-52 pilot: Pulls ARCLIGHT mission on snake, kills snake and every other living thing within two miles of target.
Missile crew: Lays in target coordinates to snake in 20 seconds, but can't receive authorization from National Command Authority to use nuclear weapons.
Intelligence officer: Snake? What snake? Only 4 of 35 indicators of snake activity are currently active. We assess the potential for snake activity as LOW.
Judge Advocate General (JAG): Snake declines to bite, citing grounds of professional courtesy.
CH-47 Pilot: Slingleg breaks in flight while slingloading anti-snake equiptment, pilot cuts slingload. Slingload lands on snake and kills it. Crew cheif uses dead snake to replace broken slingleg.
Navy Pilot: Draped snake around neck at Tail Hook to pick up chicks.
Military Police: Gave snake a sobriety test for not moving in a straight line.
Signal: Broadcasts 200,000+ watt transmissions in support of anti-snake missions, accidentally electrocuted snake in the process.
Corps of Engineers: Surveyed and researched area for plans on improving flood plain, cant do it because snake is on the endangered species list.
Cooks: Snake sneaks in chow hall. Snake dies of food poisoning.

[dallas]

The RAF mouse would be u/s for 3 days at the corner of origin. The cheese collection would go to charter on the 4th day...

[Wyler]

A Civil Service Mouse would have :

Not entered the Maze until all H&SW documents had been read and signed.
Demanded confirmation that the cheese was in date.
Have written permission from the Union.
Not entered before 0900 or after 1530.
Been accompanied by 2 other mice, a brown one and a black one.
Demanded a certificate for completing the task.
Applied for hazardous duties pay.
Been issued with a pamphlet entitled: Free cheese for single parents.
Demanded ramp access to the maze for disabled mice.
Cancelled at the last minute due to illness.

[adr]

Thought of two more.

In the MRT version of the photo, the mouse and its colleagues have set up a base in a nearby, convivial country pub for the duration of the exercise. :ok:

The SIS version of the photo is not currently available. A spokesmouse will at this time neither confirm nor deny reports that a cheese knife was left in a supermarket toilet. :E

adr

[Radar Riser]

There would be no cheese, none in stock, even though the demand has been in for the last 2 years. The maze would be locked as the air force has taken charge of it yet. Even though it's been there 2 years.

None of this matters as the mouse would be OOA on det, again, after just getting back from the last one.:}

RR

[diginagain]

No, no and thrice no.

It's a VR(T) Officermouse who's beaten the regs to the cheeseboard. Again.