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Old 18th Sep 2005, 09:27
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BEagle
 
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"I dare say they have never met up with a USMC Lance Corporal even....that kind of Espirit starts early with the Marines. I would not wish to be the fool that crosses a USMC CW5...they do not fire single shots across the bow....they go for full broadsides of double shot."

SASless, notwithstanding the undoubted USMC esprit de corps, portraying you brother Jugheads as the stereotypical John Wayne type of marine of gung-ho movie notoriety is surely doing them a disservice in today's military environment.

The need is now for intelligent, disciplined troops rather than 'six-gun heroes'.

Hoo-ah? Or whatever that odd noise is that you lot make.

PS - Royal (not 'British') Navy Warrant Officers were indeed accorded compliments:

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