How do feel about the people on this site

[Renegade_2Lt._JROTC]

I fill like this isnt just a site. this is more like a second faimily and i was wondering how many people think that, or just think i am crazy.

[DearMilSpouse]

When you start new threads in this section you need to post a poll with the thread as well.

[Nick352]

I fill like this isnt just a site. this is more like a second faimily and i was wondering how many people think that, or just think i am crazy.


No, you are correct. But then we are Marines, we have always been a family.

[Nick352]

When you start new threads in this section you need to post a poll with the thread as well.


Bridget,

Do you have a banner made for the site. I need to try and get one to direct my members here if I could. My site, www.kc130.com (http://www.kc130.com)

Thanks,

[Trapper]

We ARE family here. I am closer with some of the people here than my own brother and sisters.

[ShooterDSH]

Bridget,

Do you have a banner made for the site. I need to try and get one to direct my members here if I could. My site, www.kc130.com (http://www.kc130.com)

Thanks,

Yep, same here, like to put one on my site!!

[hmxsgt]

We ARE family here. I am closer with some of the people here than my own brother and sisters.


awwwww your so sweet CJ, oh wait is that considered bullying????

[gunga55]

If I treated people like my family a lot of people would be pissed at me

[innersanctum]

When you start new threads in this section you need to post a poll with the thread as well.

Not all of us are able to post polls.

Maybe if we can't post polls, we shouldn't be allowed to start a thread in the polls section?!?

[DearMilSpouse]

LOL yea that should probably be how it is! DOH!! I need to change that setting! LOL.

Regaurding Banners:

Yes we have some, I will post them here in just a bit I am about to have to run some errands.

[gunga55]

the statement and question has been brought up how do you feel about this site

[gunga55]

dag nab it took to long to get the poll up will try again
Sue me it was my 1st time

[gunga55]

The question has been asked and or stated about feeling about people on this site

[DearMilSpouse]

Thanks gunga, I merged all the threads together!

[gunga55]

Super I was just going to hit you up

[V8403]

We ARE family here. I am closer with some of the people here than my own brother and sisters.

As family goes I like Trapper feel the same this is a family site. and many of the people here are my extended family

[innersanctum]

Although we are a slightly dysfunctional family. *L*

[Nick352]

This site is excellent. Great groop of guys and gals. Would go to bat for them anytime.

Be Safe and Have Fun !!!

[hankhoffman]

I Love You Man!!!!! LOL

This is a great site.

[Renegade_2Lt._JROTC]

well i am glad to hear im not crazy. . . lol.

[innersanctum]

Renegade 2nd LT JROTC - Don't know him

TxsBMW - Nice person. Feeds my fix. Makes me feel funny, like when I used to climb the ropes in gym class

Nick352 - Seems like a nice guy. Works hard to bring meaningful conversation to the site.

Trapper - Sometimes leaves a little think about with his thoughts. He seems to be alright though.

ShooterDSH - Reminds me a little of Nick. He is a good man to have on the site.

hmxSgt - Came to the site with guns blazing. Seems to "get" us now and has assimilate well.

gunga55 - I think he is one of the good ones. He listens and doesn't judge others without truly considering their opinion.

V8403 - Another member from the great state of Illinois. He can do no wrong.

hankhoffman - He's a moderator so I can't say my true feelings so I will just call him an asshole.

Green Man - doesn't visit the site often but I see him everyday at lunch. One of my few best friends in life.

marine4life - Other than knowing his birthday is May 25th, I know very little about him.

motox151 - I am getting nothing. he needs some time form his online personality on here.

nightwolf - much more intelligent than I initially gave him credit for when he first popped onto the site. He is light years ahead of his peers.

kmarier2001 - She is great for the site. She gives us the perspective a Marine mom.

1marineslady - A Marine Wife that also doubles a secret agent board moderator. I like her too. She says things that are great to hear from a Marine Wife.

BeirutBill - wonder where the name came from?

SSG_Bolles - another youngin' that let's you rest easy that he is in the military service or will be someday.

HangoutNewsBot - brings us the news whenever it pertains to the Marine Corps.

Medinam - where oh where has Medinam gone?

Dakota Kid - Joined the Marine Corps and he forgot us.

dcware - good guy and he also brought us TxsBmw. Glad he's here.

There more but I will have to add to this list later. I don't know how I am going to get through over 700 members.

Who started this thread anyway? How am I supposed to get through over 700 members and give my feelings on each of them?

[hmxsgt]

Renegade 2nd LT JROTC - Don't know him

TxsBMW - Nice person. Feeds my fix. Makes me feel funny, like when I used to climb the ropes in gym class

Nick352 - Seems like a nice guy. Works hard to bring meaningful conversation to the site.

Trapper - Sometimes leaves a little think about with his thoughts. He seems to be alright though.

ShooterDSH - Reminds me a little of Nick. He is a good man to have on the site.

hmxSgt - Came to the site with guns blazing. Seems to "get" us now and has assimilate well.

gunga55 - I think he is one of the good ones. He listens and doesn't judge others without truly considering their opinion.

V8403 - Another member from the great state of Illinois. He can do no wrong.

hankhoffman - He's a moderator so I can't say my true feelings so I will just call him an asshole.

Green Man - doesn't visit the site often but I see him everyday at lunch. One of my few best friends in life.

marine4life - Other than knowing his birthday is May 25th, I know very little about him.

motox151 - I am getting nothing. he needs some time form his online personality on here.

nightwolf - much more intelligent than I initially gave him credit for when he first popped onto the site. He is light years ahead of his peers.

kmarier2001 - She is great for the site. She gives us the perspective a Marine mom.

1marineslady - A Marine Wife that also doubles a secret agent board moderator. I like her too. She says things that are great to hear from a Marine Wife.

BeirutBill - wonder where the name came from?

SSG_Bolles - another youngin' that let's you rest easy that he is in the military service or will be someday.

HangoutNewsBot - brings us the news whenever it pertains to the Marine Corps.

Medinam - where oh where has Medinam gone?

Dakota Kid - Joined the Marine Corps and he forgot us.

dcware - good guy and he also brought us TxsBmw. Glad he's here.

There more but I will have to add to this list later. I don't know how I am going to get through over 700 members.

Who started this thread anyway? How am I supposed to get through over 700 members and give my feelings on each of them?


HAHAHAA Your an Ass

I'm a good boy, just very passionate

[hmxsgt]

Oh and I'm the ass, Figure it out

[innersanctum]

are you insinuating that we weren't supposed to tell everyone how we feel about each person on the site?

[Trapper]

I like the diversity here. We have just about all the branches covered, including a few non vet civies(green man) that add a great deal. (Although GM was MIA for a while...) We all have differing opinions on things, and most do not hold it against us. We all come from vastly differing walks of life, but with a common thread. We all have some tie with the US Military, in one form or another and for that, I thank each and every one of you. I know I enjoyed the people here so much that when I left a while ago, I could not stay away. I was welcomed back with open arms, and have made a ton of new friends. Damn it, I am starting to get misty!

[kmarier2001]

Well, this Marine Mom thinks you all are great!! :)

[gunga55]

well put Trapper good to see you type more than a line
The difference in opinion is what makes this a great place to hang out and "discuss" things

[ShooterDSH]

Regaurding Banners:

Yes we have some, I will post them here in just a bit I am about to have to run some errands.

Put USMC Hangout banner up on my site!! looks good. Got it off of Nick352's site!

http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/bannerusmchang.jpg (http://www.usmchangout.com/)

[hankhoffman]

Thanks for your thoughts Steve. We all know that you are the man. I accept the title "ass". It takes years of practice to get this good!!!

[nightwolf]

I selected the option "Everyone is Pretty Cool Here" as I wouldn't go too far to say this was like a 2nd Family. Although I think the Adjectives "Pretty Cool" aren't good enough to describe the people on this site.

[gunga55]

Well 2 people think that we are mean and suck I was tempted to click that myself and I put up the poll

[DearMilSpouse]

Personally I think you are all nuts which is probably why we all seem to get along. Nothing like a bunch of wackos getting together shootin the shit

[nightwolf]

You'd have to be sane not to be on this site
(Much like Catch-22)

[V8403]

OH it's getting DEEP around here maybe that is why there is always a CHERRY PIE with with every plate of :bsflag:served here :D

[HMC8404]

Since I have been here less than a month ... I voted that everyone seems cool.

[hmxsgt]

Well 2 people think that we are mean and suck I was tempted to click that myself and I put up the poll

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

Wasn't me ;)

[Top Wife]

Its like a 2nd family here. I haven't HONESTLY gotten into serious debate, but its all good. It seems to me other boards have many drive by trolls and retreads that post to piss ya off. I love that you don't see that here. Or I haven't seen that here.

[HMC8404]

Now that I've been here a couple of months and seeing this thread pop back up to the top ... I have a better assessment to add.

We ARE family here. I am closer with some of the people here than my own brother and sisters.

As family goes I like Trapper feel the same this is a family site. and many of the people here are my extended family
I agree with you both. My mother, sisters and brother don't know the military side of my life. I tell you guys things here I couldn't tell them simply because they'll never understand because theres no military perspective to refer back to in order to appreciate the humor, the lifestyle, the challenges, the demands, and the personal sacrifices. Hell, even my father who served 3 years in the Army during the Korean war fell out of touch with it all. I'd talk about my career with him in phone calls and while home on leave, but it was apparent that he didn't understand the Navy's ranking system. He knew I was picking up rank but didn't really grasp it until a visit to Japan when he road my ex's ship from Hong Kong to Yokosuka for a 'Tiger Cruise'. His experience onboard the ship and seeing not only separate berthing quarters and galleys for the CPOs apart from the regular enlisteds, but also a different uniform, made his eyes pop when he saw me in a Chief's uniform (even though I had told him I had picked it up). I'll never forget him saying, "You're one of them?" increduliously ... thus confirming that he never did grasp what I had talked about. So here is the only real place that I can really talk and get back in touch with my military roots. And for that I thank you all, espeically you Bridget, for providing us with this site.


Well 2 people think that we are mean and suck I was tempted to click that myself and I put up the poll
Can we ask who the two are? So far I've seen no evidence to that. Then again I still haven't been here that long. ;)

[lima33doc]

I have to say that even though this is as close to being back in as I am going to get, it is as close as I need to be in my eyes. Even though I may not be able to pick up a cold beer with, well, pretty much all of you, I can still pass the time talking about things that only people on this board would understand. The Marine Corps is a Brotherhood unlike any in the world, and I was and still am honored to have been counted among them. I also would be able to count everyone that I have met so far on here as Brothers and friends.

[HMC8404]

I have to say that even though this is as close to being back in as I am going to get, it is as close as I need to be in my eyes. Even though I may not be able to pick up a cold beer with, well, pretty much all of you, I can still pass the time talking about things that only people on this board would understand. The Marine Corps is a Brotherhood unlike any in the world, and I was and still am honored to have been counted among them. I also would be able to count everyone that I have met so far on here as Brothers and friends.
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[lima33doc]

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Call it as you see it I guess, but true none the less...lol.

[HMC8404]

Call it as you see it I guess, but true none the less...lol.
That was sarcasm my friend. I know EXACTLY what you meant! I love having had a part of my Navy career spent on the green side with the Marines. Actually ... every command spent with and around the Marines were one of my favorites.

[lima33doc]

That was sarcasm my friend. I know EXACTLY what you meant! I love having had a part of my Navy career spent on the green side with the Marines. Actually ... every command spent with and around the Marines were one of my favorites.
I actually did know that, hence the lol. I know I missed alot not having ever been "haze grey and underway", but even had I stayed in longer than I did, I would give up every opportunity to go on a ship to go back to another Marine unit. Obviously my time with the grunts made me prejudicial to them, but even something like a FSSG would be better than ships company any day.

[HMC8404]

I actually did know that, hence the lol. I know I missed alot not having ever been "haze grey and underway", but even had I stayed in longer than I did, I would give up every opportunity to go on a ship to go back to another Marine unit. Obviously my time with the grunts made me prejudicial to them, but even something like a FSSG would be better than ships company any day.
As soon as we're slapped with that 8404 NEC though ... that always WAS our sea duty ... with the marines. I knew that the only way I would go "haze gray and under way" was a temporary assignement. I was up for Chief so I wanted my service record to have as much in there as I could ... and sometimes being an 8404 limits you in the Navy when every other sailor has ship time, the sea service ribbons and badges, etc. So, while in Japan I heard the USS Blue Ridge was going out with a compliment of females for a specific deployment and they were requesting a female corpsman to augment the sickbay. I couldn't jump up and down enough begging the CMC to let it be me. Add to that they would be dipping down below the equator too????? Hell yeah! So aboard I went ... for 32 days deployment. The only time I ever saw shipboard duty. It must've helped ... I picked up Chief later that summer.

[lima33doc]

Yeah, in 6 years in, the longest I was on a ship was 7 days on a Gator Freighter with 3/3 doing some Amphib Ops. I honestly do not remember which one. I remember it picked us up out of Pearl Harbor.

[1marineslady]

Thank you Steve I think you are awesome too. I like my life as a secret agent board moderator. :cool:

I have my feeling about everyone on here and if I didnt like yall I wouldnt be on here. You all have been a 2nd family to me not like one but is one. Thank you all for your support and wonderful laughs and great conversations and awesome advice.
You are all the so COOOLLLLLLL:p:p:p:D:D:D

[gunga55]

I like how renegade gets credit for my poll. Melissa breaths life into a tired thread.

[army_fiancee]

Now that I am back on the computer and net regularly, I come here more often then I do the Army forum I am part of, I think that says it all.....

[gunga55]

awe thats so nice Cynthia

[Trapper]

I think it is ironically funny that Renegade got the credit, too, Dan. Considering in his short time active here, he managed to piss a few people off.

[gunga55]

well his name was fitting. We worked really hard to get to Staff Sgt to be able to post polls and that mean Bridget took our hard earned privileges away.

[Trapper]

Oh, well, you and I will both still wake up tomorrow.

[gunga55]

well some of us will be up way earlier than they want to be. Then again some of us get up that early every day to go to work.

[Trapper]

well some of us will be up way earlier than they want to be. Then again some of us get up that early every day to go to work.
Aaand you would be working if you could.

[Marine_wannabe]

This site is like a supportive 2nd family to me.

[Jarheadgerald]

Being here is like I never left, at least here I can understand and be understood about being in the Corps. Everyone here is like my family, well all most lol.

[gunga55]

I would say that you are like my family except certain members of my family are less than how you say in English human?

[poghmahone]

To get back to the original question, I'd have to say that unlike my family of birth, this site contains FAMILY in that they are supportive, honest and God's greatest people... much like the Marines and Corpsmen on a sister site -- fromthehalls.com.

I have been able to be open, ask for help and not feel bad about it. I know if I need support, most of the members here a willing to go above and beyond 100 percent. You cannot find people as good as the ones here everyday.

I am honored to be a member of this site. :rolleyes:

SF,

Pogh ;)

[poghmahone]

I actually did know that, hence the lol. I know I missed alot not having ever been "haze grey and underway", but even had I stayed in longer than I did, I would give up every opportunity to go on a ship to go back to another Marine unit. Obviously my time with the grunts made me prejudicial to them, but even something like a FSSG would be better than ships company any day.

The only haze grey and underway occurred when I was part of a BLT (3/9), of which I spent about 26 days total time aboard ship -- all gator navy amphibs, the largert being the USS Duluth (LPD 6) and the two other were LSTs -- the Tuscaloosa and the Fredericks. After going through a squall in the Sea of Japan aboard the Tuscaloosa made me appreciate being on the green side of the Navy, especially when the ship was doing 55 degree rolls in the choppy seas.

But, four years was enough for me. Scarred and disillusioned, I did not want to spend another four years -- either on the blue or green sides of the Navy. Ironically, most of the friends with whom I associate now are Marines and/or FMF corpsmen. Funny how life turns out, eh?

[gunga55]

LST in bad seas is not something I ever wanted to experience. A LSD and LPD were bad enough in rough seas

[rkdian]

I have said it before and I will say it again.
The people on this site are the best!! With their help, I have learned, I have grown, and I have accomplished. Is it a second family to me, guess that would be a yes considering I seem to have acquired the position of board Mom. :) Love all you guys, not for what you have done, but for who you have become. :grouphug:

[ILUVMYMARINE]

I've got to admit that I can freely talk to some people on here better and more willingly then people in myown family. I feel like I will not be judged no matter who I ask for advice about what.

This place is great, and it has already helped me grow and progress.

[poghmahone]

I fill like this isnt just a site. this is more like a second faimily and i was wondering how many people think that, or just think i am crazy.
As a second lieutenant, even in the JROTC, I KNOW you're crazy!
:rolleyes:

[poghmahone]

If I treated people like my family a lot of people would be pissed at me
If I treated people like my family of birth, there would be no one to talk to for they'd be stone cold dead!
:rolleyes:

[poghmahone]

Put USMC Hangout banner up on my site!! looks good. Got it off of Nick352's site!

http://www.downsouthhuntingforums.com/images/bannerusmchang.jpg (http://www.usmchangout.com/)
The Banner ought to read "Brothers and Sisters Then, Now and Forever.
:rolleyes:

[poghmahone]

Yeah, in 6 years in, the longest I was on a ship was 7 days on a Gator Freighter with 3/3 doing some Amphib Ops. I honestly do not remember which one. I remember it picked us up out of Pearl Harbor.
I spent at least half of my float with BLT 3/9 spread across three ships -- all gator navy types, some small and one huge one -- LSTs Frederick and Tuscaloosa and LPD6, the USS Duluth. Can say that other than finessing my way out of the troop compartments (where the smoke was thick and the smell of vomit all pervasive) and getting into one of the forward battle dressing stations on all three ships (where there were comfortable hospital beds with real thick mattresses) where my battle station was, I'd say that life aboard ship was both dull and boring. I'd much rather spend time walking through swampy terrain with my platoon than having to endure long sea voyages.
:rolleyes: