Sep 22, 2023 · Amongst the salty Naval slang and unique phrases found in the ranks, there are common military slang that hold a completely different meaning for Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children.

I use to work at PI and throughout my time we had multiple prior service recruits come through. The 2 I remember the most was a SSgt from the Army that became a PFC in the Marines. The other was an Air Force E4 that wanted to join. I get why they did it but I thought it was pretty stupid for them to start over at E2 and lose their rank Reply reply

In 2012, I was on the 15th MEU with birthing next to a mortar platoon. There was a corporal with at least four rows on his stack who used to haze his guys like crazy. He got busted down because he bit one of his PFC’s face when they got into a physical altercation. I saw a photo of him at a Marine Corps ball. He might have the record for PFC ...

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Dec 29, 2022 · The origin of the rank’s title is both French and Italian and roughly translates to “one who has broken a lance in combat” and “leader.” Today, this would be similar to calling a Marine salty. The rank spawned from a need to establish small-unit leadership on the ground.

Oct 4, 2009 · Actually, theres probably a salty PFC or Lance around who knows the answer to your questions. I talked to my NCO about it and he told me to put it in on MOL. We tried to do it on the computer at our shop, but the internet was down. DD MMM YYYY is the format you'll use. You can figure out how to manage your days however you want.

Feb 18, 2008 · Sucked to be a salty PFC who was looking to pick up Corporal and now there's a whole other rank you have to go through first! Brig - came across some of the chevrons with the "Appd" code on the back.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/USMC-1950S-GUNNERY-SGT-GUNNY-COLLAR-RANK-RARE-/360870543583?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item54058f80df. 2 weeks …

Apr 23, 2023 · Hello all, Thought I share my recent acquisition: a seldom seen WWII PFC painted M1 Helmet set. These suckers are pretty hard to come by compared to officer painted helmets; I've only seen a handful of original PFC's out there as majority were unpainted or turned in at the end of the war for disp...

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