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Marine Corps Plan Calls For Some Future Marines To Skip Boot Camp
Military Veterans of Disqus ^ | 11/24/21 | Jeff Schogol

Posted on 11/26/2021 1:04:37 AM PST by Enlightened1

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To: Enlightened1
They talk about "Cyber Experts" whom the Corps might need - and we then all imagine some pencil-necked geeks who wouldn't last an hour in Boot Camp, but who might nevertheless fulfill a vital service to the Corps.

But we all know that they really mean blue-haired "Grievance Studies" majors whom they want to "laterally induct" at the rank of Captain and then call "Marines."

Regards,

21 posted on 11/26/2021 2:25:06 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Enlightened1

civilians with critical skills

is that a PC way of saying ‘essential (minority) workers’ ?


22 posted on 11/26/2021 2:31:26 AM PST by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

Comparing a Lcpl to any of my junior sailors it was obvious that the Lcpl was head and shoulders above the sailor in discipline.

Go into any marine barracks and you will see cleanliness and orderliness is is maintained by the Lcpl’s and Cpl’s. The sgt’s and S/Sgt’s rarely needs to get involved because the junior enlisted know they will be held accountable if they don’t maintain discipline and cleanliness.

Navy berthing compartments almost never are kept up to the Marine standards, sorry to say.


23 posted on 11/26/2021 2:34:36 AM PST by usnavy_cop_retired (Retiree in the P.I. living as a legal immigrant)
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To: DesertRhino

Agree 100%.

Just have a bigger civilian cyber team force.

Don’t try to fix what is not broken.


24 posted on 11/26/2021 2:38:00 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

You misunderstand. They’re not doing this for the reasons they claim. This is to fill quotas with more women and favored special interest groups.


25 posted on 11/26/2021 2:42:17 AM PST by jarwulf
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To: Enlightened1

At NTC SD idiots would jump the fence to go awol and land in Marine boot camp!!! holy stupid!!!


26 posted on 11/26/2021 2:42:21 AM PST by mylife (Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
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To: Enlightened1

Deep respects to our sisters... ;)


27 posted on 11/26/2021 2:45:42 AM PST by mylife (Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
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To: Enlightened1

The new Woke Marines?


28 posted on 11/26/2021 2:48:24 AM PST by Leep (Save America. Lock down pres. Brandon!)
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To: DesertRhino

despite the discipled cohesion, what I admire is marines are thinkers
adapt, improvise, overcome..


29 posted on 11/26/2021 2:49:26 AM PST by mylife (Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
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To: Enlightened1

They are so “exceptionally talented” they can’t survive boot camp?


30 posted on 11/26/2021 2:55:13 AM PST by Leep (Save America. Lock down pres. Brandon!)
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It’s about breaking down our most hallowed institutions.


31 posted on 11/26/2021 2:55:32 AM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Enlightened1

You know where this is headed. Flabby trans pedophiles bypassing basic training due to the diverse and unique life experiences they bring with them.


32 posted on 11/26/2021 2:56:26 AM PST by ArcadeQuarters (Remember the 2020 backstabbers. No more RINOs ever!)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upr4T4lpUZg


33 posted on 11/26/2021 3:06:11 AM PST by mylife (Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
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To: ArcadeQuarters

David H. Berger, quote under Trump: 2018. @CMC_MarineCorps
MCRD San Diego DI and Recruiters schools visit. “We must do two things: recruit good men & women, and train them into disciplined, hard, basically trained Marines. Without these two, the Marine Corps will not be as successful as it can be.” Under Biden, paraphrase,”We must attract more pussies in the Corps.” Berger is the phoniest bastid to ever command the Marine Corps.


34 posted on 11/26/2021 3:27:30 AM PST by Bookshelf
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To: Enlightened1

Start up a civil service branch called “Cyber Corps” with the duty to serve all armed services. For a premium, eligible members can go through boot/basic to embed in a unit direct combat unit. Strict disciplinary guidelines where the unit commander (O-5 or higher) can relieve from duty, 3 strikes and out.

They wouldn’t be Marines or soldiers, but senior level cyber troops wouldn’t be front line level, anyway. They’d be no lower than brigade, and have technical responsibility for military specialists at battalion and lower.

My $.02.


35 posted on 11/26/2021 3:37:47 AM PST by MortMan (You better bring yours, when you come to take mine. - Creed Fisher)
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To: Enlightened1

In the Navy we had people who could sign up for 6 years instead of 4 in certain rates (Jobs) and instantly become an E-4 right out of boot camp. We called these people “Push Buttons” because with a push of a button on a typewriter they were a Petty Officer. They didn’t earn it and were not respected by the rank and file who did earn it. I understood why they did it. They needed more people in these high tech fields. It didn’t matter to the regular sailor though.

It would be a grave mistake to implement this kind of thing in the Marines. It would be divisive and bad for military cohesive unity and readiness.


36 posted on 11/26/2021 3:49:02 AM PST by Boomer (Leftism is a mental illness wrapped in a perverse ideology resulting in insanity. FJB)
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To: Enlightened1
No Boot Camp, then you have NOT earned the title of United States Marine. It's NOT a Participation Trophy. End of discussion.
37 posted on 11/26/2021 4:04:58 AM PST by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: FreedomForce
I’m not sure I’d consider someone who didn’t go through boot camp to be a real Marine.

Boot camp is basic training for a Marine, and it is called BASIC TRAINING for a reason.

If you don't know how to perform basic functions, like load a magazine into a weapon, aiming and shooting a weapon, defend your self in hand to hand combat, you are not a member of the military, regardless of branch.

Hell, even those soft Air Force pukes go through some basic training {but I think it is called home-ec}, i.e. baking, cleaning, sewing, etc.

Go ahead Air Force guys, flame away but you know that the Air Force always gave better treatment to their folks, barracks, food, discipline, etal.

38 posted on 11/26/2021 4:07:23 AM PST by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: Boomer
become an E-4 right out of boot camp.

Yeah, but at least they went to boot camp, i.e. basic training.

39 posted on 11/26/2021 4:12:01 AM PST by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: FreedomForce

Just like one would actually have won an election to be a real president, right?


40 posted on 11/26/2021 4:15:04 AM PST by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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