Hey guys, sorry I haven't dropped by occasionally. Been kinda busy and stuff, I guess. I'm shipping out for Beautiful San Diego Cali on Monday, just wanted anybody state side that wouldn't mind some mail a way to get their address to me.

So a run down of how my life has been going is in order, basically I've been working 40 hour weeks as a waiter meaning almost every night I'm there from 6 - 10, I've been wanting to come back a little but honestly I don't have the time. Any who I kinda got a girl now, nothing too big but her one condition is I write every day. I moved, I've been living with two other folks from my job for 2 months just to check it out, it's aight, not 400 dollars a month aright, plus food and everything. Been working out can do a 3 mile run in 23 minutes without pushing myself, I still feel out of shape though.

Basically I'd like to say that you probably will see me back in game after the expansion comes out, though I'm not sure what my schedule will be. hopefully I didn't leave myself open for an intellectual slamming. I know you guys will be looking for it.

Just rememeber Pink...it's all mental. The DI's will figure out your buttons and push them them hard. Stay focused, work hard, and, no matter what, don't take anything personally. Don't let anyone bullshit you, just becoming a Marine really is more special than just becoming a soldier, sailor, or airman (particularly those weak-ass Air Force types ). So, do us proud, and don't pull aggro in boot camp.

Let us know what happens, and what you get assigned to do. I am sure that you'll have the best wishes of all of AD's active duty and veterans.

Best,

Vic

Best advice I got from my dad before going to BMT, was "It's all a game". You play their game and keep your cool and everybody comes out okay... also... don't volunteer for shit.


Thats no way to talk about a lady.

Seriously though, you won't have time to write everyday, however, you need to tell her to write all the time. Letters from home are one of the best ways to keep your sanity.

Lastly, don't whirlwind the sheep.

Now we just need lutz to tell me something about aggro and it will be just like old times.

I still blame you for wipes and mistakes we make.

But having no Pink around kinda does suck.

It's been a long time since I've had that happen to me, thank you so much Bonio.

Hey Pink, I prob don't know you but I am a military spouse. When my hubby left for BMT our condition was that I would write him every day and he would write or call when he could. He really appreciated every letter, it gave him something to look forward to and even if it was just a short letter it gave him a moment to pretend like I was there with him. So buy her a nice book of stamps and some cute stickers before you leave and know that the bad days can be offset from a simple letter from home. Good luck, and stay safe. ~Naisa~

Always here for ya, man.

You got this active duty member's support. I sometimes wish i would have gone marines for some job excitement. But bashing the air force is not ok, vic! /dislike button

Being ex-Navy (aviation) plus having so many AF friends and customers practically requires me to bash the AF, at least a little.

*coughSkillsoftcough*

You know...I was gonna make a joke at Vic's/The Navy's expense...but then I saw that Vic wrote "Navy Aviation" and realized that the biggest joke was already in the thread.

You know they have more pilots than we do, right?

Lower your standards and increase your results...nothing new...

Sad to say, but that's how the Army met their recruitment quotas when Iraq started up.

California is cold in the predawn hours.

But I'm a United States Marine.

Done with BMT?

Congrats Pinky!!! You going to be coming back in game anytime soon?

Isolde we'll see what my schedule looks like after MCT, apparently the languages I could be learning have a 70 percent drop rate.

oh boy... Arabic or Korean? I know those are the really hard ones.

Yeah, I am probably going to be learning arabic.

Congrats Pink! Being a United States Marine really does mean something, and though none of us (except Bonio perhaps) really know you that well, I am nevertheless proud of your accomplishment. Keep your head, ALWAYS search your conscience and you'll do your shipmates proud as well.

If you do learn Arabic, you'll never regret it, it's a great skill for life and will keep you employed. BMT? That's for AF wimps. Future Marines go to boot camp, real Marines graduate.

And, don't forget, you are part of the Department of the Navy.

Congratulations Pink!

Love your post Vic - boost him up and slam the service in the same post! I've never met a marine that agreed with the "part of the Navy" deal.

My Chain of Command doesn't include a Chief of Naval Operations. It goes Commandant General Conway, then Honorable Mr Mabus.

Who happens to be Secretary of the Navy.

That's way way up there though, it's highly unlikely I'll receive a personal order from him.

Unless you're a tool of the antichrist, as we all suspected...

Prophecy of Nostradumus: Century II quatrain 62(regarding the 3rd incarnation of the antichrist, after Napolean and Hitler)

Mabus will soon die and there will come
A dreadful destruction of people and animals,
Suddenly vengeance will be revealed,
Hundred, hands, thirst and hunger when the comet will pass.

The 3rd line refers to Pink spamming Revenge... Actually, I'm pretty disappointed that there isn't a warrior ability called Vengeance. That would have been eerily epic.

As this thread continues, Pink confirms my statement above that... "I've never met a marine that agreed with the "part of the Navy" deal.

Get over it Pink - there was talk that Obama was even going to recommend that DoD change the official title of the Secretary of the Navy to: "Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps."

Also, you need to do a little homework. All authority exercised within the Department of Defense is directly derived from that of the President of the United States as delegated to the civilian leadership of the Department of Defense and further delegated to the Armed Forces through the Combatant Commands. The civilian leadership (Secretary) may not directly issue you an order, but it is his/her authority behind the orders that you do receive from military authorities.

I have both taken from and given orders to Marines during my time in the Navy. Oddly, almost everywhere I served, Marines were embedded. Always enjoyed serving with them, but it made us sailors take extra good care of our uniforms, so we wouldn't look like shit next to the fastidious Marines.

But to add to Ron's point, in the far more "joint" world today, Pink you'll probably be taking (and maybe one day giving) orders form a lot of different directions.

There it is.

I totally saw the same thing tols did.

Also regarding that Nostradamus thing, isn't there suppose to be a comet passing really near us in 2012?

I love all you guys (co-ed term) who choose to serve. Ty. Ty so very much. people like you keep my little guy safe.

Yeah the DLI is college.

That in Monterey?

Yup, today I basically did nothing, and reported in my alphas.

My tech school class was about 10% washouts from DLI.

75% attrition rate, for Arabic, Chinese, and Korean

Monterrey is the bomb though. Few places you can be sent nicer than that.

So I got my account back today, shelled out eh cash to just have it ready when I get my laptop up here

I think of you every time I use Rend while tanking. <3

I'll get a macro setup to BoP you.

Oops... is that a bad thing?

It wasn't when you could use all of your cool downs, where concerned about threat and had the dps. I never did it after that Ito.