Pugman1943 said:They don understand Doc, the Jarheads are a "part" of the Department of the Navy."
Congrats to your grandson. My BIL is waiting to find out if he gets up to E8 this year. He is in the Navy, sub fleet. Interesting story here, my sister met him while he was serving on the USS Buffalo. My dad was stationed on the Buffalo in the 80's.Pugman1943 said:They don understand Doc, the Jarheads are a "part" of the Department of the Navy." Yes we give them a ride, then they walk while we eat hot food.
But, I must add that we had a detachment of them on my ship and they were great guys. We swipped the doughnuts from the bakery and even shared them with them.
SPECIAL NOTE: those of you who remember LURCH, he is about to receive his E7 stripes this August. He is a real gung-ho Marine.