Marines to Army: I'll Swap Ya Afghanistan for Iraq

[rotorgun]

Man! That last post by Spino was inspiring! He should be a recruiter for the Corps! I'd say he hit it right on the head for most of the former Marines I know. I don't entirely agree with him about the generalizations he makes about the Army, and the Army National Guard. There are many highly motivated soldiers in both services, it's just that these branches are so much larger and more diversified than the Marine Corps. I will admit that we do have our share of "educational mercenaries" and "weekend warrior" types, but there are also a large percentage of former active duty folks, such as myself, who can still perform well, despite our age. While I am no longer probably "front line" infantry material anymore, I do contribute by maintaining those highly desired (in a firefight) force multipliers-the Attack Helicopter! Many a grunt has been saved from a hard time by an AH-1, or an AH-64 engaging a well armed insurgent.


By all means send in the mobile infantry of the Space Marines! OOUURAHH!