r/SipsTea • u/RamonsRazor • 19h ago

Wait a damn minute! Military training sure looks different these days

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u/Aggravating-Bat-1805 18h ago

Yeh, we east coast Marines like to jab at the Hollywood Marines.. But yes we were told not to look at them and to imagine a bulldog eating mayonnaise! Sorry not PC but has stuck with me ;)

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u/DiamondContent2011 18h ago

Man, we couldn't even acknowledge FM's existing on PI back in '88. Wasn't until I got to Camp LeJeune for PFR School that I actually saw one up-close.... 🤣

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u/iamthinksnow 17h ago

Back in '94 at PI, we saw them at Nav/maps, so week 11 or 12 I think? Never saw them at MCT for the 4 weeks at LeJeune/Gieger. Can confirm, though- there was ZERO interaction with the WMs during boot, on punishment of pushing sand and Hello Dollies for half an hour.

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u/Cold-Field-832 7h ago

This happens when mix group train together and a lot of barrack bunny in the shacks

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u/DiamondContent2011 3h ago

Whoever's idea it was to build Enlisted co-ed barracks on MCAS El Toro, CA (aka, The Castle) had to be smoking rocks..... 🤣

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u/Luv2collectweedseeds 17h ago

Mmmmm mayonnaise….lol

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u/doogytaint 16h ago

What’s not PC about imagining a bulldog eating mayonnaise?

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u/senchou-senchou 13h ago

might be an obscure old euphemism that time forgot

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u/BeneficialLeave7359 18h ago

I was a Hollywood Marine. But a long, long time before women started training there.