Actually there is no such thing as a "ex-Marine" we all prefer "former" "Once a Marine, Always a Marine"Hoi Polloi wrote:Any ex-Marines here? I have heard that the training for Marines (maybe specific types of Marines--I don't know) includes a whole lot of breaking down of traditional boundaries concerning death and building from scratch a culture and psyche that is able to handle it, but that these same "killing machines" have a very difficult time with re-integrating into "normal" society after the fact. Anyone able to correct or expound?
I served as a Infantryman from 81-85 so not during any war but we were the "Air Contingency Batallion" when the Barracks were bombed in Beruit but we were not called up. We did not receive any of the special training that you describe.
Not as lean
Not as mean
But always a
MARINE!!!!!
Semper Fi!!!
