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In reply to the discussion: Veterans slam J.D. Vance for disregarding a mess hall rule 'Marines learn on day 1' [View all]BrianTheEVGuy
(697 posts)51. Heh
Everything about Vance is a fraud. His fake history in his book (he grew up wealthy in a large home in a high end Columbus suburb), his claims about his mom (she wasn’t a fentanyl addict and was a nurse earning six figures who got fired for stealing prescription drugs from her employer), and even his name (which he has changed multiple times as he reinvents himself with lie after lie after lie).
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Veterans slam J.D. Vance for disregarding a mess hall rule 'Marines learn on day 1' [View all]
turbinetree
Mar 28
OP
We'd pop our tops just to avoid saluting some of those JGs and Ensigns. One morning though ...
marble falls
Mar 28
#25
Uncover was the rule. Never saw anyone in a chowhall with any kind of cover, except for ...
marble falls
Mar 28
#30
In my mind, a cover is a cover. My experience in service was to take rules to the word ...
marble falls
Mar 28
#35
He was no 4.0 Marine, he was filling his dance card. Bet he never broke open his Bluejacket Manual.
marble falls
Mar 28
#32
Saw him at the mess on the tv and he didn't have the hat. Someone must have said something.
Srkdqltr
Mar 28
#29
While JD was bangin' his couch, I was at MCAS Yuma doing bomb buildups in the god damn year round summer heat.
Crowman2009
Mar 28
#11
Indeed! Anyone who visited a military base Knew...Remove your Cover when going inside!
Bread and Circuses
Mar 28
#13
I'm an ARMY vet and in my experience, high ranking individuals visiting the mess ...
ihaveaquestion
Mar 29
#50
Is it possible La-Z-Boy, like Tulsi Gabbardiev, may have embellished the ol' military record a smidge......?
Montauk6
Mar 29
#54