Happy Birthday Marines!!!

The "old" and "new" Marine Corps...

There has been lots of speculation about when the "Old Corps" ended and
the "New Corps" began.

I researched this and found the answer.

In 1775 (10th November) the Marine Corps was formed at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia.

In the beginning they announced that any new recruit would get a free
tankard of rum.

But they didn't get as many recruits as they wanted so they announced
that from now on all new recruits would get two tankards of rum,

A Marine in the back ranks said,
"We didn't have it that good in the Old Corps"
http://www.military-quotes.com/jokes/military-jokes-4.htm

It's still a couple of days to the birthday, so I'll save my congrats 'till then.. :)
 
Theres some early Marine corps ball out there just like my brothers in Alabama So thats why I always say it in advance :D
 
Redleg said:
The "old" and "new" Marine Corps...

There has been lots of speculation about when the "Old Corps" ended and
the "New Corps" began.

I researched this and found the answer.

In 1775 (10th November) the Marine Corps was formed at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia.

In the beginning they announced that any new recruit would get a free
tankard of .

But they didn't get as many recruits as they wanted so they announced
that from now on all new recruits would get two tankards of ,

A Marine in the back ranks said,
"We didn't have it that good in the Old Corps"
http://www.military-quotes.com/jokes/military-jokes-4.htm

It's still a couple of days to the birthday, so I'll save my congrats 'till then.. :)

Ah, yes! The Old Corps. And this is why a Marine can confidently say that he can drink any other average serviceman under the table! :cheers:

...and Happy Birthday Marine Corps! 229 years of kickin' ass and takin' names!
 
US army has total 1 million, USMC 500,000??

No the USMC has 177,00 active duty men and women, and 40,000 Reserve. The total active amount of military personel in this country is closer to 1.3 million.
 
Actually, the corps was formed in the tavern before today in 1775. Today is the anniversary of the Continental Congress decision to fund the Marine Corps as a branch of the US military.


But anyways...

1, 2, 3, 4, HERE'S TO THE MARINE CORPS! OORAH!
 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINE CORPS!!! YOU OLD FART! YOU'RE 229 TODAY!

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A bit late, but here's a big :cheers: CONGRATS :cheers: to the US Marine Corps! :drill:
 
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