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why do some Marines pants not have a "blood stripe?"

SAC69

SAC69

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I know we have some (former? no such thing) Marines here.

It's hard, buy try to see the two Marines in the image below. The Marine on the left has the blood strip on his pants but the one on the right does not, both have about the same amount of ribbons so it's not as if the other is a new recruit. I thought all Marines had the blood stripe on these color pants but I've seen a handful without it. What is the reason?

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here's a different pic:

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Thanks.
 
When they reach the rank or Corporal (E-4) they get the blood stripes on the pants. As for ribbons, those have nothing to do with rank, or how long you've been in. You can have a Staff Sgt with less ribbons than a Cpl.
 
"SAC69" said:
Thanks for the info.
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The above response to your inquiry was the "bare bones" answer. Here is another answer. The "blood stripe" on the Marine dress blue uniform is there as a reminder of the unusually high percentage of Marine NCOs and Officers killed during the battle of Chapultepec. For you civilians, a Marine NCO is the equivalent of an Admiral/General in any other branch of the service.
 
"daveSanborn" said:
For you civilians, a Marine NCO is the equivalent of an Admiral/General in any other branch of the service.
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Most Generals I ran across lacked from being disconnected from the core of the service...you sure you want that comparison? Wouldn't want them performing NCO duties since that is where the job gets done.
 
"daveSanborn" said:
The above response to your inquiry was the "bare bones" answer. Here is another answer. The "blood stripe" on the Marine dress blue uniform is there as a reminder of the unusually high percentage of Marine NCOs and Officers killed during the battle of Chapultepec. For you civilians, a Marine NCO is the equivalent of an Admiral/General in any other branch of the service.
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Please explain, Dave. I see all branches of military have NCOs and a friend of mine entered the Navy as an enlisted but now has gone thru the ranks and is a Navy Captain (quite an accomplishment in my mind)....
 
"opentrackerSteve" said:
...a friend d of mine entered the Navy as an enlisted but now has gone thru the ranks and is a Navy Captain...
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A bit of trivia: In the Navy (at least) a person rising from the enlisted ranks to that of an officer is called a "mustang."
 
"Starfury" said:
I've looked and looked, but I still don't understand what you guys are talking about. What marines?
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You will find them here....the Marine Corps is a component of the United States Department of the Navy. lol
 
"SAC69" said:
Ahem...my daughter and nephew are in the Navy.
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Ok and? My mother was in the Navy. Retired after she did her 20. Who do you think told me all the Navy jokes? LOL
 
"Kats66Pny" said:
Ok and? My mother was in the Navy. Retired after she did her 20. Who do you think told me all the Navy jokes? LOL
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Kat, I'm just giving you a hard time. I'd ask for some of those Navy jokes but I don't want to start something, LOL
 
pfft good old fashion rivalry! :thu

U.S. COAST GUARD ENLISTMENT OATH
"I, (State your name), swear to sign away 4 years of my life to the UNITED STATES COAST GUARD because I know being in the real military scares me. However, I swear to defend our position as the fifth branch of the Armed Services, although at one point we were under the Department of Homeland Security. I understand that atleast twice a day, someone will refer to me a member of the Air Force or Navy, and when I correct them, they will question my military status. I will work on boats the size of kayaks and small yachts during the worst of natures storms, and recieve no thanks or notice form the public. I will fly in helos into the eye of the storm to rescue people dumber then rocks, and then be heckled by the same people when I bust them for transporting drugs two months later.! I will prevent thousands of gallons of pollution, but be accused of impeding the economy when I won't allow vessels to pour oil into the ocean. I will be the red-headed step child to all of the other services, although I know I got the better deal. All of my equipment will be discarded Navy property. I will use most of my time in the Coast Guard to take college classes, and perfect my web surfing abilities, then complain that I work too much. I will perfect avoiding PT at all costs, and do my best to attend training that will give me a great competitive edge in the career field of my choice, making retention efforts of the Coast Guard pointless. I will come in contact with so many pollutants during my tenure, I will glow in the dark for the rest of my natural life and refer to myself as "salty" because of it. I will do my best to work 8 to 3, with a two hour lunch, on normal days, and have my pager and cell phone surgically attached, SO HELP ME GOD.

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US AIR FORCE OATH OF ENLISTMENT
"I, (State your name), swear to sign away 4 years of my life to the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE because I know I couldn't hack it in the Army, because the Marines frighten me, and because I am afraid of water over waist-deep. I swear to sit behind a desk. I also swear not to do any form of real exercise, but promise to defend our bike-riding test as a valid form of exercise. I promise to walk around calling everyone by their first name because I find it amusing to annoy the other services. I will have a better quality of life than those around me and will, at all times, be sure to make them aware of that fact. After completion of "Basic Training", I will be a lean, mean, donut-eating, Lazy-Boy sitting, civilian-wearing-blue-clothes, Chair-borne Ranger. I will believe I am superior to all others and will make an effort to clean the knife before stabbing the next person in the back. I will annoy those around me, and will go home early every day. So Help Me God!"

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US ARMY OATH OF ENLISTMENT
"I, (State your name), swear to sign away 4 years of my otherwise mediocre life to the UNITED STATES ARMY because I couldn't score high enough on the ASVAB to get into the Air Force, I'm not tough enough for the Marines, and the Navy won't take me because I can't swim. I will wear camouflage every day and tuck my trousers into my boots because I can't figure out how to use blousing straps. I promise to wear my uniform 24 hours a day even when I have a date. I will continue to tell myself that I am a fierce killing machine because my Drill Sergeant told me I am, despite the fact that the only action I will see is a court-martial for sexual harassment. I acknowledge the fact that I will make E-8 in my first year of service, and vow to maintain that it is because I scored perfect on my PT test. After completion of my Sexual.....er.....I mean "Basic Training," I will attend a different Army school every other month and return knowing less than I did when I left. On my first trip home after Boot Camp, I will walk around like I am cool and propose to my 9th grade sweetheart. I will make my wife stay home because if I let her out she might leave me for a better-looking Air Force guy. Should she leave me twelve times, I will continue to take her back. While at work I will maintain a look of knowledge while getting absolutely nothing accomplished. I will arrive to work every day at 1000 hrs because of morning PT and leave everyday at 1300 to report back to "COMPANY." I understand that I will undergo no training whatsoever that will help me get a job up! on separation, and will end up working construction with my friends from high school. I will brag to everyone about the Army giving me $30,000 for college, but will be unable to use it because I can't pass a placement exam. So Help Me God!"

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US NAVY OATH OF ENLISTMENT
"I, Top Gun, in lieu of going to prison, swear to sign away 4 years of my life to the UNITED STATES NAVY, because I want to hang out with Marines without actually having to BE one of them, because I thought the Air Force was too "corporate," because I didn't want to actually live in dirt like the Army, and because I thought, "Hey, I like to swim...why not?" I promise to wear clothes that went out of style in 1976 and to have my name stenciled on the butt of every pair of pants I own. I understand that I will be mistaken for the Good Humor Man during summer,! and for Nazi Waffen SS during the winter. I will strive to use a different language than the rest of the English-speaking world, using words like "deck, bulkhead, cover, geedunk, scuttlebutt, scuttle and head," when I really mean "floor, wall, hat, candy, water fountain, hole in wall and toilet." I will take great pride in the fact that all Navy acronyms, rank, and insignia, and everything else for that matter, are completely different from the other services and make absolutely no sense whatsoever. I will muster, whatever that is, at 0700 every morning unless I am buddy-buddy with the Chief, in which case I will show up around 0930. I vow to hone my coffee cup-handling skills to the point that I can stand up in a kayak being tossed around in a typhoon, and still not spill a drop. I consent to being promoted and subsequently busted at least twice per fiscal year. I realize that, once selected for Chief, I am required to submit myself to the sick, and quite possibly illegal, whims of my newfound "colleagues." So Help Me Neptune!"

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US MARINE CORPS OATH OF ENLISTMENT
"I, (pick a name the police won't recognize), swear..uhhhh....high-and-tight.... grunt... cammies....kill....fix bayonets....charge....slash....dig....burn....blowup....ugh...Air Force women....beer.....sailors wives.....air strikes....yes SIR!....whiskey....liberty call....salute....Ooorah Gunny....grenades...women....OORAH! So Help Me Chesty PULLER!"

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Ouch Kat! LOL
Though made jokingly, there's a lot of truths in that post!! Especially in the Coast Guard being the red headed step children and receiving discarded equipment! The 180' buoy tenders still in use were built during or just prior to WWII! The deck guns of the 210' medium endurance cutters are also WWII vintage!! The helicopter I started out flying on until it was replaced in 1985 was purchased in 1962. Coasties are fond of the saying "we've done so much for so long with so little, we're now qualified to do the impossible with nothing!"

Prior to going into aviation I had to serve a tour on a 95' patrol boat...in Guam. That's not very big to be putting around the Pacific ocean in! LOL Everywhere I was ever stationed (other than attending technical school), was always as a tenant command on some other military branch's base (4 years on an Army base, 11 years on Navy bases!). Whenever I had to go to the medical facilities on the Army base you'd have to sign in with your rank, not title (e.g. E4, O2, etc). I'd be waiting to be called as the medic would be calling Staff Sergeant Wilson. Hmmm..who is that? They don't seem to be here! LOL In the Coast Guard, as in the Navy, it was either Petty Officer or Petty Officer First Class as the proper title for an E6.

p.s. I came from a Marine Corps family, with my dad having served during the Korean War, my brother enlisted in the Marines after I went in to the CG and my sister-in-law was a Marine too. Most people I've talked to, including my brother, that have served in other branches have made the comment to me, "I wish I'd have gone into the Coast Guard!". ;)
 
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