Re: [Paddlewise] Grunts make better Sea kayakers

On Mon, 1 Nov 1999 04:55:56 EST Tomckayak_at_aol.com writes:
>To the outside 
>world I was a grunt Marine but among Marines the honor was reserved 
>for pack 
>carrying, rife toting ground pounders. 
>The reason Marines grunts make better Sea Kayakers is Marines are used 
>to 
>carry the own weight.:)



Sounds like you've been there ?   I spent 3 years as TAC Party 1-4 Radio
in USMC    ...otherwise known as "Super Grunt".  Actually, ALL  our field
radio ops were called that.   Seems like a thousand years ago that I took
that ill-planned, ill-conceived  year-long extended hiking - camping
vacation to "sunny Southeast Asia" with Lima Co.  Did LOTS and LOTS  of
hiking and camping in some really miserable weather.  Also, the locals
were VERY inhospitable !

By the way ...the ONLY reason the Marines are a part of the Navy is that
not ALL Marines can walk on water just yet !!  Guess that might explain
some kayak use too !

...Flame on, I'm outta here !

...adieu   ...Peyton  (Louisiana)
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