In a message dated 10/31/99 5:39:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, TGP33_at_aol.com writes: << I'm ex Navy enlisted, now I'm a cook. I remember other words for officers but I don't remember grunt being used, even for the Marines that were onboard the boat. >> Marines on sea duty are referred to as "sea going bell hops " by other Marines. Officers count as grunts only to other officers. 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.:) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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) ...********************************************************************* ***** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author >and not >to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >************************************************************************ *** ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Grunts, Being a former army infantry paratrooper, all of you marines are just a bunch of "legs" to me. However, I respect grunts from any branch of service and nation. I must say that this grunt didn't have any problem taking to the sea in a kayak. Roll or drown! Duane Strosaker Southern California *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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