"Every time I spend more than a year overseas, I come back home and go to a place like walmart...and I die a little inside.

I went to the mall last night - the mall, for crying out loud (where one expects to see a shred of class, dignity or self respect) - and within five minutes I was scowling noticeably.

...I think I may just hate civilians. "

"I'll give you a one time pass, because you didn't know, but Marines hate being called soldiers.

Thanks for the kind words everyone; not sure if my home schedule will allow me to become active again, but I'll try to p!ss off as many people as I can in the next few days just in case. "

"While technically correct according to a dictionary, we consider it the same as if you took a five-star executive chef and called him a fry cook. "

"And no, I am not going on recruiting duty (I shudder at the thought). I will be at a reserve unit for I&I duty. "

"I would rather litter the streets with my ragged unwashed ass, reeking of **** and eating from dumpsters, than work at a walmart."

"You completely struck out here. Okay, let me Army-ize this for you:

- I am still active duty, but will be working at a reserve unit.
- I was talking about ex-girlfriends of soldiers, and how they would rate the bedroom performance of Marines in comparison. The insinuation being that Marines steal Soldiers' women with our rugged good looks and legendary sexual prowess. "