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For Jim H
wrote in message ... On Dec 13, 9:03 am, "D.Duck" wrote: wrote in message ... On Dec 13, 8:42 am, "Jim" me @nothere.net wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90UPLLo6nY I was in the marching band at high school. We actually had to march AND play an instrument at the same time. AND play at the same time. That's different. Well, I'd think it'd take a lot more talent to do both at the same time as opposed to just marching. We did both at the same time, and didn't have to practice until our hands were tore up! Goes to show you what type of people get picked for that service! You ought to check out the USMC marching band from Headquarters, Washington. There's a marching band. And, they play while they are marching. |
For Jim H
On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:57:37 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:
"Jim" me @nothere.net wrote in message .. . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90UPLLo6nY The USMC silent drill team is by far the finest precision marching group I've ever had the pleasure of watching. You've not seen the Army's? They also do a fine job. -- John H |
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JimH wrote:
"John H." wrote in message ... On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:57:37 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote: "Jim" me @nothere.net wrote in message ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90UPLLo6nY The USMC silent drill team is by far the finest precision marching group I've ever had the pleasure of watching. You've not seen the Army's? They also do a fine job. -- John H Do they offer them a $25k incentive to join like the Army will be doing starting in January with their recruits? My son made a comment of how sloppy US Army personnel look compared to the Marines. He noticed this on Parris Island and now at Camp Leonard Wood. Is your son planning to make a career out of being an operating engineer after his time in the marines comes to an end? |
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On Dec 13, 3:34 pm, " JimH" ask wrote:
My son made a comment of how sloppy US Army personnel look compared to the Marines. He noticed this on Parris Island and now at Camp Leonard Wood. maybe so, Jim. But in the field you all look the same.. |
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On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:13:15 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote:
"John H." wrote in message .. . On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:34:35 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:57:37 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote: "Jim" me @nothere.net wrote in message om... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90UPLLo6nY The USMC silent drill team is by far the finest precision marching group I've ever had the pleasure of watching. You've not seen the Army's? They also do a fine job. -- John H Do they offer them a $25k incentive to join like the Army will be doing starting in January with their recruits? My son made a comment of how sloppy US Army personnel look compared to the Marines. He noticed this on Parris Island and now at Camp Leonard Wood. Here is the incentive package possible as of July, 2007: ************************************************** ******************************** ENLISTMENT BONUS ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTMENT BONUS Qualified Active Duty recruits may be eligible for a combination of bonuses up to $40,000. ARMY RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUSES Qualified Army Reserve recruits may be eligible for a combination of bonuses up to $20,000. EDUCATION BONUSES Active Duty and Army Reserve applicants may be rewarded for their civilian educational experience. ACTIVE DUTY EDUCATION BONUSES Qualified applicants who enlist for two or more years in any Army Military Occupational Specialty may receive one of the following bonuses for civilian education: * Bachelor's degree-$6,000 * Associate or two-year degree-$5,000 * High school graduates with 60 or more college semester hours-$4,000 * High school graduates with 30 to 59 college semester hours-$2,000 ************************************************** ************************************ Yeah, you're probably right about the soldiers' appearance not quite up to Marine standards. In the interest of group harmony, I won't go into any comments soldiers may have about Marines. Has our Marine noticed any photographers around? -- John H How is your daughters health John? Which one? -- John H |
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JimH wrote:
"John H." wrote in message ... On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:57:37 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote: "Jim" me @nothere.net wrote in message ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90UPLLo6nY The USMC silent drill team is by far the finest precision marching group I've ever had the pleasure of watching. You've not seen the Army's? They also do a fine job. -- John H Do they offer them a $25k incentive to join like the Army will be doing starting in January with their recruits? My son made a comment of how sloppy US Army personnel look compared to the Marines. He noticed this on Parris Island and now at Camp Leonard Wood. My cousin an Army Major, who is over in Iraq right now, isn't impressed with the USMC. All brothers in arms. |
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John H. wrote:
On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:34:35 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:57:37 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote: "Jim" me @nothere.net wrote in message ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90UPLLo6nY The USMC silent drill team is by far the finest precision marching group I've ever had the pleasure of watching. You've not seen the Army's? They also do a fine job. -- John H Do they offer them a $25k incentive to join like the Army will be doing starting in January with their recruits? My son made a comment of how sloppy US Army personnel look compared to the Marines. He noticed this on Parris Island and now at Camp Leonard Wood. Here is the incentive package possible as of July, 2007: ************************************************** ******************************** ENLISTMENT BONUS ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTMENT BONUS Qualified Active Duty recruits may be eligible for a combination of bonuses up to $40,000. ARMY RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUSES Qualified Army Reserve recruits may be eligible for a combination of bonuses up to $20,000. EDUCATION BONUSES Active Duty and Army Reserve applicants may be rewarded for their civilian educational experience. ACTIVE DUTY EDUCATION BONUSES Qualified applicants who enlist for two or more years in any Army Military Occupational Specialty may receive one of the following bonuses for civilian education: * Bachelor's degree—$6,000 * Associate or two-year degree—$5,000 * High school graduates with 60 or more college semester hours—$4,000 * High school graduates with 30 to 59 college semester hours—$2,000 ************************************************** ************************************ Yeah, you're probably right about the soldiers' appearance not quite up to Marine standards. In the interest of group harmony, I won't go into any comments soldiers may have about Marines. Has our Marine noticed any photographers around? The re-enlistment bonuses for the technical fields in the USMC were those amounts 25 years ago. The Army is getting off cheap. |
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On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:52:36 -0500, BAR wrote:
JimH wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:57:37 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote: "Jim" me @nothere.net wrote in message ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90UPLLo6nY The USMC silent drill team is by far the finest precision marching group I've ever had the pleasure of watching. You've not seen the Army's? They also do a fine job. -- John H Do they offer them a $25k incentive to join like the Army will be doing starting in January with their recruits? My son made a comment of how sloppy US Army personnel look compared to the Marines. He noticed this on Parris Island and now at Camp Leonard Wood. My cousin an Army Major, who is over in Iraq right now, isn't impressed with the USMC. All brothers in arms. I lived for a year with a Marine in Korea.... -- John H |
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On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:54:21 -0500, BAR wrote:
John H. wrote: On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:34:35 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:57:37 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote: "Jim" me @nothere.net wrote in message ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90UPLLo6nY The USMC silent drill team is by far the finest precision marching group I've ever had the pleasure of watching. You've not seen the Army's? They also do a fine job. -- John H Do they offer them a $25k incentive to join like the Army will be doing starting in January with their recruits? My son made a comment of how sloppy US Army personnel look compared to the Marines. He noticed this on Parris Island and now at Camp Leonard Wood. Here is the incentive package possible as of July, 2007: ************************************************** ******************************** ENLISTMENT BONUS ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTMENT BONUS Qualified Active Duty recruits may be eligible for a combination of bonuses up to $40,000. ARMY RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUSES Qualified Army Reserve recruits may be eligible for a combination of bonuses up to $20,000. EDUCATION BONUSES Active Duty and Army Reserve applicants may be rewarded for their civilian educational experience. ACTIVE DUTY EDUCATION BONUSES Qualified applicants who enlist for two or more years in any Army Military Occupational Specialty may receive one of the following bonuses for civilian education: * Bachelor's degree—$6,000 * Associate or two-year degree—$5,000 * High school graduates with 60 or more college semester hours—$4,000 * High school graduates with 30 to 59 college semester hours—$2,000 ************************************************** ************************************ Yeah, you're probably right about the soldiers' appearance not quite up to Marine standards. In the interest of group harmony, I won't go into any comments soldiers may have about Marines. Has our Marine noticed any photographers around? The re-enlistment bonuses for the technical fields in the USMC were those amounts 25 years ago. The Army is getting off cheap. The above doesn't address 're-enlistment', only enlistment. Selective Reenlistment Bonuses can add up to a lot of dollars. The 'multiplier' for a 97E (Human Intelligence Collector), with the appropriate language skills, is 5. That means if he re-ups for six years, his bonus would be: #years x monthly base pay x multiplier = bonus For a sergeant E-5 with six years, the base pay is $2323.80/month. If he reups for six years, the SRB would be: 6 x 2323.80 x 5 = $69714 But, it gets capped at $40000. Which still isn't too shabby. The Marines use the same basic idea, although the specialties in highest demand may differ between the services. Sadly, Engineer Equipment Operators, MOS 1345, are not in high demand right now, and therefore have *no* SRB multiplier. The lack of any SRB multiplier would indicate that the MOS is having no problems meeting the personnel authorizations and may even be overstrength. This will also reduce the promotion potential in the MOS. -- John H |
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