I tried to join the French Foreign Legion

Je presente Fort de Nogant

@thedude yeah man I suggest doing it. Just go for it! Who wants to settle into being another civi chained by the various debt foisted upon us. Take up a life adventure and never look back. I leave in Sept to backpack for a year and then I'm heading back to Aubange!

Whoa...the dude outside the Fort barely looks like he could be a distant relative of yours.
I like the facial hair but I like your future aspirations even more.
Best of luck!

@lucyfuhr that was before I started growing it out lol pretty much left it go when I got home last year. I shaved the beard off once summer started but it's coming back

Broke the old man's heart when I went Army. But the Navy wouldn't guarantee me FMF Corpsman slot, and the Army guaranteed me a line Medic slot, so I took it..

@The dude, yeah I was a grunt in the army. Missed military life needed an adventure...civilian life if boring and understimulating

@ironhand not sure really. I've been out for a few years and initially I was in an ADA Battery out of Suffolk VA before I transferred. After I left Eco Co. I was bad at keeping in touch my battle buddies...did some reconnecting recently tho...still the name Pratt sounds familiar but it isn't really an uncommon one either

II MEF 2ND FAST CO

HHC 2/87 10th Mtn.

1/125th infantry E Co.

Hooah/Oorrah to you both!

warriors never forget

same!

They really dont give any reason for discharging other than a generic reason. My guess is that "class" for training got filled and there was no more space. Luckily the cut off age is 40 so I got ten years lol

@Ronin8510...I look at facial hair and long hair in the same way. It's not for all men but it looks good on you.

seems like such an adventure! even for a former marine

Dude.
I was a USMC brat. Lejeune..Quantico..Cherry Point. Stumps and 2 years on the island.

omg right on brother!
man you said it been out for a bit and so bored with civ div

Camerone!

did they turn you down, or did you decide not to join, many people do

@lucyfhr thanks! I loved the beard and I hate shaving so it will be coming back until I try to join again

Ronin. Did you serve with Vern Pratt?

Ronin. What div were you with?

why might they quit? @buddyhilly

Uh..... yeh.

Cool.

what happened?! i think i wanna

But a long ass time ago lol..