I keep hoping to wake up from this nightmare.

"A penny saved, is a penny earned."

Why would you care about offending someone who offended you ? Grow a set.

You have to stand for something or you will fall for anything.

Exactly. Some people always want to say something is political for some reason.

Sergeants are no Ma’am that’s for officers!

I’m so glad I retired in 1996 because I wouldn’t make it in today’s military! I use to encourage people to join the military but not since about 1998. If a war breaks out today, the only way America stands a chance is pre 2005 Vets pickup arms and Fight!!🇺🇸

Marines
 

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That is just so dumb, sir!! I was in the U.S. Army and using sir or ma'am is simply a show of respect to rank.

You are an American but so are those in the other Americas. United States just clarifies which America. It’s not that difficult.

I can’t believe as Americans we are having this conversation still. I personally will never comply with calling a man a woman or a woman a man. I will be respectful and acknowledge mental illness comes in many forms. Now it’s invading our military.

Why not call everyone “COMRADE”? That’s what all this is leading to anyway
 

That’s the ultimate end game anyway.

For 246 years the Marine Corps has been successfully defending America and her citizens and has set the bar for warriors across the world. Now a bunch of academics, probably book learned about leadership in combat and with no real world experience, come in and think they know what will make Marines better killers and warriors. Gimme a break. These pencil necked geeks need to crawl back into their textbooks and hope they never have to deal with real "shots fired in anger".
Semper Fi
1966 - 1970

Eventually that will be a hate crime.

SIR---slave i remain....

Name,rank,serial number and pronoun!

Ma'am
 

I hate being called ma'am. makes me feel like 113 yrs old!

Maybe the recruits should refer to every DI as "Sargent Carter" and every DI should refer to every recruit as "Gomer" or "Private Pyle".

what an unbelievable insult to all the young men who have been fighting and dying during those years , you see much combat yourself ?

SIR--Some Idiotic Reply

From now on…..
 

I need to be referred to as Your majesty. The bow is optional

Semper fidelis - Sgt. C.W. Guy '67-'71 :agree:

:laugh: Ma'am is fine...... as long as there isn't a "Wham! Bam! Thank You" in front of it!

There are all kinds of ways to judge fitness , each service is different including size , but only 1 and 10 soldiers ever sees combat and by quite a few different studies our troops do well , FYI the current commander has been in charge less then 2 years and just won a close fight to give the troops a pay raise over the objections ( well I won’t say more)

You can’t imagine, you just can’t, how much I ridge at the word “comrade”. My dad was in Russian prison because he would not join the Nazi soldiers. He could not stand their inhumanity. Several of his friends were also imprisoned with him and they died there. My dad was forced to eat his meals sitting on his dead friend’s body as there was absolutely no room. When he finally came home, he was less than 90 lb and his own mother did not recognize him. That is what “comrade” conjures up for me.

Obviously, you are not familiar with Russian Communism. My mother was a teacher under Communism (not in Russia but a subjugated country). They taught there is No difference between men and women. The boys were taught home economics, the girls how they could join the army when they got older. Children were taken from their families to be brought up by the state. Those who stayed at home were taught to turn their parents in IF they spoke a word against the government etc. You can’t imagine the degree of unfairness, and state sanctioned cruelty possible until you live under Communism.

Example: The junk F-35.

senior in rank?

I disagree; it has more to do with "Medical" thinking: many SICK people are out trying to force their disorder onto others.

My parents taught me to always say "Thank You".

How would you prefer to be addressed by someone who doesn't know you?

Navy. Same as you. Show of respect.

A pair of what? 😯

No impact?

Just wait until to accidentally "misgender" someone because there is no way one can keep track of what ever bizarre name they want to be called...

People are losing their jobs, getting fined, possibly arrested, tossed off certain Social Media platforms, etc...


P.S. The last time a "dolly" hurt me it ran over my toe...

I'm sure the kid working at this video game store didn't think it would have an impact on him, either...

https://youtu.be/W8cJyya1r-A

The sad part is that no amount of Narcan can cure an overdose of "wokeness"

What's the over/under until this is adopted as an "Official Policy"?

I give it until the the incoming "Freshperson" class of 2023...

So you prefer "United Statesian"? It really rolls of the tongue...

And all of those other countries in the "Americas" have their own way of identifying themselves... None of which include "American"...

They refer to us as "American", just as those in European, African countries and pretty much every other country does...

True that! Sergeants work for a living!

Gomer
 

Ya thttp://https://www.dropbox.com/s/566...amp-2.jpg?dl=0hink?

No one has pointed out is that this was a 2-year study that only cost $2 million. What a bargain! When does the Government ever get a study done that cheaply? I think it should have cost at least $10 million.

:1rotfl: Reminded me of the old "Tickle Me Elmo" joke.