I'm writing a story about a Marine who is no longer serving and I wanted to know how to properly describe his status. I know Marines like to say there is no such thing as an ex-Marine, so what would be the correct term? Would it be "Marine veteran" or something else?
I've never asked this question, and I've never seen anyone else ask it, but I'm curious. What do you say when someone thanks you for your service? My Military ID is right next to my driver's license and debit card in my wallet, so it's visible if I have to show my driver's license for something or i...
I have been working on college progression for the last few years. My background is aviation maintenance. I came into the military back in 2000 with a hefty amount of college credits but no degree. Fast forward to about 2012 I started back up, paused again 2014 and back into it around 2018 or so. No...
According to the new Fraternization policy, an NCO of any rank cannot have a personal relationship with anyone of the Jr. Enslited ranks (E4 and below), to include cross-branches. Please help me to understand how it is okay for a Sergeant Major (E9) to date a Sergeant (E5) from seperate Commands or ...
Often my specialists and below just come into my room during off duty hours to do inspections when its my personal time even when I tell them no. is this okay for them to do?
Here's the background. You're a senior E5. Your troops are in formation and you're handing out work for the day. You hand out an assignment to a fresh E2 with less than a year in and only a few months at your command. They blatantly complain and tell you to choose someone else. You calmly tell them ...