8 Marine Corps birthday survival tips

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8 Marine Corps birthday survival tips
By Sarah Sicard
Nov 9, 06:31 PM
The Marine Corps celebrates its 247th birthday this year. (DOD photo)

Semper fi, devil dogs. It’s that time of year again, a day when the U.S. military’s most spirited branch throws down to celebrate its founding. As the Marine Corps hits birthday number 247 this year, its members will no doubt take to pubs, clubs and (evidently) highly trafficked expressways to honor their beloved branch’s Nov. 10, 1775 founding.

If you happen to be one such Marine planning to party like it’s also your birthday, here are a few tips for getting through it in one piece.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT (Join to see) SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada Lt Col Charlie Brown