Posted on May 9, 2020
SGT Christopher Churilla
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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?

Thanks to all of you jarheads--even if you did choose the wrong branch. ;)
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I'm sure if they could read they would be very offended at being called ex-Marine lol
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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CPL Jason Northedge -
Once A Marine - Always A Marine
Once A King - Always A King
Once A Queen - Always A Queen
-- But Once A Knight's Enough--
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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~ NOTHING MORE NEED BE SAID -
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Maj Charles Porter
Maj Charles Porter
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I feel so sorry for you, or as we say in Texas "Bless your heart".
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Sgt Earl Poindexter
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I’ll always answer only to Marine. Earned the title, carrying it to my grave.
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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LCpl Kenneth Moore -
Although We Frequently Hear:
'Violence Is NOT The Answer To Solving Problems"

But I Think Most Will Agree:
"There ARE Times It's The ONLY Answer, And We MUST Go To War To Defend It"
SAD- But TRUE - Welcome To The Real World - The One We Must Face On A Daily Basis.
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Maj Charles Porter
Maj Charles Porter
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Right on Brother.
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Maj Charles Porter
Maj Charles Porter
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LCpl Kenneth Moore - My Father was not forced to invade Japan because we ended that war. I am here, my Son's are here and my Grandson's are here. "Bless your heart"
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LCpl Kenneth Moore
LCpl Kenneth Moore
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Seems I was misunderstood .So I will say it differently. I agree that there have been times and will still be times that we MUST fight, even violently, to preserve our own. But to GLORIFY in killing someone who is trying to do the same thing we are doing is not right. Killing millions of people who we have tagged as "collateral damage", children for example who's not even fighting, is not something to GLORIFY in. We should be somber and thankful to God that Japan didn't take us out and leave the bragging about our conquest in the s-can. Period. As far as the "real world" there is nothing more real than God almighty who is the reader of hearts. And yes, even a self righteous American will be held accountable
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CW5 Jack Cardwell
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The ones that joined the Army National Guard I called Soldier, that really got them going !
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SPC Matt Ovaska
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CPT (Join to see) - What did you say
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LtCol Will Wickun
LtCol Will Wickun
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SPC Chris Ison - "Marine" is a proper noun, i.e., it's capitalized. I had an excellent English teacher in HS!
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PO1 Audrey Barka
PO1 Audrey Barka
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My father served in the Army national guard in New Mexico, became a POW (Bataan) managed to come home in one piece so I call him Soldier/Hero
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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I Do NOT Take Full Responsibility For Posting This T-Shirt Message,
What DID I DO? -- To Avoid Getting Severely Beaten, I Asked A MARINE
And Got His Permission - After All, I AIN'T Quite As Stupid As I Look. -
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