Proud MARINE Dad.

[gglass]

I just got a call from my son who is finishing his MOS training to be an MP. I am an otherwise proud MARINE dad, but this call made me beam with pride! The gist of the call was that he just shot Expert on pistols on pre-qualifications, and out of 101 MARINES qualifying today, only 10 shot Expert their first time out.

This Expert badge that he will receive will go next to his Expert rifle badge from boot camp... The number of MARINES who receive both Expert badges their first time qualifying is a pretty short list indeed.

To me, this achievement puts even more emphasis on the slogan, "The few, the proud... the MARINES".


P.S.

I am actually quite proud of the achievements of all four of my kids... I just wanted to share this achievement with other shooting enthusiasts.

 

[Bigum1969]

You must've raised him right!

 

[oldrookie]

You did something right!....congrats with all four of them.

 

[StarbaseSSD]

Congrats to you, and thank him for his service for me, please.

 

[Colt556]

Congrats to him and to you! I had 3 brothers in the Corps in VN, I had to be different and served in the Navy.

 

[Walter Zoomie]

Oh great...
A warmonger death pimp, a cop, and a gun nutter all rolled into one.

Perfect.

























Congrats and good job, Dad.
You raised a keeper.
Semper Fi.

 

[USMC_0311]

.. The number of MARINES who receive both Expert badges their first time qualifying is a pretty short list indeed.

To me, this achievement puts even more emphasis on the slogan, "The few, the proud... the MARINES".

It is a short list and may even help him get a chance to compete. The only reason I got picked to shoot my first match was because I was an expert both with rifle and pistol. Only 2 pistol experts in the whole unit. The switch to the M9 had not happened yet on my first pistol qual so we had use old beat up 1911's, how I shot expert with that weapon still amazes me. Ended my Marine Career with 6th award expert rifle and pistol.

Congrats to your son, the fact that he is Marine is enough for me.

Sempter Fi.

 

[Ashkelon]

congrats to you both

 

[Jay]

He should be just as proud of those two badges as I was/am...... congratulations, and Semper Fi.

 

[Hoosier8]

gglass, I know how you feel. My daughter is a Marine and I couldn't be prouder. She is also good with a rifle.

 

[HICKMAN]

 

[cce1302]

Congrats, and welcome to the USMC family.
(I'm currently at 4th award rifle, 5th award pistol expert.)

 

[Bill of Rights]

My congrats and thanks to him for his awards and his service, respectively. My congrats to you for his awards; as has been said, you raised him right.

Semper Fi!

Blessings,
Bill

 

[PwrCruz]

Congrat's.

 

[Substance-P]

Congrats! Wish your son well from all of us?

 

[Michiana]

Congrats to him and to you! I had 3 brothers in the Corps in VN, I had to be different and served in the Navy.

Congratulations on your sons decision to serve. Military service never hurt anyone and you grow up fast and it lasts a lifetime. Wish you were telling us he joined the Navy but 2nd best is OK.

 

[SilentWarrior1]

Child Raising: You're doing it right!!

 

[wtfd661]

Awesome and thank you for raising a good man, our society needs more of them.

 

[right winger]

Sempr FI

 

[gglass]

Well it is often said around here that without pictures it didn't happen.

So by the magic of modern technology, my son was able to e-mail me his badges by phone.

Thanks again for the good words, and allowing me to gloat a bit.