Devil Dogs in Kilts?

[Kid Cossack]

Gents---and ladies:

How many Devil Dogs do we have here? And how many "other services" are represented? I'm a former Marine, four of those Dickensian years, and proudly kilted----I regard shorts or trews as special occasion wear only.

I'm not sure IF my observation that there sure are a lot of jarheads here is accurate, and further not sure that, if such be the case, it actually means anything.

Could it be tied to the Marine Corps' great emphasis on history and tradition? Could it be because, once you got out, you just didn't want to be regimented anymore?

If this is posted in the wrong place, the traditional several dozen apologies, but I've been curious for a while.

All the best,

Kid Cossack

[dana]

One Jarhead here. 4 years active, what seems like a lifetime ago. It's 20 years since I left for boot camp.

Semper Fi

[cavscout]

Another Devil Dog here. 4 years at Cherry Point (91-95) and then one year with the Army as a Cavalry Scout (98-99).

[Doc Hudson]

Another Devil Dog here. 4 years at Cherry Point and then one year with the Army as a Cavalry Scout.

You just couldn't leave well enough alone could you? :P

You are as bad as an old friend who served in the Army during the Korean War, then after he got out in 1954, he went to visit family in Arkansas. Virgil and one of his cousins got stinking drunk and when the sobered, they found they'd enlisted in the Navy.

[JackK]

Jarhead here, '67 Dong Ha and north

Jack

[Miah]

Teufelhunden Here as well 6 years.

But now I work as a defence contractor working wih the "Chair Force"

[macwilkin]

Could it be tied to the Marine Corps' great emphasis on history and tradition?

Let me just begin by saying that I am not a former serviceman, but I have worked with all the branches of the armed forces over the years at the battlefield as a park ranger.

My observation supports the statement above: in general the Marines I worked with were always the most knowledgeable about their history, customs and traditions, as well as military history in general. That's not to say that the other branches were not, but I have great respect for the USMC and how the Marines instill a sense of history and tradition, while other branches emphasize modern warfare and technology only. I think they can work together.

Cheers,

Todd

[Yaish]

Another one here. I work events for UK here in Southern California, which has two large Marine bases nearby. We kilt a lot of Marines.

I've actually got an EGA belt buckle that tends to draw more attention than the kilt too.

[Manu]

Sgt of Marines over here and still very Active Duty on board "Fightertown", SC. Us Marines find a great sense of pride in being Marines, carrying the title, and that pride comes not only from what it takes to earn it, but for hte history and tradition that we carry on from past generations of Marines and into the next one. There is no other organization I'd rather belonging to that my beloved Corps. BTW, my first "tank", guess whats gonna be? You are right, Leatherneck tartan.

[Verlyn]

I'm Navy. 12 years active duty, a long break, 3 years reserve and, hopefully, about to get a title 10 waiver so I can go back to the reserves to get enough "good" years for a retirement. My best friend and brother-in-law is a Marine and kilted part of the time (big interest in his family history) and he wears his to ren faires and celtic festivals; more so since I got my kilt. If we can pull it off, this summer we're having a Celtic barbecue: kilts for those attendees that have them and homebrewed mead and beer to accompany the roasted meat on the grill. Looking for a spot in the yard to do a small caber toss and sheaf toss. He got me and my future son-in-law into a demonstration on Celtic Games this last summer and we both got hooked.