Leatherneck Tartan Question...

[12stones]

Back in the day, we used to joke that the Marine Corps had its few good men -- Navy Corpsmen

(That's "Doc" MacDougall, thank you. ex-HM2 AW/SW/NAC MacDougall)

That's a riot cause we had a joke that said, "Yes, the Marines are a department of the Navy...the men's department.

[Mr. MacDougall]

That's a riot cause we had a joke that said, "Yes, the Marines are a department of the Navy...the men's department.

Well, that's better than General Eisenhower's dismissal of the Marines as "the Navy's police force." Personally, I think the US would be poorer for not having a Marine Corps, and I intend to buy a Leatherneck tartan kilt myself, before too horribly long.

[12stones]

Well, that's better than General Eisenhower's dismissal of the Marines as "the Navy's police force." Personally, I think the US would be poorer for not having a Marine Corps, and I intend to buy a Leatherneck tartan kilt myself, before too horribly long.

Cool. In my unit, we considered the Corpsman more Marines than sailors. Of course, I was a parachute rigger so whether it was on the drop zone or in the party hotspots, the docs always had my back.

[emolas]

Cool. In my unit, we considered the Corpsman more Marines than sailors. Of course, I was a parachute rigger so whether it was on the drop zone or in the party hotspots, the docs always had my back.

Wow, a fellow PR!

[12stones]

Wow, a fellow PR!

Nice!! First one I've run across on the internet!

[Ian.MacAllan]

Well, that's better than General Eisenhower's dismissal of the Marines as "the Navy's police force." . . .

Eisenhower had quite a long career in the Army and spent most of WWII in the Mediterranean and the European theaters. I don't recall at what point in his career he made that statement but I hope he'd not have been so callous if he'd been aware of what the USMC did in the Pacific theater. Unless, of course, he was jealous. Some soldiers are jealous of the respect and renown the Marines have earned.

I intend eventually to buy and wear the USMC tartan, not because I was ever a Marine but because I have great respect and gratitude for what the Corps does in defense of our liberty. Probably the most important lesson I learned as a one-hitch RA was that I am profoundly ill-suited to the critically important work that the armed forces do, and therefore am deeply in the debt of the people who do it.


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[kiltedsawyer]

Gentlemen,
This is an old thread, and I'm glad to see it's resurgence. I can think of no finer way of honoring our military than to wear the tartans of the branches in which we or our fathers have served. Personally, although I am a civiliam employee of the U.S. Navy, I can not imagine wearing one of the "fashion" tartans assigned to the brave young men and women of our armed forces. My father served in the Army, but still as I work with so many veterans, I could not begin to wear anything that might suggest that I was part of so noble an enterprise when in fact, I have not been. I am in awe of the sacrifice that these men and women have made and are making for the freedoms I enjoy. As always, wear what you feel comfortable in, but for me, I simply could not wear one of the military tartans, as the meaning is simply too great. To those who have faithfully served, you have my admiration, thanks, and respect, wear those tartans proudly, and tell the next generation, what it means to be a patriot.
Very respectfully,
David