President Obama makes Marine break protocol.. and hold an umbrella over him?

[layoutshooter]

Special copier or not, who cares? These Marines are elite fighting and killing machines. How dare someone have them stand guard in front of this hunk of metal?

My point is this: I find it hilarious that folks (veteran, active duty, or civilian) think they have the knowledge of what a specific military specialty's duties include, when those folks criticizing have never served in that capacity.

Who are any of you (OP included) to say what that Marine's duties include?

You seem to have a misunderstanding of what SOME marines duties are. Not all marines are "combat marines". Just as in the army, navy and air force.

There were marines that had the same MOS as I did in the army. They were morse code intercept ops. The marines, army, etc, have protective mos as well. They are often called upon to guard specific people or equipment. There were several definitions of "guarding"but none included umbrellas.

We had "guards" in Japan. Their job was to destroy all our equipment, burn all documents and insure that we were NEVER taken prisoner, by what ever means possible. They were Air Force. We were not armed and had no means to defend ourselves if attacked.

For all I know that "copier" was used for highly classified work and it's "memory" was to be protected. OR, they were being "punished". I once saw two marines, standing in the rain, "guarding" the BX snack bar. I don't know what their particular "infraction" was but the marines often used "punishment" like that for minor screws ups to keep things off record.

Being a "personal valet" is demeaning, nothing short of being a personal slave. If that poor baby Obama can't stand to get wet, he should learn to stay out of the rain on his own, or wear a rain coat. Most intelligent men know that by his age.

 

[layoutshooter]

Our 'guards' in Japan only used two tools, an M16 and these. Thermite Grenades Are Used To Destory Enemy Materials and Vehicles The themite grenades where to be activated and set on top of each "rack" where they would melt their way through the rack from top to bottom. We knew what the M16's were for.

 

[usafk9]

I seem to have a misunderstanding.

Hilarious.

Glad to know we can go to you as a source for all things military. You seem to have it all covered.

 

[layoutshooter]

I seem to have a misunderstanding.

Hilarious.

Glad to know we can go to you as a source for all things military. You seem to have it all covered.

You know better than that. You know as well as I do that every service has non-combat MOS's. In the Army and Marines we were all "riflemen" first, on paper, in reality, we had a job and that is ALL we did, except in extreme times.

There is ALWAYS, in ALL services, far more "non-combat" people than combat people. FAR more, even in the Marines, but you know that too.

Holding an umbrella is NOT a MOS. It is Obama's fault that he is either too stupid, or to lazy, to get out of the rain on his own, or wear a raincoat. Same goes for ANY president who would treat any adult like that.

 

[purgoose10]

I never carried an umbrella, in or out of uniform. REAL MEN LIKE TO GET WET WHEN IT RAINS!! LOL!! Looked like Brits or Aussies to me. Not sure.

Canadian!!!!!!

 

[layoutshooter]

Canadian!!!!!!

Could be, I just don't know. I didn't know that Canadians saluted that way. I have a lot to learn!

 

[Turtle]

I'm lovin' it. The level of exaggerated fake outrage and hyperbole in this thread has pushed the Drama Queen Bar almost as high as that of the "nappy-headed ho's of Rutgers" did. Personal valets, butlers and slaves, oh my! If you think asking a couple of Marines to hold umbrellas is a full-blown, bona fide "abuse of power," then you're in for a real shocker when you find out that he has one Marine on 24-call just to wash his balls, and another that does nothing but clip his toenails making sure to retrieve the clippings so that no one can use them to cast a spell on him.

Having Americans on a Targeted Kill List, and carrying out those assassinations, is an abuse off power.

Using the DOJ to illegally obtain phone records of reporters in order to find out who leaked some information that makes the President look bad, is an abuse of power.

Asking a Marine to stand there holding an umbrella like a doofus, not so much.

 

[letzrockexpress]

It would depend on why they were guarding that copier. It is not a question that can be answered without more information.

Since when did you need "information" to make a determination?

 

[letzrockexpress]

I'm lovin' it. The level of exaggerated fake outrage and hyperbole in this thread has pushed the Drama Queen Bar almost as high as that of the "nappy-headed ho's of Rutgers" did.

Surely this is no surprise to you...

 

[Turtle]

Surely this is no surprise to you...

I'd have been disappointed and dismayed by anything less.


The only thing I've been disappointed in is that I haven't yet seen an animated GIF of that picture where the Marine is repeatedly and tirelessly bashing Obama's head with the umbrella.

 

[letzrockexpress]

Obama is an idiot who does not know the "rules".

Oh boy... not going there except to say you don't know the rules either.

 

[Ragman]

 

[layoutshooter]

Oh boy... not going there except to say you don't know the rules either.

And what "rules" did I not know? And, what even makes you think that I did not know them? AND, what make you think that YOU know them?

When were you under the Uniform Code of Military Conduct? I was from June 29, 1970 till June 28, 1973. I did my duty and received the honorable discharge that I EARNED.

It is the idiot in the White House that has not clue.

 

[layoutshooter]

There is NO difference. It show the arrogance of the office in EVERY case. As I have said in prior posts. The one with Reagan was not a military person. That person was civil service, not that makes any difference.

 

[layoutshooter]

Since when did you need "information" to make a determination?

What does this statement have to do with this thread? Why is it that you HAVE to make personal insults at every occasion? Make you feel good? How sad.

 

[Ragman]

There is NO difference. It show the arrogance of the office in EVERY case. As I have said in prior posts. The one with Reagan was not a military person. That person was civil service, not that makes any difference.

I can accept this.

 

[layoutshooter]

I can accept this.

I never said other wise.

 

[Ragman]

I never said other wise.

There are those that have.

 

[layoutshooter]

There are those that have.

Men are men. High office does not give license to demean others. The arrogance of our elected officials crosses all political parties, all sexes and levels of education.

The "special people" we hired at Cabela's to do janitorial work were JUST as important to our operation as the store manager. They were entitled to be treated as people, not servants.

As to what others say, that is their problem.

 

[letzrockexpress]

What does this statement have to do with this thread? Why is it that you HAVE to make personal insults at every occasion? Make you feel good? How sad.

It pertains to the thread because you made a statement which, based on previous statements you have made, stands in contradiction to that statement. Additionally, there was no personal insult, merely a simple question... How about an answer?