For those who knew me,
#21
Posted 25 October 2009 - 07:02 PM
Hey, big congratulations on making it into the marines, glad to see you're doing what you wanted to
Cougar said:
Grief, FFS will you do something with your sig, it's bloody awful
worry said:
Grief is right (until we abolish capitalism).
#22
Posted 26 October 2009 - 02:26 AM
Congrats on not dying Assail! I'm glad you are still enjoying it, it would really suck if after going through all that you realized this wasn't what you really wanted!
#23
Posted 26 October 2009 - 02:43 AM
Nice Fluffy, glad to have you back!
I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.
#24
Posted 26 October 2009 - 03:34 AM
Somehow we need to get the word to his fellow Marines that his nickname is "Fluffy".
You’ve never heard of the Silanda? … It’s the ship that made the Warren of Telas run in less than 12 parsecs.
#25
Posted 26 October 2009 - 03:48 AM
LOL.
Dont forget the "Littlest Princess" part.
Dont forget the "Littlest Princess" part.
I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.
#26
Posted 26 October 2009 - 06:28 AM
Assail, on 25 October 2009 - 05:50 PM, said:
@AIJ - LOL, nice to type to you again also, friend! Malazans? Pfft, they've got it rough, but they've got nothing on the Corps. The USMC makes them look like bitches 
No homocidal lizards with swords though, right?
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I'm told they're still around, then again, I'm not in the Army, so I don't know for sure. Definitely, there is that, but I bet you any money some kids pulled it lol.
Oh here's a couple of pictures. My picture the USMC took of me and something that the Aussie's might appreciate a little bit more than others haha.


Oh here's a couple of pictures. My picture the USMC took of me and something that the Aussie's might appreciate a little bit more than others haha.


Oooh...militant. What do the others think of the tattoo?
This post has been edited by Ain't_It_Just_: 26 October 2009 - 06:29 AM
Suck it Errant!
"It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum...and I'm all out of gum."
QUOTE (KeithF @ Jun 30 2009, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It has been proven beyond all reasonable doubt that the most powerful force on Wu is a bunch of messed-up Malazans with Moranth munitions.
#27
Posted 27 October 2009 - 04:09 AM
Ain, on 26 October 2009 - 06:28 AM, said:
Assail, on 25 October 2009 - 05:50 PM, said:
@AIJ - LOL, nice to type to you again also, friend! Malazans? Pfft, they've got it rough, but they've got nothing on the Corps. The USMC makes them look like bitches 
No homocidal lizards with swords though, right?
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I'm told they're still around, then again, I'm not in the Army, so I don't know for sure. Definitely, there is that, but I bet you any money some kids pulled it lol.
Oh here's a couple of pictures. My picture the USMC took of me and something that the Aussie's might appreciate a little bit more than others haha.


Oh here's a couple of pictures. My picture the USMC took of me and something that the Aussie's might appreciate a little bit more than others haha.


Oooh...militant. What do the others think of the tattoo?
Haha. I get a lot of shit from the American's, but what the fuck would they know about my Aussie pride? I'll get my 'moto' tat as they call it after my first deployment I think. Moto being motivational tattoo, to show your dedication to the Corps and all that horse shit. But yeah, they give me shit but they think it's tight. I love it, myself haha.
I still heart Goodkind.
#28
Posted 28 December 2009 - 04:03 AM
Got a little time off for Christmas and stuff and thought I'd come and give an update for anyone who might give a shit haha. Life's good, I certainly can't complain. I'm just about finished up with my 0331 Machine Gunner course. Firing the M2 .50 cal was an arousing experience to say the least, not to mention the MK19 Automatic Grenade launcher. I got my orders recently, I'll be shipping out to Hawaii on the 16th of January, 2010. I'm excited for it I suppose, would have preferred to stay closer to home but whatever. I'll be there for 5 months, then my unit, including myself, will be deploying to Afghanistan for 6-8 months. Life is looking good, I wish I still had enough time to read, I'm about to die with DoD being released in the U.S. the 19th of January. Just got an Amazon Kindle for Christmas, and though it takes away from the book reading experience a little, it's still badass. I'm a huge fan and it's a hell of lot cheaper than buying the books themselves. I recommend it to anyone out there, just to let you know. So for the people who used to interact with me, how are you?
I still heart Goodkind.
#29
Posted 28 December 2009 - 08:22 AM
What does a Marine do on Hawaii? Patrol the beaches and shoot litterbugs?
#30
Posted 28 December 2009 - 09:21 AM
Assail, on 28 December 2009 - 04:03 AM, said:
Got a little time off for Christmas and stuff and thought I'd come and give an update for anyone who might give a shit haha. Life's good, I certainly can't complain. I'm just about finished up with my 0331 Machine Gunner course. Firing the M2 .50 cal was an arousing experience to say the least, not to mention the MK19 Automatic Grenade launcher. I got my orders recently, I'll be shipping out to Hawaii on the 16th of January, 2010. I'm excited for it I suppose, would have preferred to stay closer to home but whatever. I'll be there for 5 months, then my unit, including myself, will be deploying to Afghanistan for 6-8 months. Life is looking good, I wish I still had enough time to read, I'm about to die with DoD being released in the U.S. the 19th of January. Just got an Amazon Kindle for Christmas, and though it takes away from the book reading experience a little, it's still badass. I'm a huge fan and it's a hell of lot cheaper than buying the books themselves. I recommend it to anyone out there, just to let you know. So for the people who used to interact with me, how are you? 
Who are you again?
Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem.
Si hoc adfixum in obice legere potes, et liberaliter educatus et nimis propinquus ades.
Si hoc adfixum in obice legere potes, et liberaliter educatus et nimis propinquus ades.
#32
Posted 28 December 2009 - 11:23 AM
Did someone say "grenade launcher"?
All the best, soldier boy.
All the best, soldier boy.
Suck it Errant!
"It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum...and I'm all out of gum."
QUOTE (KeithF @ Jun 30 2009, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It has been proven beyond all reasonable doubt that the most powerful force on Wu is a bunch of messed-up Malazans with Moranth munitions.
#33
Posted 28 December 2009 - 12:43 PM
Hawaii? You poor bastard, my deepest condolences. 
Good to hear you're doing well though. Nice tat tho - I'd say it's very distinctive in the USMC. Take care, jarhead.
Can Kindle files be used on a laptop?
Good to hear you're doing well though. Nice tat tho - I'd say it's very distinctive in the USMC. Take care, jarhead.
Can Kindle files be used on a laptop?
"Fortune favors the bold, though statistics favor the cautious." - Indomitable Courteous (Icy) Fist, The Palace Job - Patrick Weekes
"Well well well ... if it ain't The Invisible C**t." - Billy Butcher, The Boys
"I have strong views about not tempting providence and, as a wise man once said, the difference between luck and a wheelbarrow is, luck doesn’t work if you push it." - Colonel Orhan, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - KJ Parker
"Well well well ... if it ain't The Invisible C**t." - Billy Butcher, The Boys
"I have strong views about not tempting providence and, as a wise man once said, the difference between luck and a wheelbarrow is, luck doesn’t work if you push it." - Colonel Orhan, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - KJ Parker
#34
Posted 28 December 2009 - 02:13 PM
Glad the big Fluffs doin good.
It depends on which part of Hawaii your headed too. Nice secluded warm beaches Hawaii. Or dirty crowded touristy Hawaii.
Stay classy brother.
It depends on which part of Hawaii your headed too. Nice secluded warm beaches Hawaii. Or dirty crowded touristy Hawaii.
Stay classy brother.
I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.
#35
Posted 28 December 2009 - 02:20 PM
Aptorian, on 28 December 2009 - 10:34 AM, said:
He's that guy who wants Goodkinds children.
You mean he wanna eat them? Nom nom nom
Congrats Assail, remember sleep is a weapon.
- Gem, brainnnzzz
_ In the dark I play the night, like a tune vividly fright_
So light it blows, at lark it goes _
invisible indifferent sight_
So light it blows, at lark it goes _
invisible indifferent sight_
#36
Posted 28 December 2009 - 05:33 PM
Sombra, on 28 December 2009 - 12:43 PM, said:
Can Kindle files be used on a laptop?
Yes. Amazon recently announced kindle for PC application.
Seriously, forget about kindle.
Go for Sony Reader.
Assail
Have A Happy New Year. All the best luck at your future deployments.
Only Two Things Are Infinite, The Universe and Human Stupidity, and I'm Not Sure About The Former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
#37
Posted 29 December 2009 - 04:16 AM
Have fun in Hawaii man. And don't sweat the Afghanistan deployment, I've heard it's the hardest partying of all the countries anding with -stan.
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#38
Posted 30 December 2009 - 03:26 AM
Welcome back Assail, good to hear you are loving life in the Marines, and that tat looks fucking awesome. Watch your ass over in Afghanistan and get back in one piece.
In a world gone mad, we will not spank the monkey, but the monkey will spank us.
#39
Posted 30 December 2009 - 05:17 AM
Assail, how you handling the gear side of things? I know standard issue has to be taken along, but soldiers here and there have figured out what works better in certain situations.
If need be, I can point you to a good place for advice and tips from some current and ex-military (a wide variety of grunts, sailors, Marines and SF).
Read up all the geopolitics and info you can on approximately where you'll be posted. The Long War Journal is a pretty good site to read for that.
If need be, I can point you to a good place for advice and tips from some current and ex-military (a wide variety of grunts, sailors, Marines and SF).
Read up all the geopolitics and info you can on approximately where you'll be posted. The Long War Journal is a pretty good site to read for that.
I survived the Permian and all I got was this t-shirt.

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