[Rhodes22-list] Robert Skinner, USMC

[Brad Haslett]

Paybacks are hell!  Got a call today, they want me at time-and-a-half to
check another instructor on Thursday.  Who could it be but the clean
Marine!  I play fair.  He asks a lot from me and I respect him for that.
I'll play fair on Thursday.  He has hell to pay.  I take great pride in
meeting Marine standards and raising them one!  When they whip me with their
discipline, I take two steps backward and swear to meet their standard at
the next meeting.  I'm loaded for bear and Marine standards on Thursday.
Forgive me for my abscense on the list, I've got homework to do!

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
wrote:

> Good one!
> Thank you,
> /Robert
>
> P.S.  I was not aware that my "political leanings"
> were in any way obscured.  In the future I shall
> endeavor to be more clear in this area of discourse.
>
> P.P.S.  The Marine Corps does not issue politics.
> Therefore Marines do not have politics.  Please
> advise if/as/when this policy changes.  Former
> Marines may, however, choose to acquire same at
> their own cost and risk after they have been
> issued their DD214.
>
> /RWS
> ----------------------------------------------
> Tootle wrote:
> >
> > Every once in a while Bob Skinner tries to hide his political leanings
> by
> > signing his post with USMC.  So I post the following for Bob's
> > enlightenment:
> >
> _______________________________________________________________________________________
> > Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding
> enforcement
> > on I-15, just north of the Marine Corps Air Station at Miramar One of
> the
> > officers was using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles
> > approaching the crest of a hill.
> >
> > The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading
> 300
> > miles per hour. The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it
> would
> > not reset and then turned off.
> >
> > Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had
> in
> > fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a low flying
> > exercise near the location.
> >
> > Back at the CHIPs Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired off a complaint
> to
> > the USMC Base Commander.
> >
> > The reply came back in true USMC style:
> >
> > Thank you for your letter. We can now complete the file on this
> incident.
> >
> > You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet
> had
> > detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to, your hostile
> radar
> > equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it, which is
> why
> > it shut down.
> >
> > Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft
> had
> > also automatically locked on to your equipment location.
> >
> > Fortunately, the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation
> for
> > what it was, quickly responded to the missile system alert status and
> was
> > able to override the automated defense system before the missile was
> > launched to destroy the hostile radar position.
> >
> > The pilot also suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at them,
> since
> > the video systems on these jets are very high tech.
> >
> > Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get his
> dentist
> > to check his left rear molar. It appears the filling is loose.
> >
> > Also, the snap is broken on his holster.
> >
> > Thank you for your concern. Semper Fi.
> >
> > Posted by Ed K
> > Greenville, SC, USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> --
> Robert Skinner  "Squirrel Haven"
> Gorham, Maine         04038-1331
> s/v "Little Dipper" & "Edith P."
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