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(5,187 posts) Sun Oct 26, 2025, 06:35 PM Sunday

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So I ran the Marine Corps Marathon today... [View all]

And I have an interesting data point.

I was dropping off my bag, which was "Handled By UPS" (UPS trucks), but the people actually taking the bags were Marines.

I went to drop my bag off, at a table with two Marines, and the chud next to me, muscle-bro with "patriotic" tattoos and wearing a 3% shirt, handed his bag off and then said "Thank you soldier, I'm sorry the crazy liberals don't want you to be paid for this!"

The Marine instantly iced up and said "Thank you SIR…this is a volunteer assignment, we are not paid to be here, SIR."

I'm not sure if the Marine was more pissed off at the implication it was a paid post…or being called Soldier.

FWIW there were probably a thousand Marines at various points along the course and they all gave enthusiastic hand-slaps, and the Lieutenant who gave me my medal offered a perfect salute…before I saluted back and then gave him a good handshake.

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So I ran the Marine Corps Marathon today... [View all] sir pball Sunday OP

How anyone in service could support bone spurs is beyond me. spanone Sunday #1

I get the gist of this, but am getting my Marines mixed up. usonian Sunday #2

Pvt. Pile. Harker Sunday #4

Military will call civilians "Sir" and "Ma'am " when on duty haele Sunday #7

Part of my mixup. Forgot that. usonian Sunday #10

Good luck and good hunting for events. haele Sunday #12

Many thanks. usonian Sunday #14

Yeah, every Marine I spoke to called me Sir sir pball Monday #25

Sounds like Kegsbreath was there. Or one of his drinking buddies. erronis Sunday #3

No, it was very non-militaristic actually. sir pball Monday #20

Thanks. Good words about the personal challenges in a marathon. erronis Monday #29

They like language and terms IronLionZion Sunday #5

Yeah but ... DoBW Sunday #6

Outstanding Marine! Aviation Pro Sunday #8

Thank you! This was my third... sir pball Monday #24

The fact that I've never been in the service, but I still winced immediately when I read "soldier"... Iggo Sunday #9

Calling a Marine a soldier is an insult to Marines, active, reserve, discharged or retired, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #50

Ah heard. Iggo Monday #51

Yes, I was just pointing out how your post was spot on. MarineCombatEngineer Monday #52

Congrats - that bridge at the end is killer TBF Sunday #11

The bridge is awful sir pball Monday #21

maga assume that military automatically equals red hatter. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sunday #13

They know who the pretenders are. paleotn Sunday #15

LOL, my Dad was a Marine - learned early NEVER call a jarhead "Soldier"! n/t TygrBright Sunday #16

You got a medal. Does that mean you won it, or placed? Sogo Sunday #17

Every finisher gets a medal. sir pball Monday #22

3% sounds the percentage of questions he had right on his ASVAB. Crowman2009 Sunday #18

.... MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #19

Unfortunately that's not technically against the rules sir pball Monday #23

You're right, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #32

Sadly I expect sir pball Yesterday #53

Congrats on your running of the MCM. MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #54

Thank you, Marine. sir pball 18 hrs ago #55

Well USAF aren't soldiers, USN aren't soldiers, USMC aren't soldiers. Irish_Dem Monday #26

The U.S. Army. BannonsLiver Monday #27

So only the army are called soldiers. Irish_Dem Monday #28

The US Army are usually refered to as soldiers, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #31

The Marines wanted to differentiate from the Army? Irish_Dem Monday #33

Each branch of the military has their own jump qualified units, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #34

Oh thanks, wow I did not know this. Irish_Dem Monday #35

The AF Pararescue are considered some of the best trained combat medics in the world, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #36

I will have to go look them up. Irish_Dem Monday #37

Here ya go: MarineCombatEngineer Monday #38

Thanks I was just reading about it. Irish_Dem Monday #40

Yep, because so many pilots were being shot down behind N. Vietnam lines, AF and Navy. MarineCombatEngineer Monday #43

Yes I remember when they were getting shot down in greater numbers. Irish_Dem Monday #45

Thank you for this, I knew your dad flew dangerous missions in VN, but this is the first time you MarineCombatEngineer Monday #46

Oh I must say it was not just my Dad. It was all the men, all the guys were doing dangerous work. Irish_Dem Monday #48

I looked it up. Very interesting. Irish_Dem Monday #39

Yep, these men and women are the Air Force's special forces, like the Army's Delta Force, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #41

Wow thanks, I never knew about them. Irish_Dem Monday #42

Believe it or not, even the Coast Guard have their own special forces. MarineCombatEngineer Monday #44

Wow wouldn't it be neat to see all of these groups in action? Irish_Dem Monday #47

Great movie, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #49

Congrats on running the MCM! My husband also ran yesterday. I think it's his 4th or 5th time running MCM. Raftergirl Monday #30