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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 111 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I have now deemed this true in my head cannon.

[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (3 children)

If it really is true, I cannot stress enough just how bad it is. Like, really really bad.

[–] Devadander@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good. It’s a farce and should be treated as such

[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago
[–] tmyakal@infosec.pub 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Halfway Post is a satire site. This is not true.

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[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is this a Fallout 4 reference?

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do you load that with regular cannonballs?

[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Too small for that, you have to load it with regular balls.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

grapeshot like the founding fathers intended

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[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 58 points 2 months ago (16 children)

every time they salute each other

That's how you know for sure it's fake. Soldiers in training don't salute each other. They only salute officers.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

God damnit, I wanted this to be true so badly.

[–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

If it makes you feel better, it is 100% something marines would do (not the saluting). At least until higher ups started threatening

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

You can also tell it's fake because of common sense. But that's a rare trait these days.

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[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 48 points 2 months ago
[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago (4 children)

It's better than 6 7 because it actually means something

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It doesn't mean anything if they still commit war crimes.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Nah it just means they're willing to commit crimes against humanity for the Epstein class

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 points 2 months ago

Yeah but, they're committing war crimes ironically.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago

Unlike their service in Iran.

[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

67 is fine. It took me a while to realise that.

It has exactly the same rules as The Game except you win when you hear 67. I think that's pretty nice.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Sonicdemon86@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean 6 time 7 does equal 42 the answer to life, universe, and everything. So these kids do makes sense when you multiple it.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

But the question is "what do you get when you multiply seven by nine?" So really they're just making things worse.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

it was just a shibollet, not the first, not the last

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 20 points 2 months ago
[–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Most of the armed forces are MAGA, trust me

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 11 points 2 months ago

Maybe. Many are just dumb 20+ yos who didn't have opportunities.

My cousin was unemployed for three years after HS and wracking up college debt. He's now in the military and knowing him, he probably is sarcastically saying "For Epstein".

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Godric@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

What gave it away?

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have trouble believing that the military can’t control recruits in training.

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

lol

I can tell you’ve never been in the military, then.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh I haven’t. But isn’t the discipline pretty strict? I mean I’m sure they get all kinds of randos enlisting, but aren’t they controlled very strictly during their training, to prepare them to follow orders well later?

I’m genuinely curious here. Feel free to educate me.

[–] tux7350@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Naw, people are people no matter the situation. If you were an asshole before you join it's not like you'll just not be an asshole. You gotta make a choice to change and some people absolutely don't take that path.

And you'd be surprised what people will do knowing the consequences. Some people really just don't give a fuck lol

For example, while on restriction for getting a dui, one guy was told to clean the company commanders office. Took that as an opportunity to stand on the officers desk with a mop and cartoonishly slosh water over all his paperwork / mop the computer ect ect. He only got 30 more days of restrictions for that.

Feel free to ask me whatever if you're curious.

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[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Oh yeah, 6 and 7. Classic generation alphas. I liked generation alphas 4 and 5, personally.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Please don’t spread misinformation without clearly marking the joke.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

You take every tweet at face value? Please don't :(

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Humerous…

…But I see a blue checkmark, and I downvote. Nothing personal, but I will not support Twitter even indirectly.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

What a dumb hill to die on. It's a screenshot, we're not even on Twitter.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If they know this is the case, why are they willing to fight? They have guns. They can use them against the people ordering them into danger.

[–] endless_nameless@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Probably because that guarantees their death. They'll either be killed in combat or receive the death sentence.

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