Salamendacious@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agoCan a socialist ex-marine fill Joe Manchin’s seat in West Virginia?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1364arrow-down113file-textcross-posted to: usa
arrow-up1351arrow-down1external-linkCan a socialist ex-marine fill Joe Manchin’s seat in West Virginia?www.theguardian.comSalamendacious@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square97fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: usa
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minus-squareproblematicPanther@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agothere’s a saying like “once a marine, always a marine”, so there’s no such thing as an ex-marine. Or something.
minus-squareCyberflunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoYep, that’s it. Huh. https://www.marines.com/life-as-a-marine/life-in-the-marine-corps/once-a-marine-always-a-marine.html Apparently we’re Marine Veterans, not ex or former. ADAPT. Looking forward to the hardliners that refuse to be relabelled.
there’s a saying like “once a marine, always a marine”, so there’s no such thing as an ex-marine. Or something.
Yep, that’s it.
Huh. https://www.marines.com/life-as-a-marine/life-in-the-marine-corps/once-a-marine-always-a-marine.html
Apparently we’re Marine Veterans, not ex or former.
ADAPT. Looking forward to the hardliners that refuse to be relabelled.