#usmc

A Marine fresh out of recruit training — and by extension anyone new.

A private with no rank insignia — the lowest rung.

A Lance Corporal who'll leave the Corps without ever making Corporal.

A US Marine — from the leather neck-stock of the early Corps uniform.

A US Marine — a portmanteau of GI and Marine.

Standard-issue field load-bearing kit — pack, belt, pouches, the lot.

The Marine Corps. Said with love. Mostly.

Motivated — usually said with an eye-roll at someone laying it on a bit thick.

The Marine Corps battle cry — used for yes, hell yes, motivation, acknowledgement, or just to fill silence.

A US Marine — from the WWI German legend at Belleau Wood.

A US Marine — from the high-and-tight haircut.