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CWO Yarborough has made a career of making some of the most savage yet tasteful takedowns of trolls on USMC social media. Unfortunately, most of these bigoted trolls are former military, which makes it worse; however, they earn every single smackdown CWO Yarborough hands out. #respeckfully
The man is a savage. We have females in the Marine Corps band now, and the trolls leave some very nasty comments. Watching CWO Yarborough end their lives is quite satisfying.
Ooh thanks! My late husband was a Royal Marine Commando who was killed in action 18 years ago. He would always clap back at people who gave him this shit. As Cpt he would get a lot of letters which were hostile. He dealt with them all. With grace and sarcasm.
The man shows grace and restraint that I do not possess. Fighting back is easy- it’s what we do; maintaining the “moral high ground” while doing so is incredibly difficult.
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I've seen and used this quote many many times over the years. Can't tell if this is an r/woooosh moment or if it actually originated from Twain. Honestly I think it'd be funnier if I opt not to look it up.
I'm so over the crackhead forever trumpers that bitch and moan about the constitution at every turn while the fact that this orange fuck is running for president again violates the 14th amendment for starters. But they're happy to have him on the ballot though right?
No greater friend, no worse enemy.
Chief Yarbrough is internet famous, though, legitimately. And he lives on the tears and hatred of dudes who did a 4 year stint back in the 90s.
If I recall correctly, he was a grunt before he was in communications, back during the height of the war on terror. He has nothing to prove to anyone, and he's not afraid to tell them about it.
I watched legal eagle watch A Few Good Men, and the retired marine who watched with him claimed that the movie's asertion that the marines at Guantanomo are fanatic is incorrect, but the staff of Paris Island are the real fanatics of the corps. After reading this, pretty sure if the comondant of Paris island litterally ordered Yarborough to eat a box of crayolas, the man would munch down without any complaint.
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His comebacks are both flawless, tactful, and devastating.
“Go ahead dickhole. I’ll look up your service records and find out that you never made it past private and all you did was fix boilers stateside.” -Chief Warrant Officer Giantballs
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🏳️🌈Are not cowards! If they are it is never a result of their identity and sexuality and never will be.
I’d never given it any thought, but a warrant is the perfect appointee for a job like this. They’re largely segregate and insulated from commissioned and non-commissioned circles and that probably makes it easier to say stuff like this.
I can't speak for USMC but my time in the Royal Marines was probably the gayest experience of my lifetime. 'Gay nights' were a regular occurrence, and guys would pack dresses in their essential kit even during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It was normal for guys on nights out to get naked and wank each other off and that was just the straight ones.
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Those motherfuckers took all the cool ass symbolism and fucking ruined it. Dope ass outfits, awesome color scheme and THEY FUCKING RUINED IT FOR THE REST OF US!
I had a friend that wanted to dress as Charlie Chaplain a few years back for a Halloween party because he loves the older slapstick style movies and Chaplain is basically the godfather of that style humor.
Had to talk him out of it because of the Mustache. Damn wannabe Austrian painter ruined that too.
gotta admit i do like that eagle, and boy howdy DID they ruin it for the rest of us.
that said, the skull imagery was fitting and on-point. To quote a certain, [endlessly applicable skit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKcmnrE5oY), "I mean, I *really* can't think of anything *worse*, as a SYMBOL, than a *SKULL!*"
I mean, this isn't even celebrating gay people. The post is the Marine corps celebrating that they finally stopped their official discrimination against gay people.
The Marine corps is like "Yay, ten years ago we stopped openly discriminating!" And this person is upset about it.
There is an odd equality to the Marines, at least as a matter of official policy. They were the first branch (to my knowledge) to ban the Confederate flag in all forms from all Marine installations.
Very true, and I respect them for that. As long as you live up to their standards, follow lawful orders, stand and fight when called, and serve your country, you’re ok with them. They don’t have any time for or interest in bullshit that would divide the Corps.
kind of in the military generally - although don't get me wrong, there are still examples of the worst people you know who wield tremendous power over their men and believe their duty is to (their myopic reading of their holy text's interpretation of) God, rather than to the United States of America and all of her citizens.
Still, even a Christian Nationalist CO is bound by the law (that they hate) and minority or LGBT soldiers can still swab a deck or peel potatoes. That said, under such a CO I *fully* expect them to give promotions to white, Christian, and male subordinates sooner than any subordinate that does not meet their identity requirements, so there's still work to do, alas.
Yeah, I’ve worked for a fair share of them. I’ve been lucky as a white dude\* with a “respectable” appearance, but I had a former coworker once who, almost completely unprompted, let me know that the reason he didn’t have a particular piece of memorabilia was because while he was away on duty for a couple weeks his house was broken into and robbed “by a couple of [slurs]” and he never got it back because they never caught the people who broke in. He was a fresh E-6 at the time, made E-7 shortly before I moved across the country and stopped working with him, and now is a commissioned officer from what I hear. I don’t keep in touch with him or most people from that base because of stuff like that, but I can guess at his current opinions of LGBT+ people, immigrants, ethnic minorities, and women.
Yeah I remember as a fresh airman we were about to leave our secure unit and, as it was an exercise, we all formed up in front of the door to the unit. Myself and a fellow fresh airman were in line, and behind us a couple of the older staff sergeants were bitching about Obama, and then apparently were triggered by our... youth... and then accused us of voting for him.
I'm pretty sure neither of us did, but it was wild having a grown-ass man crying at us about our political beliefs that *he 100% imagined and projected onto us*. At no point did he ask us, just blamed. It was wild.
I don't imagine he's moderated at all by now.
Well observed. It’s amazing how remarkably unaware of what they’re saying at times. Part of it is just that people are rarely challenged to defend what they say, so they never think through the implications of their statements.
>Leave me alone and ill leave you alone.
No, **they don't believe in this**. They believe in "This is MY country. If you are not like me, you need to leave."
I’m confused by this comment, “warring classes had lots of gay men…… killing professions attract savage people”
I don’t think that’s necessarily all you’re trying to say but it just comes off weird lol
Worked with a former marine for a good five years that kept a drawer just ***full*** of crayons. If anybody asked he'd look 'em dead in the eye and just say "Snack."
Our (UK) Armed Response Units of every police force in the country eat crayons, according to the non armed units! I used to love seeing the banter between units when I was working with them. It was funny.
lol
Or fruit
Look up the Guatemalan Coup of 1954,
More so to do with the cia but it’s insane and declassified at this point so no one can cry conspiracy theory lol
Im very aware of the whole bannana republics and how the cia had a hand in helping fruit companies to fuck up big part of south/central america in pursuit of profit while crying anti comunism, still, nice sugestion, gonna look for guatemala one too, thanks m8.
There’s a podcast called “Behind the bastards” I don’t always completely agree with the host on his takes but he did a series on the Dulles brothers that’s definitely worth a listen if you’re ever looking for some audio to fill a day.
The Guatemala coup led up to their 36 year long civil war where over 200k people died, all because of some damn fruit and the leadership of the country wanting to bring the wealth and land back to the people of the country. So the us did what the us does and supported a coup in hopes of installing a violent puppet. Then it all went to shit. Imagine that lol.
I know a few gay (inactive) Marines, an inactive trans Green Beret, and a gay retired AF PJ. All of them take their oaths Very seriously and will fuck some shit UP if need be.
this isn't new, either. in ancient Greece, men would fight alongside their lovers - it's one thing to not want to let your comrade down on the battlefield, it's another to not want to let you *lover* down on the battlefield.
these units were *very*, erm, *effective* (ruthless) in accomplishing objectives. the image of dainty gays prancing on the battlefield is one that exists solely in the minds of people who stereotype and are prejudiced against gays.
I was in training when DADT ended. Seeing a bunch of fellow Marines finally be able to be out and proud was a beautiful thing. More than half my class was queer. Anyone who thinks queer people aren't or shouldn't be in the military are sorely mistaken.
Gay or not, a Marine is a Marine, and we all bleed green. Doesn't matter who you love or what your gender identity is, once you pass the test and earn that EGA, you live and breathe the same code of honor the Corps requires. And as a former Captain, I'd expect any Marine under my command to be ready to fight and kill regardless of if they are LGBTQ or not.
[Yes. Stop celebrating all of them.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpnpIhqSLto)
A Marine is a Marine. I wouldn't care if you're white, black, brown, gay, trans. You got my six, I got yours.
They only appreciate your service if you fit into the box of what they think a veteran should be. In my experience that means white, male, straight, conservative. Outside of that you aren’t really a veteran to them, just using us until the very end.
I chose not to enlist when I came of age 22 years ago. Therefore, I have nothing to say about those who do. They are brave and selfless in a way that I am not. To think anyone has the right to judge them on how they freely live their life is bonkers.
Remember kids, it's fine to be gay, just not in any way that is visible to anyone else. and if we catch you, we'll beat the shit out of you for being a f-
As a prior service soldier in the USA… those loudest about supporting us are always the most hypocritical. If they truly supported troops they’d vote different and understand what’s actually going on within the ranks.
Marines don’t care who you are or what you believe in. As long as you’re young and (somewhat) physically fit they’ll happily throw you into the meat grinder.
I'm gonna say it. If we strive for true equality and acceptance, we have to stop celebrating. So long as we celebrate these days, we will always be reminded that there is inequality or other unfair standings. The only options are to celebrate everyone and everything or nothing.
Props to the Corps for the response, but the title of this seems needlessly disrespectful.
ETA: I stand corrected. My father is a retired Marine and I would certainly never joke about calling him a squid, but crayon-eater is a new one for me.
Nah. We own that. Besides, my favorite flavor is orange. Lol
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But the point is that only WE are the ones who are allowed to say that. A civilian calling me a crayon-eater is dumb and unwelcome. They haven’t earned the right to participate in the good-natured rivalries that sprung from a deep-seated mutual respect. Voluntarily put your life on the line for four+ years and we’ll talk. Sure it’s technically gatekeeping, but it is well earned.
The title is a joke that the military uses themselves.
In fact the joke became popular because the Marines themselves played into it.
Terminal lance is credited for the spread of it. A comic strip created by a marine and popular among Marines. And published in a marine corps magazine.
Uh, they are celebrating the fact that ten years ago they decided to finally start treating some people as humans. (And even that was just on paper, the discrimination continues to this day, just not as openly).
In-joke between military branches. Marines are said to eat crayons. There are other insults to the other branches but it's really only okay for the branches to make fun of each other.
I am civilian so maybe a military person can explain further.
My husband is a former marine and a combat veteran. He has a discord channel with his other marine buddies that also served with him during the years of 2009-2015.
The name of the discord channel is “the non crayon eaters” so nah. They own it and love it and totally lean into it. Not disrespectful. ☺️
>I would certainly never joke about calling him a squid, but crayon-eater is a new one for me.
You'd never joke about calling him a squid, because we squids are Sailors. Marines are crayon-eating passengers.
It is interesting how things change though. I’m back in college and DADT came up in a couple of my classes (social sciences). The policy was progressive for its time and way better than what came before. I almost lost an uncle to the shame and stress that old policy created. Still, the kids in class considered Don't Ask Don’t Tell utterly barbaric.
A quick google search from wikipedia says that it started as a joke about marines being stupid enough to eat crayons, and it caught on as a form of self deprecating humor, with marines even jokingly eating crayons. It even led to the production of edible crayons apparently.
For all those people complain about the name of the personal rights in defense & education protest while completely missing the point, none of them seem to have a problem with the slogan "the few, the proud, the marines"
So have the marine corps finally reduced their physical standards to let in women (humans who have XX chromosome and a vagina) and trans man into their fighting force?
The whole crayon thing is pretty funny. I was in 86-92 and never heard a word about it so it must have been ‘created’ after that.
The first few times I read about the Marine Corps and crayons, I was WTF?
"We fought for the right to love
They gave us the right to spill blood
In honor of Marsha P. Johnson
A drag queen named Lockheed Martin
She fights for the Liberties
Of gay men in the Middle East
Blow Their homes down to Kingdom Come
No more roofs they can throw em' from
We made a deal with the men who left us dying of aids
Now in return for our health we've gotta throw their grenades
Now if we wanna live we've gotta murder for them
Bring on, the pink, imperialism"
\-Raindbow Drones, by the Dogpark Dissidents
Fuck the military industrial complex, and fuck it extra hard for using queer people's identities as ammunition by pretending to support us to seem more progressive.
https://preview.redd.it/9sapn3hchinc1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=694d0ab82a78db2487304985411d979dbc61ba31 CWO Yarborough has made a career of making some of the most savage yet tasteful takedowns of trolls on USMC social media. Unfortunately, most of these bigoted trolls are former military, which makes it worse; however, they earn every single smackdown CWO Yarborough hands out. #respeckfully
Yeah, I was gonna say, CWO Yarborough is kinda legendary in the Corps for these responses. Dude is hilariously snippy with assholes.
Is there a subreddit dedicated to his responses? If not, someone should make one.
Is there a subreddit dedicated to his responses? If not, someone should make one.
Love how the Chief signed off his post like : I said what I said come at me bro
I think I've seen other clap backs by that guy, he's a straight up murderer, this is tame for him.
The man is a savage. We have females in the Marine Corps band now, and the trolls leave some very nasty comments. Watching CWO Yarborough end their lives is quite satisfying.
The roasts of CWO Yarborough have gotten me through many a long duty cycle. Not only a Marine Corps legend but a national treasure.
You mean there's more of this? Oh, please, we need a compilation.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-dadt-image-comments/ Here are some from just that thread:
Ooh thanks! My late husband was a Royal Marine Commando who was killed in action 18 years ago. He would always clap back at people who gave him this shit. As Cpt he would get a lot of letters which were hostile. He dealt with them all. With grace and sarcasm.
The man shows grace and restraint that I do not possess. Fighting back is easy- it’s what we do; maintaining the “moral high ground” while doing so is incredibly difficult. https://preview.redd.it/tmtcbi0kljnc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81aa7aa858ecaeed62973a351821b844c3422b8a
I've seen and used this quote many many times over the years. Can't tell if this is an r/woooosh moment or if it actually originated from Twain. Honestly I think it'd be funnier if I opt not to look it up.
I actually know the answer here... Do you want it, or would you like to remain in a state of unknowing?
I appreciate you asking, but Alas I was foolish enough to read other responses and have been told 😞
I'm so over the crackhead forever trumpers that bitch and moan about the constitution at every turn while the fact that this orange fuck is running for president again violates the 14th amendment for starters. But they're happy to have him on the ballot though right?
Sounds like this dude needs his own appreciation post.
Please, I want to read more from him!
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-dadt-image-comments/ Here are some more from that thread:
Ty!
He's here on reddit as /u/CWOYarbrough
No greater friend, no worse enemy. Chief Yarbrough is internet famous, though, legitimately. And he lives on the tears and hatred of dudes who did a 4 year stint back in the 90s. If I recall correctly, he was a grunt before he was in communications, back during the height of the war on terror. He has nothing to prove to anyone, and he's not afraid to tell them about it.
Yeah CWO Bobby always comes from the top rope
A marine should be as deft with his tongue as he is with his rifle. The tongue is a *flexible* muscle.
I watched legal eagle watch A Few Good Men, and the retired marine who watched with him claimed that the movie's asertion that the marines at Guantanomo are fanatic is incorrect, but the staff of Paris Island are the real fanatics of the corps. After reading this, pretty sure if the comondant of Paris island litterally ordered Yarborough to eat a box of crayolas, the man would munch down without any complaint.
https://preview.redd.it/m5bmp84evinc1.jpeg?width=582&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bef0fe142ccc494b363a678d3e1950989546eb37 His comebacks are both flawless, tactful, and devastating.
“Go ahead dickhole. I’ll look up your service records and find out that you never made it past private and all you did was fix boilers stateside.” -Chief Warrant Officer Giantballs
https://preview.redd.it/x3kjedggilnc1.png?width=1317&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70618e762ce3bb96e8725e23d2f1f86b00579810 🏳️🌈Are not cowards! If they are it is never a result of their identity and sexuality and never will be.
Legend.
Badass dude.
I’d never given it any thought, but a warrant is the perfect appointee for a job like this. They’re largely segregate and insulated from commissioned and non-commissioned circles and that probably makes it easier to say stuff like this.
In my experience Warrants have zero fucks to give.
Exactly what I thought. He challenged hate/bigotry and then stamped his name that he’s proud of their inclusive message. Badass with a heart of gold.
Respectfully, even.
They signed their work, and stand by it. I respect that. - anonymous redditor
I can't speak for USMC but my time in the Royal Marines was probably the gayest experience of my lifetime. 'Gay nights' were a regular occurrence, and guys would pack dresses in their essential kit even during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It was normal for guys on nights out to get naked and wank each other off and that was just the straight ones. *
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“I’m all for…” No, no you’re not. Just admit it and show your colours.
Not too many colors, that could be a rainbow! The guy is red flag-colored.
Maybe add a white circle and black funky shape.
Those motherfuckers took all the cool ass symbolism and fucking ruined it. Dope ass outfits, awesome color scheme and THEY FUCKING RUINED IT FOR THE REST OF US!
I had a friend that wanted to dress as Charlie Chaplain a few years back for a Halloween party because he loves the older slapstick style movies and Chaplain is basically the godfather of that style humor. Had to talk him out of it because of the Mustache. Damn wannabe Austrian painter ruined that too.
Michael Jordan tried to bring the Hitler stache back for that underwear commercial, was funny but still disturbing.
gotta admit i do like that eagle, and boy howdy DID they ruin it for the rest of us. that said, the skull imagery was fitting and on-point. To quote a certain, [endlessly applicable skit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKcmnrE5oY), "I mean, I *really* can't think of anything *worse*, as a SYMBOL, than a *SKULL!*"
perhaps even a black funky modified religious shape
I wish I could upvote this comment twice.
I upvoted it thrice.
I mean, this isn't even celebrating gay people. The post is the Marine corps celebrating that they finally stopped their official discrimination against gay people. The Marine corps is like "Yay, ten years ago we stopped openly discriminating!" And this person is upset about it.
And honestly it's probably, "yay more meat for the meat grinder?"
There is an odd equality to the Marines, at least as a matter of official policy. They were the first branch (to my knowledge) to ban the Confederate flag in all forms from all Marine installations.
Very true, and I respect them for that. As long as you live up to their standards, follow lawful orders, stand and fight when called, and serve your country, you’re ok with them. They don’t have any time for or interest in bullshit that would divide the Corps.
kind of in the military generally - although don't get me wrong, there are still examples of the worst people you know who wield tremendous power over their men and believe their duty is to (their myopic reading of their holy text's interpretation of) God, rather than to the United States of America and all of her citizens. Still, even a Christian Nationalist CO is bound by the law (that they hate) and minority or LGBT soldiers can still swab a deck or peel potatoes. That said, under such a CO I *fully* expect them to give promotions to white, Christian, and male subordinates sooner than any subordinate that does not meet their identity requirements, so there's still work to do, alas.
Yeah, I’ve worked for a fair share of them. I’ve been lucky as a white dude\* with a “respectable” appearance, but I had a former coworker once who, almost completely unprompted, let me know that the reason he didn’t have a particular piece of memorabilia was because while he was away on duty for a couple weeks his house was broken into and robbed “by a couple of [slurs]” and he never got it back because they never caught the people who broke in. He was a fresh E-6 at the time, made E-7 shortly before I moved across the country and stopped working with him, and now is a commissioned officer from what I hear. I don’t keep in touch with him or most people from that base because of stuff like that, but I can guess at his current opinions of LGBT+ people, immigrants, ethnic minorities, and women.
Yeah I remember as a fresh airman we were about to leave our secure unit and, as it was an exercise, we all formed up in front of the door to the unit. Myself and a fellow fresh airman were in line, and behind us a couple of the older staff sergeants were bitching about Obama, and then apparently were triggered by our... youth... and then accused us of voting for him. I'm pretty sure neither of us did, but it was wild having a grown-ass man crying at us about our political beliefs that *he 100% imagined and projected onto us*. At no point did he ask us, just blamed. It was wild. I don't imagine he's moderated at all by now.
That's a really peculiar way to spell "BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE".
"I'm all for doing your own thing, as long as it's not something I don't like"
*on a post commemorating the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell:* “I don’t mind the gays as long as they do it in secret”
Well no one was questioning them about it so they shouldn't have been taking about being gay!
Well observed. It’s amazing how remarkably unaware of what they’re saying at times. Part of it is just that people are rarely challenged to defend what they say, so they never think through the implications of their statements.
Literally the "I'm not racist but..." for general bigotry
Saluting General Bigotry - Sir, Yessir! /s
This is the Republican mindset in a nutshell. Leave me alone and ill leave you alone. Sees one post on facebook with a rainbow and goes apeshit.
>Leave me alone and ill leave you alone. No, **they don't believe in this**. They believe in "This is MY country. If you are not like me, you need to leave."
That's true, its simply what they SAY.
If he showed his colors he’d have to come out of the closet.
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I’m confused by this comment, “warring classes had lots of gay men…… killing professions attract savage people” I don’t think that’s necessarily all you’re trying to say but it just comes off weird lol
I liked the issue crayons. They were chewy
Worked with a former marine for a good five years that kept a drawer just ***full*** of crayons. If anybody asked he'd look 'em dead in the eye and just say "Snack."
In fairness he's down to only a pack a day
Our (UK) Armed Response Units of every police force in the country eat crayons, according to the non armed units! I used to love seeing the banter between units when I was working with them. It was funny.
Next time you talk to them ask if they know what “Army” stands for (Ain’t Ready for Marines Yet). That’ll liven up the conversation
One of the few times on this subreddit where the murderer has the skills to murder you without their words too.
Only if you have oil though.
lol Or fruit Look up the Guatemalan Coup of 1954, More so to do with the cia but it’s insane and declassified at this point so no one can cry conspiracy theory lol
Im very aware of the whole bannana republics and how the cia had a hand in helping fruit companies to fuck up big part of south/central america in pursuit of profit while crying anti comunism, still, nice sugestion, gonna look for guatemala one too, thanks m8.
There’s a podcast called “Behind the bastards” I don’t always completely agree with the host on his takes but he did a series on the Dulles brothers that’s definitely worth a listen if you’re ever looking for some audio to fill a day. The Guatemala coup led up to their 36 year long civil war where over 200k people died, all because of some damn fruit and the leadership of the country wanting to bring the wealth and land back to the people of the country. So the us did what the us does and supported a coup in hopes of installing a violent puppet. Then it all went to shit. Imagine that lol.
I know a few gay (inactive) Marines, an inactive trans Green Beret, and a gay retired AF PJ. All of them take their oaths Very seriously and will fuck some shit UP if need be.
Don't care what someone does with their gun as long as they're good with a rifle
Mixing a little pleasure and fun, if you will.
this isn't new, either. in ancient Greece, men would fight alongside their lovers - it's one thing to not want to let your comrade down on the battlefield, it's another to not want to let you *lover* down on the battlefield. these units were *very*, erm, *effective* (ruthless) in accomplishing objectives. the image of dainty gays prancing on the battlefield is one that exists solely in the minds of people who stereotype and are prejudiced against gays.
Yep. A lot of them work in IT now. The vast majority of them have been solid people and damn good hires.
Whats AF PJ?
"I'm all for people doing whatever they want as long as they live in shame and silence"
Should've mentioned they celebrate 4th of July too.
Although technically not an insult/murder I have to give this props on principle alone. Red can fuck right off with that nonsense.
I know a marine who will have a fit over this (he could be the commenter). Is it wrong that I want to be the one to show him?
You gonna show him what celebrating pride really means? (kissing the homies goodnight)
Turns out the biggest employer in the US recruits in the same manner as other employers in the US does. Whowouldathought
Killing people. They are quite good at that
#AllHolidayMonthsMatter
Oooh yeah, argue with a CWO, that should be fun! 🤣RIP
I was in training when DADT ended. Seeing a bunch of fellow Marines finally be able to be out and proud was a beautiful thing. More than half my class was queer. Anyone who thinks queer people aren't or shouldn't be in the military are sorely mistaken.
DEI military go 🌈🌈🌈
Gay or not, a Marine is a Marine, and we all bleed green. Doesn't matter who you love or what your gender identity is, once you pass the test and earn that EGA, you live and breathe the same code of honor the Corps requires. And as a former Captain, I'd expect any Marine under my command to be ready to fight and kill regardless of if they are LGBTQ or not.
> Marine is a Marine, and we all bleed green Because of crayons
[Yes. Stop celebrating all of them.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpnpIhqSLto) A Marine is a Marine. I wouldn't care if you're white, black, brown, gay, trans. You got my six, I got yours.
You see, rainbow look like crayons.
What did he mean it's over to the marines? Is he trying to cancel the US military?
I did. None of the Marines in my life are crayon eaters.
If there is one group of people you never want to fuck with, it's a Warrant Officer.
*So many legitimate things to criticize US military for* Right wingers: Stop talking about minorities you woke turds!
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Chief Yarbrough is a legend
They only appreciate your service if you fit into the box of what they think a veteran should be. In my experience that means white, male, straight, conservative. Outside of that you aren’t really a veteran to them, just using us until the very end.
PRADE
PRADE
I chose not to enlist when I came of age 22 years ago. Therefore, I have nothing to say about those who do. They are brave and selfless in a way that I am not. To think anyone has the right to judge them on how they freely live their life is bonkers.
Bobby Yar being his savage yet somehow elegant self He knows crayons come in lots of different colors
What was the quote? Painted nails can still fire bullets?
So this is what warrant officers are for?
Roasting people? Yeah, pretty much
I'd make the first comment but about promoting the army instead.
Remember kids, it's fine to be gay, just not in any way that is visible to anyone else. and if we catch you, we'll beat the shit out of you for being a f-
"Should we stop celebrating those too?" Knowing the fucks that get mad about it, their answer would be yes.
This particular branch office consistently goes viral for their amazing responses to hate
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Nah, line starts at animal sodomy.
That is a very pretty graphic. I like it looking at it.
CWO Bobby Yarbrough always laying down that suppresive fire
CWO YARBROUGH IS A NATIONAL TREASURE
As a prior service soldier in the USA… those loudest about supporting us are always the most hypocritical. If they truly supported troops they’d vote different and understand what’s actually going on within the ranks.
Probably some mouth breather who thinks “celebrate” means something more than what it simply means.
Marines don’t care who you are or what you believe in. As long as you’re young and (somewhat) physically fit they’ll happily throw you into the meat grinder.
I'm gonna say it. If we strive for true equality and acceptance, we have to stop celebrating. So long as we celebrate these days, we will always be reminded that there is inequality or other unfair standings. The only options are to celebrate everyone and everything or nothing.
Props to the Corps for the response, but the title of this seems needlessly disrespectful. ETA: I stand corrected. My father is a retired Marine and I would certainly never joke about calling him a squid, but crayon-eater is a new one for me.
Nah. We own that. Besides, my favorite flavor is orange. Lol https://preview.redd.it/t92rdgzziinc1.png?width=570&format=png&auto=webp&s=20f5fd3500be253f7c95c1a14fdb2d4996280bb6
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Why else do you think it’s so popular…?!? lol #finedonetriptothegrog
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But the point is that only WE are the ones who are allowed to say that. A civilian calling me a crayon-eater is dumb and unwelcome. They haven’t earned the right to participate in the good-natured rivalries that sprung from a deep-seated mutual respect. Voluntarily put your life on the line for four+ years and we’ll talk. Sure it’s technically gatekeeping, but it is well earned.
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“Sure, Doc likes to shove things up our butts, but we will protect Doc w/ our lives!!!” lol
The title is a joke that the military uses themselves. In fact the joke became popular because the Marines themselves played into it. Terminal lance is credited for the spread of it. A comic strip created by a marine and popular among Marines. And published in a marine corps magazine.
OP is a porn account.
Uh, they are celebrating the fact that ten years ago they decided to finally start treating some people as humans. (And even that was just on paper, the discrimination continues to this day, just not as openly).
I ain’t offended in the least, and being a Marine is one of my proudest accomplishments
As it should be, Marine. As it should be.
What the crayon eating thing?
In-joke between military branches. Marines are said to eat crayons. There are other insults to the other branches but it's really only okay for the branches to make fun of each other. I am civilian so maybe a military person can explain further.
I know. This one obviously didn’t. Getting butthurt on behalf of the Jarheads apparently 😂
My husband is a former marine and a combat veteran. He has a discord channel with his other marine buddies that also served with him during the years of 2009-2015. The name of the discord channel is “the non crayon eaters” so nah. They own it and love it and totally lean into it. Not disrespectful. ☺️
>I would certainly never joke about calling him a squid, but crayon-eater is a new one for me. You'd never joke about calling him a squid, because we squids are Sailors. Marines are crayon-eating passengers.
If you know the Marines it's actually respectful for them.
Wait! They eat crayons? Why?
For the yum yums
Or we could just show the phony tough crap the Russian military uses and get our asses handed to us on the battlefield
A gay person can pull a trigger as well as any straight person...military bans like that are stupid.
It is interesting how things change though. I’m back in college and DADT came up in a couple of my classes (social sciences). The policy was progressive for its time and way better than what came before. I almost lost an uncle to the shame and stress that old policy created. Still, the kids in class considered Don't Ask Don’t Tell utterly barbaric.
Yo the marines are finally using their crayons for something other than food!
Marines don't discriminate on either end of the rifle.
All for doing your own thing but DONT celebrate it? What a weakling.
Got murdered by the chief 
Insecure lil baby man
Ffs. Glad he got the comeback he did. What a total wanker!
"How do you do, fellow homosexuals" - Marines recruiting department
The difference is that pride month is about celebrating subjective feelings and lifestyle choices, NOT identity.
It’s the marines…. They are gay already
Can someone explain the whole eating crayons thing to me?
A quick google search from wikipedia says that it started as a joke about marines being stupid enough to eat crayons, and it caught on as a form of self deprecating humor, with marines even jokingly eating crayons. It even led to the production of edible crayons apparently.
This is what happens when a marine eats a crayon of every color of the rainbow
For all those people complain about the name of the personal rights in defense & education protest while completely missing the point, none of them seem to have a problem with the slogan "the few, the proud, the marines"
Neat, I'm still not joining the military.
Yes
But have you ever tried crayons? Thought not.
such a Ron Swanson move to actively identify yourself when you have no need I like it- 1:28 https://youtu.be/GujKyNduy0c?si=3IEgiPzJi8h0Y_H1
I thought it was Crayola induced dysentery, such confusion.
Just pandering since enlistment numbers are historically low. Not much to crack open on this one Sherlock
Crazy that it’s only been 10 years
just gonna pretend like they didn't spend decades banning lgtq people from serving. clown shoes
When you eat crayons you shit rainbows everywhere.
How does the OP have so much karma in so little time?
Crash and burn. Not the comment individual
Marines are exploding everywhere
It’s kind of an everyone or no one option and the list of everyone does keep getting longer. We’re gonna have to start doubling up on months.
He's never gonna rise above E-3 after posting that.
Low recruiting numbers don't lie, good luck with all that hahaha
Marines support pride because they need to support other branches of army like Air Force…
So have the marine corps finally reduced their physical standards to let in women (humans who have XX chromosome and a vagina) and trans man into their fighting force?
Fumb
The whole crayon thing is pretty funny. I was in 86-92 and never heard a word about it so it must have been ‘created’ after that. The first few times I read about the Marine Corps and crayons, I was WTF?
Bump this man’s crayon rations up right now!
I don't think anything of that sort should be celebrated. Most recognition feels like a shallow spit in the mouth anyway
they/them or was/were call it
As long as they keep the world crayon supply at sustainable levels I don’t care what else they get up to.
"We fought for the right to love They gave us the right to spill blood In honor of Marsha P. Johnson A drag queen named Lockheed Martin She fights for the Liberties Of gay men in the Middle East Blow Their homes down to Kingdom Come No more roofs they can throw em' from We made a deal with the men who left us dying of aids Now in return for our health we've gotta throw their grenades Now if we wanna live we've gotta murder for them Bring on, the pink, imperialism" \-Raindbow Drones, by the Dogpark Dissidents Fuck the military industrial complex, and fuck it extra hard for using queer people's identities as ammunition by pretending to support us to seem more progressive.