This is criminally long. It will probably leave no  space on the internet for anything else. It was published in the magazine of Army Times in 1979. It describes a Parris Island that no longer exists. In fact it describes a world that no longer exists. The thought of some  effeminate Sanowflake telling a Marine DI that he needed a Safe Space so he wouldn’t feel uncomfortable, poor darling–well, it just charms me. He would develop a whole new understanding of “uncomfortable.” Anyway, the piece will resonate with a few Marine old-timers now long in the tooth. Semper fi. Boot camp. Yawning gateway to military life, … Continue reading The Marine Corps, 1966