# Any flipping Devil dog Jarheads here?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-flipping-devil-dog-jarheads-here/704280>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 10, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-flipping-devil-dog-jarheads-here/704280 "2014-11-10T23:01:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-flipping-devil-dog-jarheads-here/704280/1 "2014-11-10T23:01:33Z")

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Well, if you’re here, Happy Birthday!

🙂

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**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-flipping-devil-dog-jarheads-here/704280/2 "2014-11-11T07:50:33Z")

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Semper Fi  
Who’s the oldest and who’s the youngest?  
And who brought cake?

Who has the best story?

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**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-flipping-devil-dog-jarheads-here/704280/3 "2014-11-11T15:06:34Z")

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I’m not a Marine, I was a Seabee, but I have a Marine story for you.

We were on a 5 day FEX and on day 1 we were setting up the perimeter. The Marines pointed out where we were supposed to dig our fighting holes and I said “How the hell do you do dig a fighting hole?”

So two of them unfold their e-tools and start digging like mad. We stood there and watched them for a good hour as they dug it out and got filthy and sweated their asses off. They climbed out and surveyed their masterpiece, with a built-in ammo shelf and grenade sumps in the corners.

I said “So that’s what they look like, huh?”  
“Yep” wheezed one of the exhausted Marines  
“Great, I go get the EOs (Equipment Operators) over here with a couple of backhoes and we’ll dig the rest.”

Their jaws dropped, their faces turned even redder, and one says, through gritted teeth, “You assholes have _backhoes?_”

One of my favorite memories!