# This Marine got a date with Mila Kunis. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 12, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704 "2011-07-12T02:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/1 "2011-07-12T02:14:19Z")
A Marine serving in Afghanistan posted a Youtube video asking actress Mila Kunis Marine Corps Ball in November. She said she going! šŸ˜ƒ Youtube video at end of article. [http://scoop.today.com/\_news/2011/07/11/7060254-kunis-accepts-marines-invite-to-ball](http://scoop.today.com/_news/2011/07/11/7060254-kunis-accepts-marines-invite-to-ball) Cute story. I bet heā€™s a perfect gentleman and has a night to remember the rest of his life. Itā€™s nice of Mila to do this for one of our vets. It reminds me of the Hollywood Canteen during WWII. Staffed by volunteers that included actresses. Soldiers on R & R could stop for a drink and dance. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/2 "2011-07-12T02:52:25Z")
Reminds me of the kid who wrote to a Playboy playmate and asked her to be his prom date - and she said yes. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/3 "2011-07-12T03:37:12Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Cute story. I bet heā€™s a perfect gentleman and has a night to remember the rest of his life. Iā€™m actually betting that the Marine Corp public relations people are going to make sure thats a well shaperoned date. Still, score one for the leathernecks and kudos to the young woman. Declan ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/4 "2011-07-12T05:16:10Z")
Cā€™mon, Mila, be a sport. Give him something to really remember. ---
**Author:** ![jeredc1983](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jeredc1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeredc1983)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/5 "2011-07-12T05:53:03Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Cā€™mon, Mila, be a sport. Give him something to really remember. LOL Nice. That would be the best minute or two (pushing it) of my life. She is so gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/6 "2011-07-12T06:00:43Z")
> [@Declan](#): > > Iā€™m actually betting that the Marine Corp public relations people are going to make sure thats a well shaperoned date. R. Lee Ermey should be the chaperone. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/7 "2011-07-12T07:47:53Z")
I wonder if the Marine or Mila considered the work required to pull this off? Some event planners will have to add some security to the event, figure out Milaā€™s schedule etc. Itā€™s not just a matter of picking her up in a nice car and saying ā€œhiā€. It is all for a good cause. Not just for this one Marine. Itā€™ll be a morale boost and good PR for the military in general. I mentioned the WWII Hollywood Canteen in the OP. What a wonderful idea, all staffed and paid for by volunteers in the Motion Picture Industry. The price of admission for any soldier was his uniform. Any soldier in uniform got food, drink & entertainment free of charge. Iā€™ve seen pictures of some of Hollywoodā€™s biggest stars from the 1930ā€™s dancing with the men and entertaining the troops there. For many men it was the last great memory before they shipped overseas to the front. A lot of those guys never made it back. Makes me feel really good that this was done for our men. Hollywood still does a lot to help our military overseas with all sorts of services. > [@](#): > > The driving forces behind its creation were Bette Davis and John Garfield, along with Jules Stein, President of Music Corporation of America, who headed up the finance committee. Bette Davis devoted an enormous amount of time and energy to the project and served as its president. The various guilds and unions of the entertainment industry donated the labor and money for the building renovations. The Canteen was operated and staffed completely by volunteers from the entertainment industry. By the time the Canteen opened its doors, over 3000 stars, players, directors, producers, grips, dancers, musicians, singers, writers, technicians, wardrobe attendants, hair stylists, agents, stand-ins, publicists, secretaries, and allied craftsmen of radio and screen had registered as volunteers. > **[Hollywood Canteen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Canteen)** > > The Hollywood Canteen operated at 1451 North Cahuenga Boulevard in the Los Angeles, California, neighborhood of Hollywood between October 3, 1942, and November 22, 1945, as a club offering food, dancing, and entertainment for enlisted men and women, who were usually on their way overseas during World War II. Even though the majority of visitors were US servicemen, the canteen was open to allied countries as well as women in all branches of service. Their tickets for admi The canteen was co-foun... ---
**Author:** ![elninost0rm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/8 "2011-07-12T11:53:37Z")
My friend went to high school and/or knows this guy personally. Posted his FB page this morning on his status. Pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/9 "2011-07-12T16:13:57Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I wonder if the Marine or Mila considered the work required to pull this off? Some event planners will have to add some security to the event, figure out Milaā€™s schedule etc. Itā€™s not just a matter of picking her up in a nice car and saying ā€œhiā€. Mila Kunis is a famous actress but sheā€™s not a member of the royal family. Sheā€™s not even really an A-list actress or a serious tabloid target, liike Julia Roberts or Angelina Jolie. Why on earth would there need to be extra security? Iā€™m pretty sure Mila Kunis goes to the store and parties and stuff without having to worry about security arrangements. At to her schedule, thatā€™s why she has a personal assistant. Itā€™s the assistantā€™s job to do that. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/10 "2011-07-12T16:59:36Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Mila Kunis is a famous actress but sheā€™s not a member of the royal family. Sheā€™s not even really an A-list actress or a serious tabloid target, liike Julia Roberts or Angelina Jolie. Why on earth would there need to be extra security? Plus, Iā€™d imagine being at a ball with a couple of hundred Marines is pretty decent security in its own right. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/11 "2011-07-12T17:37:29Z")
Hollywood is so competitive, and good press is so desireable, other Marines should try this, with other actresses! Mila already said yes; how can Scarlett Johansson say no? Or Megan Fox? That girl needs some good publicity! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/12 "2011-07-12T19:32:06Z")
Marine Sgt. Scott Moore reacts to the good news. > **[Sgt. Moore: 'Dream' Date Mila Kunis Will Make Marine Corps Ball 'More Special...](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sgt-moore-dream-date-mila-kunis-will-make-marine-corps-ball-more-special-for-everyone)** > > Marine Sgt. Scott Moore of the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines in Musa Qala, Afghanistan Ā took a leap of faith last week when he posted a YouTube video inviting Ā Mila Kunis to the Marine Corps Ball in North Carolina on November 18. More about him > **[FULL INTERVIEW: Q&A With Sgt. Scott Moore About Upcoming Date With Mila...](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/full-interview-qa-with-sgt-scott-moore-about-upcoming-date-with-mila-kunis)** > > Sgt. Scott Moore will be the envy of countless men when actress Mila Kunis accompanies him to the Marine Corps Ball later this year. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/13 "2011-07-12T20:30:01Z")
Them Marine Corps dress uniforms are pretty snappy. Are Marine Corps Balls events requiring full dress with medals? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/14 "2011-07-12T20:38:54Z")
I wish I would have tried something like this while I was deployed. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/15 "2011-07-12T21:57:31Z")
She is one of my current dirty-old-man crushes. She is so cute and this story makes her seem \*sweet \*too! ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/16 "2011-07-13T14:34:06Z")
[Follow up](http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/celebrity/index.html?story=/ent/movies/feature/2011/07/13/justin_timberlake_marine_corps_ball): Cpl. Kelsey De Santis asked Justin Timberlake to put his actions where his mouth is and invited him to her Marine Corps Ball. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/17 "2011-07-13T14:46:46Z")
I hope JT steps up to the plate as well. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/18 "2011-07-13T14:50:57Z")
> [@Crawlspace](#): > > [Follow up](http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/celebrity/index.html?story=/ent/movies/feature/2011/07/13/justin_timberlake_marine_corps_ball): Cpl. Kelsey De Santis asked Justin Timberlake to put his actions where his mouth is and invited him to her Marine Corps Ball. :eek: (from the link) > [@](#): > > Corporal Kelsey De Santis, currently the only female serving at the Martial Arts Center for Excellence at Marine Corps Base Quantico, ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/19 "2011-07-13T16:53:24Z")
What a coincidence something like this would happen right before their movie comes out. Still, itā€™s a nice thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704/20 "2011-07-13T16:56:19Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > What a coincidence something like this would happen right before their movie comes out. The timing is just perfect, almost like some savvy PR people set this up for some freeā€¦ Nah [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-marine-got-a-date-with-mila-kunis/588704.md?page=2)