The next best thing to phonies
Mary sent us these links to the Third Brigade Star Fleet Marine Corps’ Mutual Masturbation Society. Ya know, what you do with your off time is completely up to you, but you don’t have to put it on the internet;
I’m sure this dickweed earned all of these ribbons, but I think I don’t want to ask him what he got them for;
Are you Army folks still thinking how cool it would be to wear MARPAT after seeing this;
I’m pretty sure that just by it’s name, the Marine Corps is somehow related to large bodies of water, so why would we need a Marine Corps in space? Check out the other pictures at this link.
Category: Dumbass Bullshit
Melting ice comets?
I think we’ve just found something worse than airsoft and LARP. At least LARP had some cute women..
Went through all the pictures…..
…that was painful.
This…but…wha-…how…no…
ouch
It’s the unholy intersection of Trekkies and milsim! On their own, each is only mildly annoying, but this combination is almost weapons grade
On the second photo, is that a fucking star trek fleet insignia on his left chest pocket? If you’re going to fake awards and ribbons at least keep them in the realm of reality.
did anyone go to their ribbon building link? “gold nebula, silver, sword”, etc. WOW
“I’m pretty sure that just by it’s name, the Marine Corps is somehow related to large bodies of water, so why would we need a Marine Corps in space?”
You’ve gotta be kidding me…
Also: Trekkies are Weird. News at 11.
Thanks for posting the picture link Jonn……not only did I waste a good 10 minutes of my life, but I’ve come to realize we couldn’t build a starship that would get that kind of ballast off the ground.
#6. I did and I concur. WOW.
Star Fleet Marines, huh? Isn’t NASA looking for water on Mars? Let’s send these anal spelunkers there…
Damn, there goes my check to the 405th Storm trooper outfit here in Texas…looks like I’ll be a Space Marine
I’m speechless.
I felt my IQ dropping as the photos loaded…
Can probably thank the video gaming industry and to some extent sci-fi for the space marine concept.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomguy
I am still laughing after looking at the pictures. I guess with a fantasy organization, there are no physical readiness standards. Too funny!
Napolean Bonaparte was a space marine? Who’d a thunk it?
so why would we need a Marine Corps in space?
Not all that unusual in science fiction for there to be “marines”. Since the spaceships comprise a “fleet”, they are often called a “navy”, and what else would you call troops stationed aboard a navy ship?
As far as Star Trek goes, I’m a traditionalist, and prefer the original uniforms. Though, come to think of it, maybe the security guards would have lived longer if they;d worn some sort of camouflage when beaming down instead of those red shirts.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, all this nerd talk has made me want to go find my old Traveller roleplaying game books so I can roll up a character. I’ll probably make him an Imperial Marine.
Swamper: Can’t blame that on Doom – the term and concept is 70+ years old.
The concept and term “space marine” dates at least to Robert A. Heinlen’s 1939 SF story Misfit. But arguably, E. E. “Doc” Smith could also receive credit, as his 1937 Lensman uses the concept of “Galactic Marines”.
And no, I didn’t read either when they first came out. I’m gettin’ old – but not that old. Yet.
Oh, Fucking Christ on a pogo stick!!!
@Malclave – try Future Law from Iron Crown games. Better character creation setup and the ship design section is better thought out.
Yeah, I’m a nerd
Santa is a Space cadet? Who knew???????
And Warhammer 40K has many chapters of “Space Marines” too.
Don’t ask me how I know about “Blood for the Blood God!”
I want to know how a Stormtrooper snuck into one of the photos.
OK … simply stated … this is not artistic expression … it is just plain WERID!
But do Future Law and Warhammer 40K give you medals like Traveller Book 4 does? I can build a ribbon rack for my make-believe marine character.
Which, I guess, is what a lot of the stolen valor types tend to do… but at least I don’t expect anyone to think my made-up awards are real.
No shit, there I was on Knorbes in the Spinward Marches, a Zhodani battalion in front of us and three Vargr companies covering its flanks… me and my squad were down to five charged power packs for our plasma guns, and things were looking grim…
CI: Diplomatic mission. He’s part of the Galactic Empire’s representative’s security detail. (smile)
You think these guys are weird, go Google the 501st Stormtrooper Legion.
@28 – Oh great googly moogly……
At least those guys raise some money for charity. But damn…
@Hondo – Ah touche’!
Wait, wait, wait. So, you’re telling me those aren’t real Marines?
😀
I didn’t even consider clicking on the link, but while this is goofy as hell it’s ultimately harmless. From what was in the post this seems to be some sort of sci fi roleplaying thing (Rennaissance Faire-type shit, except set in the Star Trek universe instead of the middle ages)…while there’s no chance any of them have ever touched a woman, none of these guys seem to be claiming real-world military awards.
Not that these costumes aren’t more flattering, given what is in them, but how can you play Star Trek dress up wearing military uniforms instead of something like any of the iterations of Star Trek?
My but they are u-u-ugly! (And NO! I will NOT click the link and look at even MORE ugly!!)
Well. Later. Maybe.
I like science fiction but not that much, wow.
I am going to cut them slack because this allows them to get out of their parent’s basement. Plus they can’t afford the costumes for dress up.
Also, the use of “Marines” in the future time periods is all over scifi literature and movies and most of the time in a respectful way.
Come on guys, I can’t bash these guys they are Trekkies and some of them are probably vets. We are all nerds in our own rites. Actually in the Star Trek Enterprise show they carried a compliment of troops called macos I think, who were like marines. Deep Space Nine did some good shows on trauma from combat. Weird and nerdy yes criminal I don’t think so…
And yes I am a big nerd, I know warhammer 40k, star wars, star trek, stargate, Farscape, Heinlein, etc…
@Instinct: Have to agree with you future law rocks.
Tempest-in-a-teapot guys, this is just a bunch a trekkies wanting to do something different, after all the can’t all be Kirk, Spock, Bones, etc. At they help their local community unlike the occutards.
#17 Trent: ‘O yah, where were his drops?’
-Ish
Bless their hearts…
@#15 & 19 as #23 also stated…. After the books, but before the modern video games, there was the War Hammer 40K RPG that had Space Marines. One of my ex-boyfriends (who was an ex- Marine) use to play it as well as paint squads of the little figures…I can remember that part vividly as he painstakingly did a squad in dress blues even though the figures were wearing some sort of armor. There were also a squad in bright yellow with a smiley face on one shoulder. Looking back, the guy had some issues that ran deeper than the USMC or spending WAY too much time playing RPGs.
/getting rid of him was one of the best things I EVER did.
Anyone else notice Santa is a card carrying Trekkie?
There are some regulars here that I know for goddamn sure I don’t wanna see pictures of, and I am not just talking about insipid down at the bus station.
Some of the silverbacks dancing to their favorite Katy Perry song, I’m not pointing any fingers but damnit, you know who you are.
This is without doubt my favorite pic
http://static.flickr.com/4003/4299205275_6373422d6e.jpg
oh sweet jesus, this is worse than airsoft
@39 We should caption contest that pic
Holy fuck, they are obese!!!! And the one in the top picture looks like a fat, older Channing Tatum!!!! What a bunch of blowhole breathing land whales!
I gotta check out now making fun of nerds just isn’t cool. You know so what the guy is fat and a nerd he knows it, but he still took the time to collect a bunch of toys and give them away. I think this is a mulligan. Nothing to see here, for real these are the guys you are going to fuck with and make fun of? This isn’t Steve Jordan starting shit, this isn’t a bunch of guys making peoples lives worse. They are passionate about something and they have fun. Maybe they wanted to be in the military and they couldn’t and this is something they can do for fun. If you want to fuck to fuck with someone do it to someone who deserves it not some guys who are trying to have fun. For fucks sake there is a kid dressed as a Vulcan do you want to start hIs life off telling him something he likes is stupid?
@39 What did the guy on the right do wrong?
I will admit, right off of the bat, that I am a geeky nerdy sci-fi junkie. I enjoy Star Trek, I’ve actually donned the make-up and garb of a Klingon. I’ve done some role-playing in both the realm of fantasy, and in space. I’ve been to Sci-Fi Cons, I’ve been to ComicCon, and I currently enjoy a hobby where I put on 50 pounds of armor and beat the crap out of my friends with sticks. I’m also a veteran Marine. A machine gunner by trade. These guys are role-playing. Unlike “Stolen Valor” wannabes, these guys are the FIRST folks to affirm that they are NOT trying to steal anybody’s thunder. They will also tell you that they probably couldn’t tell the difference between a USMC Good Conduct Medal, and an Overseas Deployment Ribbon, because to them, the ribbon might represent a blood drive they successfully organized, or a trip to the local kid’s hospital to cheer the patients up with a visit from some “Star Trek” guys. I am at the head of the line when it comes to tar and feathering wannbes, but unless somebody can show me that this guy is misrepresenting his real world service by wearing spurious awards, then I recommend cutting him some slack, and maybe pulling him gently aside and quietly informing him that wearing elements of the current Awards system isn’t a good idea, and maybe help the group come up with something on their own. (All you professional NCOs might want to reread the chapter on chewing your troops’ asses, and then helping them correct themselves.) Otherwise, let’s go after anyone who dares wear any of OUR camouflage, or the movie guys using our rank insignia, drives any of OUR old surplus vehicles, shows up in a movie, etc. Maybe these Trekkies are engaging in what we see as “juvenile dress up”, but is that so different than a bunch of guys playing toy soldier (reenacting the Napoleonic Wars in table top miniature), or with trains (HO railroading), or flying R/C warbirds? Are we going to deny them the right to… Read more »
Here is my caption, “thanks for the toys.”
Next time you do something you really, really enjoy think about the way someone might judge you. If get in a huge truck, someone is thinking, “nice truck sorry about your dick.”
If you work five six times a week, “wow you must not have much of a personality.”
If you are a war reenactor hello? Same thing as these guys.
Those uniforms are 100% not Starfleet regulation. Medals in the Star Trek universe are more subdued than that, and never worn with a white shirt and tie. http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120316190336/memoryalpha/en/images/e/e5/Cartwright%2C_2293.jpg
His communicator is under his medals when it should be over, he’s a replicated synthsoup sandwich.
One more thing, because this shit gets me SO hot under the collar:
You who raised your right hand and swore The Oath: This is some of the shit you swore to protect… The right for folks to have a little fun. A little harmless fun that didn’t hurt anyone, and maybe helped (there is a whole raft of stories about guys dressing up like Klingons to attract attention for BLOOD DRIVES, and visiting cancer wards, etc…)
Oh, and because I know a few of these folks, I’d like to inform you that they not only have the highest regard for the Armed Forces (even though they don’t know a lot of detail), but they are the first ones to wave the Colors and stand up when the Colors march past, with their hands over their hearts, and you’ll NEVER find them associated with the OWS movement. These are the folks who can give you an intellectual debate if they disagree with you, instead of just being one of The Sheep.
Yeah, they’re fat, so what? Not everybody can look like the gal from Central Casting with the drop dead gorgeous figure with legs that go all the way up to her shoulder blades.
But it’s okay to point and laugh, right? “Look at the fat people trying to enjoy themselves!”
Are you FUCKING SERIOUS?
Un-fucking-professional to the extreme. I expect better from my fellow war-fighters.
And BTW, Starship Troopers (the book, definitely not the movies) IS SOOOOO MUCH BETTER!
John I know you own the site, but it’s kind of a community and we are all better than this. Maybe we jumped the gun on this on one, because I don’t think we are going to go after reenactors and guys like that.