Commandant's

All the Marines at our birthday ball loved the Commandant's message for this year.

Happy 234th Birthday, Marines! - SpouseBUZZ 2009

A member of the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps, aka the Commandant's Own, blows "Colors" - at sunset, just like at the Naval Observatory.

The meaningful sounds that signal the end of a military day John Kelly 2010

A member of the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps, aka the Commandant's Own, blows "Colors" - at sunset, just like at the Naval Observatory.

The meaningful sounds that signal the end of a military day John Kelly 2010

Here's me eating crisps in the Commandant's house in an ANCIENT ROMAN FORT.

Archive 2009-09-01 lili 2009

Here's me eating crisps in the Commandant's house in an ANCIENT ROMAN FORT.

Hadrian's Wall Day #2 lili 2009

Whereas the cover of the Commandant's book is meant as pure satire directed at the government, and the title "Arguing with Idiots" is meant as pure mockery aimed at "the moonbats," impressions aren't the same in migrating from the book tour to the campaign caravan, the pretense of show business finally tossed under the bus.

Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: Commandant Beck Not Joking Anymore 2009

On visting the Commandant's office, there's this exchange:

Is That Legal?: September 2006 Archives 2006

On visting the Commandant's office, there's this exchange:

Is That Legal?: Sleep Deprivation - Movie Style: Stalag 17 2006

I also especially like "The Commandant's Desk," one of several stories around the issue of soldiers looting the homes and shops of the towns that they liberated.

Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut ricklibrarian 2008

Socialization was seen as a weakness, and allowing fourth-year cadets to learn to pay bills and manage a commute was the Commandant's preferred solution.

Spartan or Athenian? 2007