COLUMN

The Corps teaches you how to follow orders. But somewhere along the way, you start wondering about the orders, traditions, and little absurdities nobody ever thought to question.
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THE UNFINISHED MARINE

What happens when a kid becomes a Marine before he becomes an adult?

THE ART OF LOOKING BUSY

How did “if there’s nothing to do, look busy” become one of the most important survival skills in the Marine Corps?

THREE MILES, FIVE EXCUSES, ZERO WEEKENDS WASTED

Why is running three miles apparently a medical emergency on Friday morning, but staying up until 0300 drinking in the bricks suddenly requires the stamina of an Olympic athlete?