Just where were this moron's parent when their son was purchasing and wearing a shirt like this? Why wasn't he ordered to take it off immediately when he arrived at school?

And what really sucks...this moron has signed up to join the marines. Just the kind of person we want in the armed forces.

Carrie - my experience is that lots of these types come into the military and get cured of this fairly quickly. Some don't, to be sure - but as there's a tendency for more poor folks to join the enlisted ranks (those with more money, if they've the desire tend to go for the commission). Due to our current socio-economic make-up, that means you get a lot of different races in there.

And, the newer nicer face of the military aside, 'joke' shirts like that don't go over very well when you've a Hispanic DI/TI in your face. Not very well at all.

Good point Ron. I imagine he is in for a rude awakening one night with a bunch of soap socks if he doesnt relearn a few things really quick.

We don't do soap socks. Really. That would be un-American. See, Happy here joined the Marines. In the Air Force, all they would do is yell at him and hold him back in training. However, the Marines can get all kinds of ugly without having to worry about Code Reds, blanket parties, and the like. Think about KP duty, guard duty, push-ups in the rain, extra fun during runs (running with his rifle above his head whilst doing laps around the rest of the troop), not to mention the subtle (and not so subtle) peer pressure.

And actually, it's likely going to be the peer pressure that does the most good - assuming he manages to make it into a good unit.

just a question - was this, by any chance, printed on a "wife beater" t-shirt? I mean, to get the Trashiness Trifecta?

I do hope the Marines straighten this kid out. If anyone can, they can.

Haven't seen any pictures of said shirt anywhere. Which, considering, is probably for the best.