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Mick Duffy

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US Marine vet. Described as “mildly interesting and not entertaining” by my kids. Miami (OH), Ohio Univ. Followed only by bots.

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Was there in ‘03 for Rothlisberger. It’s a great place to be when the teams are good.

04.02.2026 02:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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michael scott is sitting in front of a window with his eyes closed and his hand on his chin . Alt: michael scott is sitting in front of a window with his eyes closed and his hand on his chin .
04.02.2026 02:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Catholics vs Californians

19.01.2026 02:39 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yeah that’s 100% right. Monday nights in Wick’s basement were always the best. I did a Thucydides elective at CSC that was a close second. That Prof wasn’t really affiliated with MCU… I think he was retired & volunteering his time. We ended up running from Jan to the end of the year. Just the best.

03.01.2026 00:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oh man - I was the first year for PCX. What a disaster.

02.01.2026 23:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Gauging prospective faculty members by their 10k times is not a winning strategy.

02.01.2026 23:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So this is spot on. I was fortunate to teach with incredibly talented students & faculty. But as a student? Meh… It was probably the “electives” (Wick Murray & quatrefoil) that kept me going.

02.01.2026 23:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Yeah this checks out.

02.01.2026 23:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thoughts on resident EWS? Having been thru both (non-res & res each, because I hate myself; then teaching at Geiger) it seemed to me that being unbound from degree & JPME requirements made the curriculum more agile than CSC & MCWAR.

02.01.2026 23:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

This post seems relevant, given today’s news.

20.10.2025 02:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It’s the cleanest they’ve ever been, too 🤣

20.10.2025 01:18 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a building with binoculars and says `` coordinates ? '' ALT: a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a building with binoculars and says `` coordinates ? ''

Not having a good time is an understatement.

20.10.2025 00:25 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Haven’t watched the video yet, but having a firing incident during this is so completely insane.

20.10.2025 00:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

From out on the coast they’d be shooting into the W impact area on Pendleton… lots of undulating terrain and really difficult to spot PD. We prefer Ti fuzing in that impact area whenever possible. I’ve had more in observed, but heard (not a real call) PD rounds than I’d like to admit.

20.10.2025 00:23 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yeah SD County Sheriff was patrolling the skies over north county at about the same. But to clear the peak at San Onofre with arty, they’ll have rounds at ~15-20k msl (ish).

18.10.2025 18:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I didn’t see the I MEF statement, but the only established firing points are east of the 5. But all it would require is a range deviation approved by the base commander (I think) and at that range to the impact area they’ll need the FAA to shut down the coastal corridor (unsure of the altitude).

18.10.2025 16:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

But I mean the first rule of risk management is accept no unnecessary risk. And this seems, well…

18.10.2025 16:49 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Retired 08 here… NSFS ordnance isn’t cleared for overhead fire. Most 155 is, but the SDZ for overhead fire doesn’t open up for 750m, meaning they would have to just sneak it in at Red Beach to have the 5 be 750m away from the firing point.

18.10.2025 16:49 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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a baseball player wearing a red guardians jersey is running on the field Alt: Jose Ramirez wearing a red guardians jersey is celebrating a home run.
21.09.2025 02:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Wet feet or no feet… quit jumping across ditches.”

Not a crowd pleaser on a winter tour. Proud to have brought everyone home, though.

30.04.2025 20:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

MLB playoffs?

23.03.2025 00:25 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yeah, I mean “Feels like Home” is another great Raitt cover… Randy Newman had the original iirc.

15.03.2025 02:50 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Bonnie Raitt’s “Angel from Montgomery” and Tool’s “No Quarter,” a couple of my favorites.

15.03.2025 02:32 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Ships, industrial base, barracks, allies & partners, logistics modernization… like I literally can’t stop thinking of more important things to occupy our time.

But yeah, beards, I guess.

13.03.2025 00:55 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Seconded… I went through the fall cohort in San Diego and it was awesome. Wish it was better advertised on Marine bases (at least SoCal).

29.01.2025 18:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

There is nothing, and I mean nothing, better than LeBron and Steph on Christmas Day.

26.12.2024 03:38 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I mean, life as a 2ndLt is already hard… being known as “Lieutenant Cadet Kelly” isn’t going to make it easier.

08.12.2024 19:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My good buddy was the rival drill team leader and later became a Marine officer. It was *epic* when his LCpl’s found out their 2ndLt was in a Disney movie.

08.12.2024 15:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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This is astonishing. www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/u...

12.12.2023 18:38 👍 1150 🔁 332 💬 49 📌 47

Umm… yikes

18.11.2023 03:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0