"Army Strong"

[LIGHTDRIVER]

Wow , I wish I was as tough as you Gringo. I guess Pat Tillman couldn't hang with you either. You Gringo are my hero.

 

[thebest]

Marines aint the same as it was. Have you seen some of them coming out of there! THAT'S protecting us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HA25]

Marines aint the same as it was. Have you seen some of them coming out of there! THAT'S protecting us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do you mean? I've heard the standards at the Marine Corps are still as high as ever, and that there's no dumbed down Basic Training or co-ed crap like in the Airforce and Navy (and non-combat Army).

 

[DAL737FO]

"Be all that you can be!"- too intimidating, apparently.
"An Army of One"- too wordy and too much math
"Army Strong"?

Then there's the Marines:

"We're looking for a few good men".

Hasn't changed in god knows how long.

In my opinion, there's really only one real reason someone joins the Army- the Marines are just too tough.

A[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] little boy was standing in front of a mirror in the restroom at John F. Kennedy Airport, when in walked a Marine staff sergeant, dressed in his dress blues. The little boy turned to the Marine and said, "Wow! Are you a Marine?"[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Marine replied, "Why, yes I am, young man. Would you like to wear my hat?"[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Boy, would I!," said the little boy. He took the hat and placed it on his head and turned to admire himself in the mirror.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]As he was looking in the mirror, he heard the door open and through a ray of bright light, a man entered the room. But, this was not just a man -- he was more than a man. He was an Airborne Ranger.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The little boy turned and went over to the soldier. As he approached him, he could see the reflection in his boots. His eyes widened as he stared up at the soldier's chest full of medals and combat ribbons. He tried to speak, but he couldn't. Finally, he took a deep breath, and managed to say, "Excuse me, Sir. Are you an Airborne Ranger?"[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Ranger replied with a thunderous voice, "Why yes, I am!! Would you like to shine my boots?"[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The little boy smiled, and said, "Oh, no sir!! I'm not a Marine. I'm just wearing his hat!"[/FONT]

My family loves the Army and Marines equally. Great Grand Dad Marine WWI, Grand dad Army WWII, Great Uncle Marine Korea and Vietnam, Dad Army Vietnam, Me Army Desert Storm.

 

[JCJ]

For those who haven't seen it yet. the recruiting video that just came out with the "Army Strong" slogan is pretty cool. The "Army Strong" motto makes alot more sense in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSbCnWe6e1o

 

[Birdstrike]

Just one time I wish the PAO geeks or whoever drives the advertising budgets would ask the guys in the field for their opinion of an Army slogan, let alone suggestions of one from scratch. Multi-millions thrown at an advertising agency for "An Army Of One". We could have told them it was DOA. Army Strong is somewhat better...but not much. For this we paid millions while unresourced Class IX needs remain underfunded. We do need recruiting slogans I guess but there's got to be a better way...

 

[gringo]

You Gringo are my hero.

I know.