Leatherneck - And You - Giving Back To The Military...


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We're all about bringing you great, all-American USMC apparel and patriotic gear, but at our roots, we at Leatherneck4Life know the most important thing is taking care of our service members. (Cool swag is just the proverbial icing on the cake.) We're proud to participate in a variety of programs and work with national charities to make sure [...]
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Welcome to The Future of Combat


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Marines fire the Weaponized Multi-Utility Tactical Transport Vehicle. (Photo: Cpl. Thor J. Larson/Marine Corps)                  This July, the USMC rolled out new PFT and CFT standards, intended to optimize the physical performance of a Marine. Tougher testing, harder combat and physical fitness regimens, and a new scoring system along with flexed BMI standards are all in place to [...]
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Obama's Season Finale - Guantanamo Bay


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Guantánamo Bay. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters/CorbisAs President Obama nears the end of his final term, his mission to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay has become more and more important to his legacy as president. And it should – after all, he won a Nobel prize for just talking about foreign demilitarization, and he campaigned heavily on it [...]
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USMC Goes To Rio 2016!


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Second Lieutenant David Higgins shoots his rifle in the World Championships in Granada, Spain, in September 2014.The summer games are right around the corner, and the Marines are heading to Rio.To earn the title ‘Marine Officer,’ you must excel in leadership, academics and physical training. For one newly commissioned Marine Corps officer, not only did [...]
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Marine Trivia Tuesday!


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How well do you know the Corps? Some of these stories are common knowledge, others are a little more obscure, but all of them tell you something about the unique history and identity of the Marines.1. The first Marine to ever receive an honorary promotion was in a Stanley Kubrick movie.In Full Metal Jacket, actor [...]
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5 Badass Quotes From Marine General James Mattis


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We've all heard the quotes before. And we love him for giving zero fucks. But as much as we love him, there's many who don't understand what he says. He's been accused of intolerance, extremism, narrow-mindedness.Yeah, we know they're idiots. But for the times when you want to backhand someone talking smack about General Mattis [...]
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