This Marine Corps Ad Sent Him to the Navy 😂
A person shares how he intended to join the Marines after seeing an inspiring commercial featuring a medieval warrior fighting a lava monster, but ended up joining the Navy instead when the Marine recruiting station was closed and a Navy recruiter convinced him to come in.
Summary
The speaker recounts a pivotal moment in his military career that started with watching a Marine Corps recruitment commercial. The ad featured a dramatic scene of a medieval warrior battling a lava monster, which transformed into a Marine in dress uniform with a saber. This imagery was so compelling that he decided he wanted to become a Marine and went to the recruiting station the next day. However, when he arrived, the Marine Corps recruiting station was closed while the adjacent Navy recruiting station was open. The Navy recruiter used a sales tactic, telling him that 'the Navy owns the Marine Corps' to draw him inside for a conversation. This chance encounter led him to ultimately enlist in the Navy's nuclear program instead of pursuing his original goal of becoming a Marine. The speaker notes that his Marine friends still tease him about this decision, suggesting he made a mistake by not waiting for the Marine recruiters to be available.
Key Insights
- The speaker was inspired to join the Marines specifically by a commercial showing a medieval warrior fighting a lava monster that transformed into a Marine in dress uniform
- Marine Corps and Navy recruiting stations are typically located next to each other
- A Navy recruiter used the sales pitch that 'the Navy owns the Marine Corps' to convince the speaker to consider the Navy instead
- The speaker ultimately chose the Navy nuclear program over the Marine Corps due to this chance encounter
- The speaker's Marine friends continue to tell him he made a mistake by not waiting for the Marine recruiters
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Transcript
[0:00] I saw this commercial of this medieval warrior fighting a lava monster. And he turns around and snaps it up to his shoulder and it turns into Marine Corps saber, Marine Corps uniform, and I went, I want to be a Marine. And so I went down to the Marine Corps recruiting station the next day. And they had the door closed. And a lot of people know everywhere you see a Marine Corps station, you see a Navy right next door. And so the Navy was open. And I looked in and they said, "Oh, come on in." I said, "Oh, sir, looking for Marines." And he goes, "Well, you know the Navy owns the Marine Corps." And…
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