Who let the Yankee Bootneck aboard? in my day we used to shout at marines "Bootie Bootie can't catch me" and when they grabbed you by the throat a few seconds later "Fast aren't ya Royal" of course they were RM's (real marines) not the US marines (U/S meaning unservicable)

Okay Major (you can't have marine Captains on ships they are all Majors)put your .45 away I was just jerking ya lanyard to see if the "old dog" would bark (I know ya did but please don't bite) Pull up a glass of rum at the Globe and Anchor Pub and join the fun. "Semper Fi" welcome aboard. No disrespect intended; I've had to take war far too seriously myself. Yours, Aye Aye Sir. Cordially. Dave