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Looks great Brother! The mobile version is easy to manipulate which helps a lot. love it! Let’s go Champ!
Really appreciate all you’ve done and continue to do to serve military veterans.
Love the motivating colors and streamlined information.
Great work! Continue to lead influence and inspire motivator!
I pray that you personally get this message, I am so GLAD that you accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior
I served in the Corps 72 – 78 did Boot at P.I., I would love to talk to you about The Lord, I’m an Ambassador for Christ also known as a pastor
I’m on FB under:
Dwight M Triplett
Email: darmorofgod@gmail.com
God bless you saint
Dwight
Greetings SSgt Nichols,
I wanted to reach out and tell you how much I enjoyed your broadcast with Recruit Ruiz.
Not that you need to do a podcast with. But, I would love to share my story with you sometime , and you could share with others
My boot camp experience, was probably near the same as others. I was actually looking forward to service in The Corps, it all changed for me when we got orders for MOS school.
It deflated me and I couldn’t wait to get out; I only had 3 yrs and 9 months to go.
I hated the school, and I hated the MOS (7222 Radar Operator/Fire Control Crewman IHAWK Missile System. I wanted to be a Crash Crew person.
So, I go to my duty station, and I was less than a stellar Marine and that’s putting it mildly.
But, I was likeable enough and got along well with most.
Well, I was married, lived in base housing, and was on a volunteer fire department. That association with volunteer fire department, allowed interaction with MCAS Cherry Point Air Station Fire Department. Thus, it led into a 28 yr DOD civil service career, I retired 12 yrs.
I now work as a 911 call taker and dispatcher for a County Sheriff’s Office and I pastor 2 Lutheran Churches.
But, here’s the great USMC side, for some reason I formed the reunion for old unit at the encouraging of our former CO. I am still dumbfounded that he put this in my hand.
I do a regular group email, our roster is 100+ (counting spouses) and we have had 4 Alpha Battery Reunions since 2011. Our most recent was in June 2024 and we had 80 folks present.
What the USMC should have meant to me when I served, though it didn’t then, it now does. I wish I would have understood then what I now understand and value enormously.
I am honored to wear the title…..Marine
Semper Fi,
Joseph S Ray, L/Cpl
1981-85
Thank you SSgt Nichols for being a great mentor and someone I looked up to for a long time. You were one of the driving factors behind me becoming a DI. The new website looks fantastic!
Just wanted to sign the guest book.
Thank You for all you have done for our country and continue to do! “Outstanding” job on your website! Semper Fi!
Ssgt Nichols, my son is currently in SOI/ITB as a 0311 with a MSG contract, it’s hard as an only parent, (mom passed away 2 years ago) seeing him transition into a Marine but the proudest moment of my life, seeing him accomplish and enjoy his Marine career, Thank you for your support of those before him, him, and those after. I’ve watched a lot of your training videos when you were a DI and it put my mind at ease seeing your professionalism and passion in training these young men. It put my mind at ease as he does not come from a military family. What I try to preach to new Marine families is that you guys are professionals and Marines take care of their own, I appreciate what you did and are doing. I did not understand what the Marine Corps was about as a citizen before but have an unmatching respect now, I will parents understand how great you and your Marine brothers are. Thank you.
72 comments
Mike Richman
Looks great Brother! The mobile version is easy to manipulate which helps a lot. love it! Let’s go Champ!
Robert T Rose
Really appreciate all you’ve done and continue to do to serve military veterans.
Katie
Love the motivating colors and streamlined information.
Efrem Wilson
Great work! Continue to lead influence and inspire motivator!
Dwight Triplett
I pray that you personally get this message, I am so GLAD that you accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior
I served in the Corps 72 – 78 did Boot at P.I., I would love to talk to you about The Lord, I’m an Ambassador for Christ also known as a pastor
I’m on FB under:
Dwight M Triplett
Email: darmorofgod@gmail.com
God bless you saint
Dwight
Joseph Scott Ray
Greetings SSgt Nichols,
I wanted to reach out and tell you how much I enjoyed your broadcast with Recruit Ruiz.
Not that you need to do a podcast with. But, I would love to share my story with you sometime , and you could share with others
My boot camp experience, was probably near the same as others. I was actually looking forward to service in The Corps, it all changed for me when we got orders for MOS school.
It deflated me and I couldn’t wait to get out; I only had 3 yrs and 9 months to go.
I hated the school, and I hated the MOS (7222 Radar Operator/Fire Control Crewman IHAWK Missile System. I wanted to be a Crash Crew person.
So, I go to my duty station, and I was less than a stellar Marine and that’s putting it mildly.
But, I was likeable enough and got along well with most.
Well, I was married, lived in base housing, and was on a volunteer fire department. That association with volunteer fire department, allowed interaction with MCAS Cherry Point Air Station Fire Department. Thus, it led into a 28 yr DOD civil service career, I retired 12 yrs.
I now work as a 911 call taker and dispatcher for a County Sheriff’s Office and I pastor 2 Lutheran Churches.
But, here’s the great USMC side, for some reason I formed the reunion for old unit at the encouraging of our former CO. I am still dumbfounded that he put this in my hand.
I do a regular group email, our roster is 100+ (counting spouses) and we have had 4 Alpha Battery Reunions since 2011. Our most recent was in June 2024 and we had 80 folks present.
What the USMC should have meant to me when I served, though it didn’t then, it now does. I wish I would have understood then what I now understand and value enormously.
I am honored to wear the title…..Marine
Semper Fi,
Joseph S Ray, L/Cpl
1981-85
Zachary Garman
Thank you SSgt Nichols for being a great mentor and someone I looked up to for a long time. You were one of the driving factors behind me becoming a DI. The new website looks fantastic!
Marla Voss
Just wanted to sign the guest book.
Mark G Kross
Thank You for all you have done for our country and continue to do! “Outstanding” job on your website! Semper Fi!
Daniel Morales
Ssgt Nichols, my son is currently in SOI/ITB as a 0311 with a MSG contract, it’s hard as an only parent, (mom passed away 2 years ago) seeing him transition into a Marine but the proudest moment of my life, seeing him accomplish and enjoy his Marine career, Thank you for your support of those before him, him, and those after. I’ve watched a lot of your training videos when you were a DI and it put my mind at ease seeing your professionalism and passion in training these young men. It put my mind at ease as he does not come from a military family. What I try to preach to new Marine families is that you guys are professionals and Marines take care of their own, I appreciate what you did and are doing. I did not understand what the Marine Corps was about as a citizen before but have an unmatching respect now, I will parents understand how great you and your Marine brothers are. Thank you.