Marines Having Some Fun.

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The Few, The Proud, The Britney Spears Fans in the Marines - Amplifier

 

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Makes me wanna cry with joy they are having a good time in such horrible circumstances. Gawd, I love these guys and gals. Come home safe, please.

 

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Granny says, "Dat's right - don't be postin' pics o' lady Marines inna latrine...

After Marine Photo Scandal, Services Issue Social Media Guidelines
20 Mar 2017 | U.S. military leaders sent out guidance to personnel about online conduct in the wake of a recent nude-photo sharing scandal on social media.

The Navy, Air Force and Army have sent out messages, following the Marine Corps' lead after news broke that Marines had been sharing nude and compromising photos of female colleagues on a 30,000-member Facebook page called Marines United. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service launched an investigation earlier this month into the site, which members used to post revealing and sometimes nude photos of the Marines; identifying information such as names and duty stations; and degrading and misogynistic comments. Critics and lawmakers have pointed to an ingrained sexism and misogyny in the Corps, which is now integrating women into combat roles.

Commandant Gen. Robert Neller sent a "White Letter" on March 10 to all senior leaders in the service, ordering them to support self-identified victims of Facebook harassment and illicit photo sharing, and to educate troops on what is expected of them in their conduct online. To prevent future social media fallout, Neller said Marines must be educated, not only on the service's expectations for their online behavior, but also on the dangers and vulnerabilities inherent in online activity. The Corps will soon publish an update to its 2010 guidance governing Marines' social media activity to further this goal, he said.

Women with a U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team operating in Europe demonstrated their capabilities in Marine Corps martial arts to Romanian and U.S. soldiers in Romania​

The Navy's Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson wrote a March 14 blog post addressing all commanders fleetwide about the problem. "The discovery of online sites that degrade the female members of our team has shined a light on the fact that this problem persists. But we get reminders of it every day, when we disrespect women by crude jokes, wisecracks, sexual harassment, and in its worst manifestation, sexual assault -- a serious violent crime. Despite a steady effort to get after this, we're not making progress," Richardson wrote. "This demeaning activity offends so many of us because fundamentally, this is not how we treat true teammates."

Richardson said he expects all commanding officers to challenge command leaders at the small-team level, with "division officers and chiefs talking to their divisions, branches talking to branches." "Talk about what respect for our teammates looks like at work, at home, and online. Make it clear that individuals who can't live up to our professional standards in competence and character are not welcome in our Navy. "Make it clear that our standards call us to a higher commitment than the law -- we are better than that. And finally, I expect you to make it crystal clear that to remain the world's most powerful Navy, we must be 100% focused on staying ahead of our competition, which starts with leadership and teamwork, built on trust and respect."

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