grunts

Oct 17, 2022

7 mind-numbing phrases military leaders use to seem smarter

Nothing hurts the ears of everyone in the platoon like hearing the same phrase used in countless situations. At points, it seems like entire conversations are geared toward that specific phrase just to make whomever is speaking feel like the smartes…

Oct 17, 2022

Oct 2, 2022

17 photos that show how high schoolers are turned into badass Marine infantrymen

Marine Corps infantrymen are certified badasses capable of destroying enemy positions and forces with high levels of violence. But wait, Marines aren’t born out of forges in the ground like Uruk-hai. So how does the Marine Corps take sof…

Oct 2, 2022

BYUncle Walkie

Aug 25, 2022

5 tips for mental toughness from a grunt

Grunt, that’s the generic name given to the infantryman. Retired Marine and author Gene Duncan defined grunt as, “Term of affection used to denote that filthy, sweaty, dirt-encrusted, foot-sore, camouflage-painted,…

BYUncle Walkie

Aug 25, 2022

BYTeam Mighty

Jul 27, 2022

The origins and meanings of the terms used to insult Marines

We’ve heard all of these before. The only problem with trying to insult Marines with a goofy nickname is that it just doesn’t work. Whenever someone comes up with something…

BYTeam Mighty

Jul 27, 2022

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Jun 12, 2022

7 things all troops should know before becoming a sniper

For decades, snipers have been a dominating instrument of warfare striking fear in the heart of their enemies — scoring record kill shots from distances

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Jun 12, 2022

Jan 28, 2023

9 reasons it’s perfectly fine to be a POG

Right out of the gate, lets get to what POG stands for. It’s Person Other than Grunt. Grunts are infantry soldiers. Sure, their jobs rarely make the recruiting posters, but soldiers with jobs like human administration, water purificatio…

Jan 28, 2023

BYRuddy Cano

Apr 26, 2021

6 surprising facts grunts do not know about the infantry

Infantrymen know everything. They know Marine Corps Orders, loopholes, when the trucks are coming, the secret to the Aztec Calendar, and where the military keeps the aliens. They know it…

BYRuddy Cano

Apr 26, 2021

Apr 29, 2020

US Army offering recruits up to $40,000 to join the infantry

U.S. Army recruiters are offering bonuses worth up to $40,000 to new recruits who sign up for the infantry by Sept. 30, 2019, as part of an effort to reverse a shortage of grunts for fiscal 2019. The drastic increase in bonus amounts for recru…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

5 less-than-helpful remedies troops use to avoid sick call

Going to sick call is seen as optional by many troops. I mean, who wants to waste a nice morning run when you can just treat whatever ails you on your own? After all, it worked that one time, so why wouldn’t it work again now? There…

Apr 29, 2020

BYDavid Grove

Apr 29, 2020

4 reasons why grunts should read books

So, you joined the grunts. From this day forward, everyone will make fun of you because some of your friends eat crayons and the others eat rocks. You, however, have never tasted the sweet nectar of Tide Pods and you’re out to break the mold. You’…

BYDavid Grove

Apr 29, 2020

Jun 26, 2018

Army extends infantry school to make grunts more lethal

The U.S. Army is refining a plan to extend by two months the service’s 14-week infantry one station unit training, or OSUT, so young grunts arrive at their first unit more combat…