Pvt Johnson: Usmc

By Jack Johnson

This book is specifically for the enlisted Marine. The officers have their books. Who will tell our stories of what happens and maybe why? What could have been done differently? This book contains a story part and a dialogue aspect. It dares asks so many essential questions; left for the young Marine (that all deserve deeper explanations and answers for some of the things that are not always so obvious)? The story itself, begins with boot camp and the dialogue centers around how we can possibly improve the single greatest elite fighting force in history. This book is obviously an American tale and it is ours. It is brutal, profane, and all too real. The few, the proud; the Marines.

Semper Fi

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 10, 2023
• ISBN: 9781669876984

Jack Johnson

Twenty-year-old Jack Johnson, known to his combined 14+ million social media followers as one half of the duo Jack & Jack, has been best friends with his counterpart since kindergarten. His classroom antics are now lore but were the springboard for a career only he could have imagined. The summer before his senior year in high school, he began making Vines consisting of both comedic and musical content and within months propelled himself into the hearts of millions of loyal fans. His first viral Vine with Jack G, “Nerd Vandals,” was hailed by the Huffington Post as “a perfect Vine.” Since then, as a part of Jack & Jack, he has independently released eleven original singles, all of which charted on iTunes, and a debut EP, Calibraska, which rose to number one on iTunes. With eleven of their fifteen singles appearing on numerous Billboard charts, they have sold nearly two million singles and have over 100 million music streams. They have over 100 million views on their YouTube channel, a 2015 Streamys Entertainer of the Year nomination, and a 2015 Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice Web Star: Music. In 2015, a Forbes magazine article heralded the way Jack & Jack are “changing the playing field of pop music.” With a career that’s taking him all around the world on sold-out tours, this is just the beginning for Jack Johnson. www.jackandjackofficial.com

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD

PRIVATES LOG-DAY ONE

THE RIFLE RANGE

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again….who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at least knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while doing greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

-Theodore Roosevelt

FOREWORD

One day, I was waiting in the lobby for a procedure I was going to have done at Bethesda, when a young man in a Marine Corps jogging suit sat next to me. He was missing an arm and a leg. I spoke to him and thanked him for his service. He asked me if I had served. I told him yes but it was a long time ago. He asked about some of my experiences and when I told him a few-he felt that a lot of young Marines might be interested in my story because he felt it still resembled a lot of his. He had obviously been wounded but wanted no parts of any pity party. The young Marine told me how much he loved his country and that he would gladly fight for it again if called on. This young Marine really touched me. This book, in part; is written in honor of him and the many young people serving or planning to serve in any branch of military service. Never have so few, given so much to so many. The honor of being in the unique position of serving one’s country cannot be expressed in mere words. A few good men and women. You deserve so much in return; especially honesty. Marines come from all walks of life and that means every day civilization. There are no supermen in the Marines. Cut them and they will bleed. Shoot them they will fall. Perhaps, not as easy a fight as many-because they are molded tougher, to endure more and to win with less. Up front, I am going to tell you my good and bad experiences. There are going to be many contradictions, simply because I reserve the right to explain things one way in certain situations and maybe another way in another. Not because its lies, bullshit, or unnecessary grandstanding. More like if-then type of contradictions. I would not waste the toner if I didn’t feel I had something useful to offer. I am not trying to teach you rocket science or even patriotism-for that matter; that simply is not my job. I don’t even pretend to be that smart. I wanted to make you laugh, cry, but mostly be exceptionally proud of the United States Marine Corps. I have literally massaged the ink off the paper in some spots, because it means that much to me-trying to get this all right. I learned early in life; if blessed with an intelligent audience; at least, have something smart or interesting to offer. Maybe I have done that. If you do learn something different, new and or meaningful-that is great. Nothing, that I say or anybody says should ever affect your decision to serve your country. Some of this shit might be tough for some. (Joke em if they can’t take a fuck) I cannot make everybody happy-so I really don’t care if your little feelings are hurt by something that I wrote or how I said something. I curse a lot (okay-too much), I don’t try to hide who or what I am, or sound smarter, cute, or funnier than anybody else. This is my nickel, and I will tell