I have two sons in the U.S. Marine Corp, one stateside and one in Afghanistan and have come across a Twitter theme #WarriorWednesday. So I thought why not start a new theme and feature on my blog. I don’t know how long this will last, but at least until I run out of photos and images. So it might take a while.
This image was taken on Family Day at MCRD San Diego after the MotoRun. The new Marines change into their Service Charlies uniform, and garrison hat, or cover (Marines often refer to it as their “piss cutter”.) and then have their first five hour liberty to spend with their families on base.
If a recruit wears glasses or contacts they are issued standard-issue spectacles, S9s or commonly called or BCG’s “Birth Control Glasses” because they are so ugly that no girl will come near you. They have been a staple in the military and are tough, sturdy and just plain ugly.
Marines joke about them, raze each other, but they are just as much as they are hated they hold a certain affection amoung the ranks. I just read on the Marine Corp blog they are being retired for those interested “Goodbye Birth Control Glasses” is a very good read.
This photo started off as “PhotoShopFriday posting until I thought of the #WarriorWednesday. I adjusted the levels, color selected the blue sky, and darkened the blues, used shadows and highlights to open up the shadows on his face and then cropped for a better balanced photo.
lmao, man those glasses… The name is so spot on too! Tell your sons TY for their service!
I will, thanks.
I spent the first 8 years of my 24 years of service in the Marine Corps. We have another very effectionate name for the “piss cutter” but I’ll leave that up to your son’s if they want to share this with you!! I hope the this finds them both safe, especially your son in Afghanistan!
I seem to remember some “other” term, but like other “colorful” language that they seem to get in the habit of using I usually let it slide through the Mom filter. Thanks for reading and commenting. My Afghan son is airwing supply on base, so he’s safer than most.
I always like to remind people that what comes out of the camera is just the basics to start with, and as I learned this past Saturday at National Train Day festivities in Los Angeles, with programs such as Photoshop, we can make the pictures what we remember or want instead of what the camera chooses to give us. Much more fun.