TriAya - 2011-12-12 12:44 PM
Kido - 2011-12-13 4:34 AM BTW, why DO sailers get a bad rap? "A mouth like a sailer". Do they curse more than other branches of the military, or even just teenage boys, for that matter?
Traditionally, sailors spent long spells out at sea, so just being around a bunch of (often rough-hewn) guys all the time, manners and personal hygiene were not of high order. Also, when they called in to port, they stayed close and just went to dive bars and houses of ill repute, so to speak.
Foot soldiers tended to be around society more and therefore had to behave a little better.
Of course, times are very different now, but just try telling that to the chAir Force.