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* MadeMyselfSad: [[http://terminallance.com/2013/06/14/terminal-lance-271-permanent-ink/ Abe gets the Lance Corporal insignia tattooed onto his back.]] Garcia asks him what he'll do if he gets promoted. Abe starts laughing since he knows he won't get promoted due to LimitedAdvancementOpportunities, then tears up a little.
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* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: Discussed in #302, [[http://terminallance.com/2014/01/17/terminal-lance-302-pirate-sword/ Pirate Sword]].
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** Nostalgia is ruthlessly mocked in most strips, especially what Uriarte sees as a romanticization of seriously unpleasant aspects of Marine culture, like [[http://terminallance.com/2014/01/24/terminal-lance-303-generation-gap/ beating gay recruits.]] More generally, he hates people talking about a mythical "old corps" that was [[NostalgiaFilter so much tougher than the modern wusses.]]
-->'''Uriarte''': ''"This mouth-breathing idiocy completely fails to acknowledge the fact that Marines of today have been engaged in war for over 10 years straight now. ''My Marine Corps was a culture of war.'' Your ''Marine Corps was a culture of drill maneuvers and liberty risks."''
-->'''Uriarte''': ''"This mouth-breathing idiocy completely fails to acknowledge the fact that Marines of today have been engaged in war for over 10 years straight now. ''My Marine Corps was a culture of war.'' Your ''Marine Corps was a culture of drill maneuvers and liberty risks."''
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** Nostalgia is ruthlessly mocked in most strips, especially what Uriarte sees as a romanticization of seriously unpleasant aspects of "old" Marine culture, like [[http://terminallance.com/2014/01/24/terminal-lance-303-generation-gap/ beating gay recruits.]] More generally, he hates people talking about a mythical "old corps" that was [[NostalgiaFilter so much tougher than the modern wusses.]]
-->'''Uriarte''': ''"This mouth-breathing idiocy completely fails to acknowledge the fact that Marines of today have been engaged in war for over 10 years straight now.''My ''My'' Marine Corps was a culture of war.'' Your ''Marine Corps was a culture of drill maneuvers and liberty risks."''" ''
-->'''Uriarte''': ''"This mouth-breathing idiocy completely fails to acknowledge the fact that Marines of today have been engaged in war for over 10 years straight now.
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-->'''Uriarte''': ''"This mouth-breathing idiocy completely fails to acknowledge the fact that Marines of today have been engaged in war for over 10 years straight now. ''My Marine Corps was a culture of war.'' Your ''Marine Corps was a culture of drill maneuvers and liberty risks."''
-->'''Uriarte''': ''"This mouth-breathing idiocy completely fails to acknowledge the fact that Marines of today have been engaged in war for over 10 years straight now. ''My Marine Corps was a culture of war.'' Your ''Marine Corps was a culture of drill maneuvers and liberty risks."''
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* PhonyVeteran: Parodied [[http://terminallance.com/2013/10/31/terminal-lance-halloween-2013/ in this strip]], where a Marine screams at a child for dressing up as a Marine for Halloween.
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* IDontKnowMortalKombat: Inverted and subverted in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/13/terminal-lance-185-experience/ this strip]]: Abe ''is'' good at VideoGame/CallOfDuty, but ''not'' because of his military training.
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* IDontKnowMortalKombat: Inverted and subverted in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/13/terminal-lance-185-experience/ this strip]]: Abe ''is'' good at VideoGame/CallOfDuty, thanks to the military, but ''not'' because of his military training.training - it's because they often had nothing to do on duty but play VideoGame/CallOfDuty.
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* ArmyofThievesAndWhores: The civilian in [[http://terminallance.com/2013/06/04/terminal-lance-spoon-fed/ this strip]] thinks the military is a place for people too poor for college. Abe is not pleased.
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* ArmyofThievesAndWhores: ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: The civilian in [[http://terminallance.com/2013/06/04/terminal-lance-spoon-fed/ this strip]] thinks the military is a place for people too poor for college. Abe is not pleased.
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* ArmyofThievesAndWhores: the civilian in [[http://terminallance.com/2013/06/04/terminal-lance-spoon-fed/ this strip]] thinks the military is a place for people too poor for college. Abe is not pleased.
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* ArmyofThievesAndWhores: the The civilian in [[http://terminallance.com/2013/06/04/terminal-lance-spoon-fed/ this strip]] thinks the military is a place for people too poor for college. Abe is not pleased.
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* ArmyofThievesAndWhores: the civilian in [[http://terminallance.com/2013/06/04/terminal-lance-spoon-fed/ this strip]] thinks the military is a place for people too poor for college. Abe is not pleased.
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* IKnowMortalKombat: Inverted and double subverted in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/13/terminal-lance-185-experience/ this strip]]: Abe ''is'' good at VideoGame/CallOfDuty, but ''not'' because of his military training.
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* IKnowMortalKombat: IDontKnowMortalKombat: Inverted and double subverted in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/13/terminal-lance-185-experience/ this strip]]: Abe ''is'' good at VideoGame/CallOfDuty, but ''not'' because of his military training.
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* TheRant: Every comic is accompanied by an entry [[DontExplainTheJoke explaining the background behind the joke]] for anyone who wasn't a Grunt, as well as giving the author's feelings about it.
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* BizarroEpisode: Some find the ''[[ZombieApocalypse Necropocalypse]]'' plot line to be this. To be fair, so does one of the characters in the storyline.
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* BizarroEpisode: Some find the ''[[ZombieApocalypse Necropocalypse]]'' plot line to be this. To be fair, so does one of the characters in the storyline.
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* GoodLookingPrivates: Discussed. [[http://terminallance.com/2010/12/07/terminal-lance-86-a-better-recruiting-commercial/ The uniform, especially dress uniform, plays a large part into this effect]]. Abe himself may qualify, given that he looks more clean-cut as a marine than as a civilian (likely due to the grooming standards).
** [[http://terminallance.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Terminal-Lance-Corporal-Max.jpg Uriarte himself is quite a good-looking lance corporal]].
** [[http://terminallance.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Terminal-Lance-Corporal-Max.jpg Uriarte himself is quite a good-looking lance corporal]].
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* PaintingTheFourthWall: [[http://terminallance.com/2011/07/19/terminal-lance-133-literally-ii/ Here]].
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* DrunkenMaster: [[http://terminallance.com/2012/06/01/terminal-lance-203-that-one-guy/ Cone]].
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* DrunkenMaster: [[http://terminallance.com/2012/06/01/terminal-lance-203-that-one-guy/ Cone]]. According to Uriarte, every platoon has at least one person who is like this.
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[[http://www.terminallance.com Terminal Lance]] is a bi-weekly webcomic by Terminal Lance Corporal Maximilian Uriarte, [[{{Semper Fi}} USMC]]. It [[IncrediblyLamePun draws]] on Uriarte's experiences as a Lance Corporal in the infantry. Think a {{Work Com}}, but set in the military.
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[[http://www.terminallance.com Terminal Lance]] is a bi-weekly webcomic by Terminal Lance Corporal Maximilian Uriarte, [[{{Semper Fi}} [[SemperFi USMC]]. It [[IncrediblyLamePun draws]] on Uriarte's experiences as a Lance Corporal in the infantry. Think a {{Work Com}}, WorkCom, but set in the military.
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* AuthorAppeal: Uriarte did a [[{{Zombie Apocalypse}} short zombie arc]] starting [[http://terminallance.com/2011/06/14/terminal-lance-132-necropocalypse-part-1/ here]]
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* AuthorAppeal: Uriarte did a [[{{Zombie Apocalypse}} [[ZombieApocalypse short zombie arc]] starting [[http://terminallance.com/2011/06/14/terminal-lance-132-necropocalypse-part-1/ here]]
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* GoodAngelBadAngel: Parodied in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/09/terminal-lance-184-life-after-eas-conscience/ this strip]].
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* IKnowMortalKombat: Inverted and double subverted in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/13/terminal-lance-185-experience/ this strip]]: Abe ''is'' good at CallOfDuty, but ''not'' because of his military training.
* InterserviceRivalry: Within the Corps, between [[{{Desk Jockey}} POGs]] and grunts. Uriarte naturally takes the side of the grunts. He especially doesn't like the "Water Dogs" (Marine plumbers).
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* IKnowMortalKombat: Inverted and double subverted in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/13/terminal-lance-185-experience/ this strip]]: Abe ''is'' good at CallOfDuty, VideoGame/CallOfDuty, but ''not'' because of his military training.
* InterserviceRivalry: Within the Corps, between[[{{Desk Jockey}} [[DeskJockey POGs]] and grunts. Uriarte naturally takes the side of the grunts. He especially doesn't like the "Water Dogs" (Marine plumbers).
* InterserviceRivalry: Within the Corps, between
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* MookHorrorShow: In [[http://terminallance.com/2012/06/19/terminal-lance-207-theyll-never-get-it-right/ this strip]], Abe comments that, despite the fact that everyone wants to be [[{{Metal Gear Solid}} Solid Snake]], the Marines on guard are closer to the guards who get killed.
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* MookHorrorShow: In [[http://terminallance.com/2012/06/19/terminal-lance-207-theyll-never-get-it-right/ this strip]], Abe comments that, despite the fact that everyone wants to be [[{{Metal Gear Solid}} [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Solid Snake]], the Marines on guard are closer to the guards who get killed.
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* {{Recruiters Always Lie}}/[[{{Join The Army They Said}} RecruitersAlwaysLie/[[JoinTheArmyTheySaid Join the Marines, They Said]]: Several strips deal with the fact that the advertisements always paint a much rosier picture of service than the reality.
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* ShoutOut: Most of the titles of the comics. The subtitle of the website itself is a line from one of {{Music/The Killers}}' most popular songs.
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* {{Thirsty Desert}}: The Marine base at Twentynine Palms is in the middle of the desert, a good two to three hour drive from any off-base amusements, and generally an unpleasant place to be (even worse if one is permanently stationed there). Uriarte calls it one of the most miserable permanent duty stations in the Corps.
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* {{Thirsty Desert}}: ThirstyDesert: The Marine base at Twentynine Palms is in the middle of the desert, a good two to three hour drive from any off-base amusements, and generally an unpleasant place to be (even worse if one is permanently stationed there). Uriarte calls it one of the most miserable permanent duty stations in the Corps.
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* TruthInTelevision: According to some of the YouTube comments on the film, quite a bit of this stuff happens in RealLife, if not all in one shift.
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* AuthorAppeal: Uriarte did a [[{{Zombie Apocalypse}} short zombie arc]] starting [[http://terminallance.com/2011/06/14/terminal-lance-132-necropocalypse-part-1/ here]]
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* ArmoredClosetGay: The Drill Instructor in [[http://terminallance.com/2011/11/29/terminal-lance-164-its-already-gay-ii/ this strip]] seems to be one.
* AuthorAppeal: Uriarte did a [[{{Zombie Apocalypse}} short zombie arc]] starting [[http://terminallance.com/2011/06/14/terminal-lance-132-necropocalypse-part-1/ here]]
* AuthorAppeal: Uriarte did a [[{{Zombie Apocalypse}} short zombie arc]] starting [[http://terminallance.com/2011/06/14/terminal-lance-132-necropocalypse-part-1/ here]]
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: [[http://terminallance.com/2010/06/11/terminal-lance-42-calling-home/ One Marine does this while on the phone with his significant other]]. Also, the Port-a-john is called [[http://terminallance.com/2010/11/29/terminal-lance-84-the-jack-shack/ the Jack Shack]].
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* DearJohnLetter: Unable to deal with spending so much time apart from him, Abe's girlfriend evidently wrote him a break-up letter [[ExaggeratedTrope a few hours after he left.]]
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* GoodLookingPrivates: Discussed. [[http://terminallance.com/2010/12/07/terminal-lance-86-a-better-recruiting-commercial/ The uniform, especially dress uniform, plays a large part into this effect]]. Abe himself may qualify, given that he looks more clean-cut as a marine than as a civilian (likely due to the grooming standards).
** [[http://terminallance.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Terminal-Lance-Corporal-Max.jpg Uriarte himself is quite a good-looking lance corporal]].
** [[http://terminallance.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Terminal-Lance-Corporal-Max.jpg Uriarte himself is quite a good-looking lance corporal]].
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* {{Squee}}: Abe goes completely fanboy over the thought of [[http://terminallance.com/2011/01/04/terminal-lance-93-pogs-impressing-the-grunts/ being shown the inside of a tank]].
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* CatapultNightmare: Abe has one about [[http://terminallance.com/2010/10/01/terminal-lance-69-my-own-personal-hell/ standing in line]] [[http://terminallance.com/2012/06/08/terminal-lance-205/ at the armory]].
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* MookHorrorShow: In [[http://terminallance.com/2012/06/19/terminal-lance-207-theyll-never-get-it-right/ this strip]], Abe comments that, despite the fact that everyone wants to be [[{{Metal Gear Solid}} Solid Snake]], the Marines on guard are closer to the guards who get killed.
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* DrunkenMaster: [[http://terminallance.com/2012/06/01/terminal-lance-203-that-one-guy/ Cone]].
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** In one of the blog posts, he even calls the base ''Satan's Asshole'' in jest.
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* IDontKnowMortalKombat: Subverted (?) in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/13/terminal-lance-185-experience/ this strip]]: Abe is good at CallOfDuty, but ''not'' because of his military training.
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* AcronymAndAbbreviationOverload: Uriarte uses a lot of terms that leave non-Marines baffled.
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-->''[[Music/TheKillers I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier.]]''
[[http://www.terminallance.com Terminal Lance]] is a bi-weekly webcomic by Terminal Lance Corporal Maximilian Uriarte, [[{{Semper Fi}} USMC]]. It [[IncrediblyLamePun draws]] on Uriarte's experiences as a Lance Corporal in the infantry. Think a {{Work Com}}, but set in the military.
Uriarte has also produced an animated short called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19dMSRLCFIs Post]]'', which bears the Terminal Lance brand but does not feature the same characters (or rather, if it does, [[ArtShift it's hard to tell]].)
Most of the humor is related to life in the Corps. [[PeripheryDemographic Non-Marines]] are advised to have a reference (or a Marine friend to act as translator) handy for all the acronyms and expressions that appear.
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!''Terminal Lance'' contains examples of:
* AcronymAndAbbreviationOverload: Uriarte uses a lot of terms that leave non-Marines baffled.
* AuthorAppeal: Uriarte did a [[{{Zombie Apocalypse}} short zombie arc]] starting [[http://terminallance.com/2011/06/14/terminal-lance-132-necropocalypse-part-1/ here]]
* {{Armed Farces}}
* BathroomStallGraffiti: "Wagner Loves The Cock". According to Uriarte, this particular saying is RealLife bit of MemeticMutation in the Marine Corps. Nobody seems to know where or when it got started.
** In fact, according to the comic, it is impossible for a Marine to sit in a bathroom stall with a marker without either writing this message, or drawing a penis on the stall.
** Believed to have been started as there was a rumor that Robert Wagner was gay. [[CommonKnowledge This is likely untrue]], but no armed force has ever let the truth get in the way of a good story.
* DrunkWithPower: Implied in one strip, which shows [[http://terminallance.com/2011/02/11/terminal-lance-104-the-prophecy-fulfilled/ a Marine who turns into a giant douchebag]] ([[VisualPun literally]]) upon being promoted to Corporal.
* FourthDateMarriage: [[http://terminallance.com/2011/11/04/terminal-lance-159-checking-marriage/ Attempts to avert this trope]] are constantly being made.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: Parodied in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/09/terminal-lance-184-life-after-eas-conscience/ this strip]].
* IDontKnowMortalKombat: Subverted (?) in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/13/terminal-lance-185-experience/ this strip]]: Abe is good at CallOfDuty, but ''not'' because of his military training.
* InterserviceRivalry: Within the Corps, between [[{{Desk Jockey}} POGs]] and grunts. Uriarte naturally takes the side of the grunts. He especially doesn't like the "Water Dogs" (Marine plumbers).
** Interestingly, at one point, he mocks the grunts who think anyone who does technical/repair work is an immediate POG.
* LethalChef: Naturally, military food and the ever-popular MRE get a few jokes at their expense.
* LimitedAdvancementOpportunities: The name Terminal Lance refers to Marines whose climb up the rank ladder has stalled at Lance Corporal (just below NCO status), often because the score required for promotion in their career specialty is ridiculously high (or the Corps just plain refuses to accept any new Corporals in that specialty).
** {{Irony}}: Uriarte ''was'' ultimately promoted to Corporal, but didn't find out about it until three months after he left the Corps. In keeping with the tradition of referring to oneself by rank, he calls himself "Terminal Lance Corporal Maximilian Uriarte, USMC".
* LiteralMinded: [[http://terminallance.com/2010/03/23/terminal-lance-23-literally/ Here]],[[http://terminallance.com/2011/07/19/terminal-lance-133-literally-ii/ here]], and [[http://terminallance.com/2011/08/26/terminal-lance-143-literally-iii/ here]]. Also, as noted in the blog post for [[http://terminallance.com/2011/08/05/terminal-lance-138-the-reveille-guy/ this one]]:
-->"...90% of the time Marines tend to take the term “sound Reveille” a bit more literally than they should. They do, quite literally, yell the word “Reveille” repeatedly until everyone is awake."
* NoNameGiven: Abe and Garcia are only ever known by their nickname (Abe) or their last name (Garcia).
* NoodleImplements: Abe's [[ZombieApocalypse Necropocalypse]] Survival Kit: A bottle of wine, a can of kerosene, a rope, and ''[[{{squick}} condoms]]''.
* NostalgiaAintLikeItUsedToBe: [[http://terminallance.com/2011/10/07/terminal-lance-153-old-corps/ Strip 153, "Old Corps"]].
* {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}/{{Rules Lawyer}}: The Staff [=NCOs=].
* OldSoldier: [[http://terminallance.com/2010/02/02/terminal-lance-9-the-natural-age-progression-of-a-weapons-platoon-commander/ Parodied]] [[http://terminallance.com/2010/11/08/terminal-lance-79-all-that-salt/ ruthlessly.]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Abe is called "Abe" because no one can pronounce his last name (Belatzeko).
* OnlySaneMan: A lot of the strips give the impression that anyone above the rank of Corporal is stupid, evil, or just plain nuts.
** They give the same impression of [[SurroundedByIdiots anyone at or below that rank as well, of course]].
* PaintingTheFourthWall: [[http://terminallance.com/2011/07/19/terminal-lance-133-literally-ii/ Here]].
* {{Recruiters Always Lie}}/[[{{Join The Army They Said}} Join the Marines, They Said]]: Several strips deal with the fact that the advertisements always paint a much rosier picture of service than the reality.
* SemperFi: [[CaptainObvious The United States Marine Corps plays a important role in the comic.]]
* SeriousBusiness: Uriarte notes in the blog post for [[http://terminallance.com/2012/01/10/terminal-lance-171-serious-business/ this strip]] that Marines will argue about pretty much anything to get away from the boredom of everyday life in the Corps, and they'll stick to their guns no matter how pointless the argument is.
* ShoutOut: Most of the titles of the comics. The subtitle of the website itself is a line from one of {{Music/The Killers}}' most popular songs.
* SplashOfColor: The comic is done in black and white, with the exception generally being reflective belts (always very bright yellow, regardless of it being relevant or not). Other one-off splashes of color include service ribbons in some strips, a candy wrapper, and a green Clone-A-Willy.
* TooSoon: Uriarte drew [[http://terminallance.com/2010/01/19/terminal-lance-5-race-card/ this strip]] before he realized that it would be put up right after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
* UngratefulBastard: Uriarte notes that Marines will complain about anything and everything. [[http://terminallance.com/2011/06/09/terminal-lance-131-bitch-and-moan/ Even Hawaii]].
! ''Post'' contains examples of:
* AnimatedAdaptation: Uriarte was required to produce an animated short for a class, and decided to base it on the same experiences that the online comics draw from.
* ArtShift: From Uriarte's normal style. This one features much more simplified, SuperDeformed characters, presumably to make animating much easier.
* BathroomStallGraffiti: One of the Marines draws a penis on the wall, while giggling uncontrollably.
* BookEnds: The film begins and ends the same way: With a shift change, a Marine tapping the butt of the [[MoreDakka machine gun]], and sighing.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: One guard does this twice, while his partner is sleeping.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Primary theme of the short. They appear to spend all of ten seconds actually standing watch, and the rest of their shift finding various ways to pass the time.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Or at least, very bored sentries love any distraction from the monotony of their day, which would include stray dogs passing nearby.
* ShoutOut: To a Youtube video about a Marine standing watch, called ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhsblayR_fQ Momma Dog]]"''
* SplashOfColor: The entire film is in a gray-scale color palette, except for a bottle of urine.
* SuperDeformed: All of the Marines appear to be about three feet tall with huge heads. Effectively a step up from being stick figures.
* ToiletHumour: At one point, one of the Marines is shown pissing into an empty bottle. [[ChekhovsGun Shortly after]], they decide to [[UrineTrouble see how far they can throw it.]]
* TruthInTelevision: According to some of the YouTube comments on the film, quite a bit of this stuff happens in RealLife, if not all in one shift.
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[[http://www.terminallance.com Terminal Lance]] is a bi-weekly webcomic by Terminal Lance Corporal Maximilian Uriarte, [[{{Semper Fi}} USMC]]. It [[IncrediblyLamePun draws]] on Uriarte's experiences as a Lance Corporal in the infantry. Think a {{Work Com}}, but set in the military.
Uriarte has also produced an animated short called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19dMSRLCFIs Post]]'', which bears the Terminal Lance brand but does not feature the same characters (or rather, if it does, [[ArtShift it's hard to tell]].)
Most of the humor is related to life in the Corps. [[PeripheryDemographic Non-Marines]] are advised to have a reference (or a Marine friend to act as translator) handy for all the acronyms and expressions that appear.
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!''Terminal Lance'' contains examples of:
* AcronymAndAbbreviationOverload: Uriarte uses a lot of terms that leave non-Marines baffled.
* AuthorAppeal: Uriarte did a [[{{Zombie Apocalypse}} short zombie arc]] starting [[http://terminallance.com/2011/06/14/terminal-lance-132-necropocalypse-part-1/ here]]
* {{Armed Farces}}
* BathroomStallGraffiti: "Wagner Loves The Cock". According to Uriarte, this particular saying is RealLife bit of MemeticMutation in the Marine Corps. Nobody seems to know where or when it got started.
** In fact, according to the comic, it is impossible for a Marine to sit in a bathroom stall with a marker without either writing this message, or drawing a penis on the stall.
** Believed to have been started as there was a rumor that Robert Wagner was gay. [[CommonKnowledge This is likely untrue]], but no armed force has ever let the truth get in the way of a good story.
* DrunkWithPower: Implied in one strip, which shows [[http://terminallance.com/2011/02/11/terminal-lance-104-the-prophecy-fulfilled/ a Marine who turns into a giant douchebag]] ([[VisualPun literally]]) upon being promoted to Corporal.
* FourthDateMarriage: [[http://terminallance.com/2011/11/04/terminal-lance-159-checking-marriage/ Attempts to avert this trope]] are constantly being made.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: Parodied in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/09/terminal-lance-184-life-after-eas-conscience/ this strip]].
* IDontKnowMortalKombat: Subverted (?) in [[http://terminallance.com/2012/03/13/terminal-lance-185-experience/ this strip]]: Abe is good at CallOfDuty, but ''not'' because of his military training.
* InterserviceRivalry: Within the Corps, between [[{{Desk Jockey}} POGs]] and grunts. Uriarte naturally takes the side of the grunts. He especially doesn't like the "Water Dogs" (Marine plumbers).
** Interestingly, at one point, he mocks the grunts who think anyone who does technical/repair work is an immediate POG.
* LethalChef: Naturally, military food and the ever-popular MRE get a few jokes at their expense.
* LimitedAdvancementOpportunities: The name Terminal Lance refers to Marines whose climb up the rank ladder has stalled at Lance Corporal (just below NCO status), often because the score required for promotion in their career specialty is ridiculously high (or the Corps just plain refuses to accept any new Corporals in that specialty).
** {{Irony}}: Uriarte ''was'' ultimately promoted to Corporal, but didn't find out about it until three months after he left the Corps. In keeping with the tradition of referring to oneself by rank, he calls himself "Terminal Lance Corporal Maximilian Uriarte, USMC".
* LiteralMinded: [[http://terminallance.com/2010/03/23/terminal-lance-23-literally/ Here]],[[http://terminallance.com/2011/07/19/terminal-lance-133-literally-ii/ here]], and [[http://terminallance.com/2011/08/26/terminal-lance-143-literally-iii/ here]]. Also, as noted in the blog post for [[http://terminallance.com/2011/08/05/terminal-lance-138-the-reveille-guy/ this one]]:
-->"...90% of the time Marines tend to take the term “sound Reveille” a bit more literally than they should. They do, quite literally, yell the word “Reveille” repeatedly until everyone is awake."
* NoNameGiven: Abe and Garcia are only ever known by their nickname (Abe) or their last name (Garcia).
* NoodleImplements: Abe's [[ZombieApocalypse Necropocalypse]] Survival Kit: A bottle of wine, a can of kerosene, a rope, and ''[[{{squick}} condoms]]''.
* NostalgiaAintLikeItUsedToBe: [[http://terminallance.com/2011/10/07/terminal-lance-153-old-corps/ Strip 153, "Old Corps"]].
* {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}/{{Rules Lawyer}}: The Staff [=NCOs=].
* OldSoldier: [[http://terminallance.com/2010/02/02/terminal-lance-9-the-natural-age-progression-of-a-weapons-platoon-commander/ Parodied]] [[http://terminallance.com/2010/11/08/terminal-lance-79-all-that-salt/ ruthlessly.]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Abe is called "Abe" because no one can pronounce his last name (Belatzeko).
* OnlySaneMan: A lot of the strips give the impression that anyone above the rank of Corporal is stupid, evil, or just plain nuts.
** They give the same impression of [[SurroundedByIdiots anyone at or below that rank as well, of course]].
* PaintingTheFourthWall: [[http://terminallance.com/2011/07/19/terminal-lance-133-literally-ii/ Here]].
* {{Recruiters Always Lie}}/[[{{Join The Army They Said}} Join the Marines, They Said]]: Several strips deal with the fact that the advertisements always paint a much rosier picture of service than the reality.
* SemperFi: [[CaptainObvious The United States Marine Corps plays a important role in the comic.]]
* SeriousBusiness: Uriarte notes in the blog post for [[http://terminallance.com/2012/01/10/terminal-lance-171-serious-business/ this strip]] that Marines will argue about pretty much anything to get away from the boredom of everyday life in the Corps, and they'll stick to their guns no matter how pointless the argument is.
* ShoutOut: Most of the titles of the comics. The subtitle of the website itself is a line from one of {{Music/The Killers}}' most popular songs.
* SplashOfColor: The comic is done in black and white, with the exception generally being reflective belts (always very bright yellow, regardless of it being relevant or not). Other one-off splashes of color include service ribbons in some strips, a candy wrapper, and a green Clone-A-Willy.
* TooSoon: Uriarte drew [[http://terminallance.com/2010/01/19/terminal-lance-5-race-card/ this strip]] before he realized that it would be put up right after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
* UngratefulBastard: Uriarte notes that Marines will complain about anything and everything. [[http://terminallance.com/2011/06/09/terminal-lance-131-bitch-and-moan/ Even Hawaii]].
! ''Post'' contains examples of:
* AnimatedAdaptation: Uriarte was required to produce an animated short for a class, and decided to base it on the same experiences that the online comics draw from.
* ArtShift: From Uriarte's normal style. This one features much more simplified, SuperDeformed characters, presumably to make animating much easier.
* BathroomStallGraffiti: One of the Marines draws a penis on the wall, while giggling uncontrollably.
* BookEnds: The film begins and ends the same way: With a shift change, a Marine tapping the butt of the [[MoreDakka machine gun]], and sighing.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: One guard does this twice, while his partner is sleeping.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Primary theme of the short. They appear to spend all of ten seconds actually standing watch, and the rest of their shift finding various ways to pass the time.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Or at least, very bored sentries love any distraction from the monotony of their day, which would include stray dogs passing nearby.
* ShoutOut: To a Youtube video about a Marine standing watch, called ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhsblayR_fQ Momma Dog]]"''
* SplashOfColor: The entire film is in a gray-scale color palette, except for a bottle of urine.
* SuperDeformed: All of the Marines appear to be about three feet tall with huge heads. Effectively a step up from being stick figures.
* ToiletHumour: At one point, one of the Marines is shown pissing into an empty bottle. [[ChekhovsGun Shortly after]], they decide to [[UrineTrouble see how far they can throw it.]]
* TruthInTelevision: According to some of the YouTube comments on the film, quite a bit of this stuff happens in RealLife, if not all in one shift.
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