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* RapidAging: Due to the idiocy of those under their command and the stresses of the job, Marines age ''very'' swiftly.
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** And then in July 2017, [[https://terminallance.com/2017/07/25/terminal-lance-485-mojave-rain/ it actually rained on the base]].
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* ChainOfHarm: As [[https://terminallance.com/2017/03/03/terminal-lance-462-rolls-downhill/ this strip illustrates]], "Shit only moves one way: Down."
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* ChainOfHarm: TheChainOfHarm: As [[https://terminallance.com/2017/03/03/terminal-lance-462-rolls-downhill/ this strip illustrates]], "Shit only moves one way: Down."
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* ChainOfHarm: As [[https://terminallance.com/2017/03/03/terminal-lance-462-rolls-downhill/ this strip illustrates]], "Shit only moves one way: Down."
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* BizarroWorld: Max considers [[https://terminallance.com/2016/07/15/terminal-lance-430-air-force-blues/ the Air Force to be this]] to the Marine Corps.
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* BizarroWorld: BizarroUniverse: Max considers [[https://terminallance.com/2016/07/15/terminal-lance-430-air-force-blues/ the Air Force to be this]] to the Marine Corps.
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* BizarroWorld: Max considers [[https://terminallance.com/2016/07/15/terminal-lance-430-air-force-blues/ the Air Force to be this]] to the Marine Corps.
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* {{Sequelitis}}: Mocked [[https://terminallance.com/2016/06/03/terminal-lance-jarhead/ in this strip]] due to the {{Actionized Sequel}}s to ''{{Film/Jarhead}}'', which were both DramaticallyMissingThePoint of the first movie's slow, deliberate pacing.
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*** A [[https://terminallance.com/2016/05/03/terminal-lance-424-new-corps-ii/ sequel strip]] showcases that the vets were ''just'' as dumb as the new group, but just lacked the means to showcase it like Millenials do.
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* NoIndoorVoice: Staff NCO's [[https://terminallance.com/2016/04/26/terminal-lance-tough-love/ have a naturally-higher decibel voice]], even when giving compliments.
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** They're also the ones [[https://terminallance.com/2016/03/04/terminal-lance-415-safety-stand-down-ii/ who spur the various Safety Talks]] due to some stupid bullshit they pulled.
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** A recurring one between West Coast (Pendleton) and East Coast (Lejeune), as the West has mountainous terrain used for training, while the East [[https://terminallance.com/2016/01/29/terminal-lance-413-bugs/ has sand fleas]].
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: One strip had the Staff Sergeant inform the troops that [[https://terminallance.com/2016/01/08/terminal-lance-new-corps/ Assaultmen and Mortarmen were going gender-neutral]] as "people". Cue one grunt saying they identify as a "gender-fluid, non-binary, pansexual horsekin" and objecting to Assault as being needlessly violent. The final panel is the Staff Sgt. sitting in a dark room [[INeedAFreakingDrink nursing a beer]].
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* FromACertainPointOfView: Abe complains that his recruiter [[https://terminallance.com/2015/05/08/terminal-lance-378-half-truths/ lied to him about how often he'd be getting laid]]. His ExactWords were "You'll be getting fucked ''so much'' you'll wish you'd never enlisted."
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* ConfessToALesserCrime: Abe [[https://terminallance.com/2015/03/10/terminal-lance-unbreakable/ claims to have been watching porn]] instead of ''Series/TheUnbreakableKimmySchmidt''.
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* ConfessToALesserCrime: Abe [[https://terminallance.com/2015/03/10/terminal-lance-unbreakable/ claims to have been watching porn]] instead of ''Series/TheUnbreakableKimmySchmidt''.''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt''.
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** The Staff NCO under DisasterDominoes also suffered one.
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* ConfessToALesserCrime: Abe [[https://terminallance.com/2015/03/10/terminal-lance-unbreakable/ claims to have been watching porn]] instead of ''Series/TheUnbreakableKimmySchmidt''.
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* 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, whether that Marine is male or female.
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* 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, whether that Marine is male [[https://terminallance.com/2014/12/09/terminal-lance-357-shitter-graffiti-is-an-art-of-dicks-iii/ or female.female]].
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** Abe [[https://terminallance.com/2014/12/05/terminal-lance-current-events/ is uncomfortable with the erection he got]] when watching Creator/AllisonWilliams perform [[SweetOnPollyOliver as Peter Pan]] in ''Peter Pan Live!''
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* PlaceWorseThanDeath: The sheer awfulness of deployment at Twentynine Palms is practically a RunningGag in the strip. [[https://terminallance.com/2017/09/15/terminal-lance-492-base-camp-lejeune/ And apparently, Camp Lejeune]] is ''even worse than that''.
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* PlaceWorseThanDeath: The sheer awfulness of deployment [[https://terminallance.com/2014/11/04/terminal-lance-343-stationed/ at Twentynine Palms Palms]] is practically a RunningGag in the strip. [[https://terminallance.com/2017/09/15/terminal-lance-492-base-camp-lejeune/ And apparently, Camp Lejeune]] is ''even worse than that''.
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** The [[https://terminallance.com/2014/10/31/terminal-lance-halloween-2014/ 2014 party]] had a Gunny show up and, after Abe criticized his lack of costume, he [[NoIndoorVoice loudly]] informs Abe that everyone at the party had to be in formation in 3 minutes.
--->'''Gunny''': I'm just fucking with you... but I bet ''that'' scared the shit out of you, didn't it?
--->'''Gunny''': I'm just fucking with you... but I bet ''that'' scared the shit out of you, didn't it?
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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 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. [[BerserkButton Abe is not pleased.pleased]].
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: In [[http://terminallance.com/2014/10/07/terminal-lance-348-the-bigger-fish/ this]] strip, a bunch of lower-level enlisted personnel get to enjoy seeing their Gunnery Sergeant being chewed out by a more senior NCO instead of being the one giving the chewing-out to the lower-level enlisted. The title for that page is, to make the point of the strip obvious, "The Bigger Fish".
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: In [[http://terminallance.com/2014/10/07/terminal-lance-348-the-bigger-fish/ this]] strip, a bunch of lower-level enlisted personnel get to enjoy seeing their Gunnery Sergeant being chewed out by a more senior NCO instead of being the one giving the chewing-out to the lower-level enlisted. The title for that page is, to make the point of the strip obvious, "The Bigger Fish".Fish", with the blog post even citing [[Film/StarWarsEpisodeIThePhantomMenace the Trope Namer]].
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* DisasterDominos: An Staff NCO [[https://terminallance.com/2014/06/27/terminal-lance-330-staff-nco-dreams/ has a nightmare]] about how all the minor stuff (hands in pockets, white socks, unkempt appearance, etc.) led to a crisis on deployment, [[JustSoStory thus explaining why they're so anal about it]].
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* DisasterDominos: DisasterDominoes: An Staff NCO [[https://terminallance.com/2014/06/27/terminal-lance-330-staff-nco-dreams/ has a nightmare]] about how all the minor stuff (hands in pockets, white socks, unkempt appearance, etc.) led to a crisis on deployment, [[JustSoStory thus explaining why they're so anal about it]].
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: After a robotic mule was developed, [[https://terminallance.com/2014/07/15/terminal-lance-the-metal-donkey/ a grunt asks why they don't use ACTUAL mules]] instead, since they cost far less money to start with and don't require specialized upkeep.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: After a robotic mule was developed, [[https://terminallance.com/2014/07/15/terminal-lance-the-metal-donkey/ a grunt asks why they don't use ACTUAL mules]] instead, since they cost far less money to start with and don't require specialized upkeep.upkeep, with the strip depicting some... [[RobotUprising ulterior motives]] to the shift.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: After a robotic mule was developed, [[https://terminallance.com/2014/07/15/terminal-lance-the-metal-donkey/ a grunt asks why they don't use ACTUAL mules]] instead, since they cost far less money to start with and don't require specialized upkeep.
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* DisasterDominos: An NCO Sergeant [[https://terminallance.com/2014/06/27/terminal-lance-330-staff-nco-dreams/ has a nightmare]] about how all the minor stuff (hands in pockets, white socks, unkempt appearance, etc.) led to a crisis on deployment, [[JustSoStory thus explaining why they're so anal about it]].
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* DisasterDominos: An Staff NCO Sergeant [[https://terminallance.com/2014/06/27/terminal-lance-330-staff-nco-dreams/ has a nightmare]] about how all the minor stuff (hands in pockets, white socks, unkempt appearance, etc.) led to a crisis on deployment, [[JustSoStory thus explaining why they're so anal about it]].
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* DisasterDominos: An NCO Sergeant [[https://terminallance.com/2014/06/27/terminal-lance-330-staff-nco-dreams/ has a nightmare]] about how all the minor stuff (hands in pockets, white socks, unkempt appearance, etc.) led to a crisis on deployment, [[JustSoStory thus explaining why they're so anal about it]].
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** An earlier strip pointed out [[https://terminallance.com/2014/05/27/terminal-lance-324-meritorious-ii/ just how weird the Marine Corps is compared to civilian life]].
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* VitriolicBestBuds: [[https://terminallance.com/2014/03/28/terminal-lance-313-god-loves-marines/ Garcia's interpretation of God]] is that "he's one of those mean friends that likes to do ''terrible'' things to people out of love," immediately before giving Abe [[GroinAttack a Nut Tap]] to demonstrate.
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* NoNameGiven: Abe and Garcia are only ever known by their nickname (Abe) or their last name (Garcia). Their full names are given in the "Revenge of the Dependapotamus" PDF comics: Abe's last name is Belatzeko, and Garcia's first name is Jesus. At least in Abe's case it seems to be that no one can pronounce his last name right, which is based on Uriarte's own experience of people mispronouncing his last name while he was in active service.
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* NoNameGiven: Abe and Garcia are only ever known by their nickname (Abe) or their last name (Garcia). Their full names are given in the "Revenge "[[https://terminallance.com/2013/11/29/terminal-lance-revenge-of-the-dependapotamus-1/ Revenge of the Dependapotamus" Dependapotamus]]" PDF comics: Abe's last name is Belatzeko, and Garcia's first name is Jesus. At least in Abe's case it seems to be that no one can pronounce his last name right, which is based on Uriarte's own experience of people mispronouncing his last name while he was in active service.
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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Invoked by Garcia [[https://terminallance.com/2013/08/30/terminal-lance-290-the-difference-terminology/ when he hears others describe themselves as "Grunts of X"]].
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* WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings: [[https://terminallance.com/2013/07/16/terminal-lance-278-that-guy/ That Guy]], who immediately tells Abe he plans on killing a stray dog that reminds Abe of home.
-->'''TheRant''': While That Guy doesn’t necessarily have to be about FOB dogs, there’s always some douchemaster that wants to shoot the animals aboard the FOB. You know them, we all do. They’re the fucking asshole that grew up with an abusive father or something [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals so they feel the need to shoot animals that are otherwise harmless so they can ruin shit for everyone]].
-->'''TheRant''': While That Guy doesn’t necessarily have to be about FOB dogs, there’s always some douchemaster that wants to shoot the animals aboard the FOB. You know them, we all do. They’re the fucking asshole that grew up with an abusive father or something [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals so they feel the need to shoot animals that are otherwise harmless so they can ruin shit for everyone]].
