Marines reenlist in disgusting pool of muck because Marines
Two Marine water support techs — whose job it is to purify dirty water — reenlisted in the filthiest pond they could find.
Jeff Schogol
Aug 12, 2025 10:25 AM EDT
When you see a small group of Marines standing at attention while shoulder deep in murky water, don’t worry, this is normal — or at least as normal as Marines get.
Marines thrive in austere environments. As such, they have turned embracing the suck into a science — would another branch voluntarily send human life forms to Twentynine Palms, California?
So, it makes sense that some Marines would choose to hold their reenlistment ceremonies in some sort of body of water so that they and the rest of their squad can be wet, cold, and mildly miserable during one of the most important days in their careers.
A recent video posted on social media shows two Marines electing to do just that. In this case, they and their fellow Marines are almost totally submerged in what looks like a pond of squalid water that could be the ancestral home of the mosquito.
https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/marines-water-reenlist/
