Terminal Lance is a Comic strip and website created in 2010 by Maximilian Uriarte that satirizes United States Marine Corp life. According to Uriarte, he created the strip "to poke fun at the Marine Corps , but with an emphasis on the Lance Corporal’s point of view."[1] The name is a slang term for a Marine who finishes a four year enlistment (i.e. terminates) as a Lance Corporal. The system for advancement to Corporal and Sergeant, "cutting scores," is heavily dependent on career-field and seniority—this leads to a large number of "terminal lances" in infantry specialties who might, in another field, have advanced to NCO rank.
As a fellow Marine this is in my opinion long overdue for appreciation!
Please post your favorite strips.
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