From Leathernecks to Lifeboats

On this episode we hit on slang between branches Pokémon life and some personal belifes.

In this episode we talk about movies about each branch and the effect getting out had on us.

Alright homies - on this episode we get into a new 4 day work week for BOTH of us, how watching time lapsed landscaping videos relaxes pilch, the thickness of Boston accents, all of our listeners in the foreign lands, parents being shitty and not watching their kids, and much more

Alright gang! on this episode we talk about sperm whales or sperm on whales than we get into the ins and the outs of all MOS’s within the Marine Corps infantry and avv communities , the Artemis 2 landing, kids, being defiant straight to your face, trying to balance being respected by junior ranks, but also being true to yourself, at the same time, and much more

Hola amigos! On this episode Pilch gets into FINALLY passing his tactical Coxswain check ride, having to deal with stupid games from higher ups, only being able to poop in one single bathroom on a 100+ foot boat, our favorite movies, & the cult classic backrooms videos.

Ok this episode we weigh in on Iran, sleep problems, wisdom teeth getting ripped the fuck out of the mouth, the govt shutdown (again), richie raves about the steam deck, priests turning away sailors from attending church and much more

On this episode we get REAL about one of the military’s most notorious problems - suicide, the awkwardness of urinalysis’s, AI generated photo shenanigans, & the situation in Iran

Lucky #13!!! We get into Pokémon card collecting, Artificial intelligence, sending kids off to school for the first time, humans back to the moon, the Winter Olympics & much more

On this episode we get into nightmares, creepy videos and the strange, dark and mysterious iykyk also video games

Alright gang - on this episode we dive into having kiddos - what it’s like in the military with that good ol maternity leave we get blessed with and whatnot and what it’s like to deal with being gone from the fam, and how to balance everything dad - wise

HOT TUB EPISODE!!!!! We get into the mindset of where we were at when thinking about going into the coast guard ya feel?

Last single digit episode!!!! Let’s go! This episode we get into moto tats, weird dudes in the military doing cringey tik toks, the journey to our first unit after graduating outta recruit status at cape may and much more

Ayoooo on this snazzy jawn we get into the infamous NJP (non judicial punishment) story from pilch, Richie talks putting a whole ass MRE bag inside his boot to keep warm (yikes) and other fun stories from our deployments to Cuba and Japan.

On this episode Richie talks Fuji-Q (Disneyland for Japan), and the day to day as a AAV (amphibious assault) mechanic and pilch talks about how his wife was able to visit him while he was actually deployed to GITMO (craaazy) and the day to day as a marine FAST security guard on post way high up on the towers overlooking the Cuba/GITMO fence line

Okkkkkkk, On this episode we get into mass punishment, USCG A school, that sweet sweet white box chow, barracks life, on base bars and some more goodies. Apologies for the audio issues! (My dumbass forgot to charge them)

We have our first guest on the pod! Our man Chuck goes over his path from joining the Marines & being a mechanic to then joining the coast guard and serving in multiple units. Pilch missed out on a good one.

Today we dive into good ol uniforms differences, going HAM on the base galley/chow hall and different food spots on base, being the one to switch up lunch for my unit, deployment food, PTing early in the AM, a bad day in this branch versus that branch & coming across strange peeps at boot camp.

This episode we dive into the “why?” of choosing both branches, life In between transitioning branches, looking into the coast guard while still in the marines, how we miss the birthday balls in the Marine Corps and how we wish the Coast Guard threw something similar, & finally we weigh in on the govt shutdown

We dive into major differences between the marine corps and the coast guard such as difference in unit camaraderie, how a check in as a junior dude is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from one branch to the other and how it’s normal to work double the hours in the marines compared to being a coastie.

Hello and welcome! Thanks for choosing to spend a bit of your precious time with us! On this first episode we introduce ourselves and talk a bit about our journey from snot nosed high schoolers, to the marine corps to now currently serving as active duty in the coast guard.