Saturday, May 15, 2010

And Now For Something Completely Different

A while back I mentioned another very talented Marine, Max Uriarte. Max has recently joined the proud ranks of former jarheads, but he's also managed to create a unique contribution to Marine Corps lore and culture. Back in January Max started a witty and biting little web cartoon called Terminal Lance. Terminal Lance has since gone viral with well over three and a half MILLION hits. Max asked me to contribute to his site and my first cartoon is up today.

This cartoon is a commentary on the Corps I first encountered in the 70s and the one Max is exiting in 2010. While the fighting elan of Marines is as constant as the Northern Star, there have been significant changes in, shall we say, the quality of recruits and the moral fiber of the Corps over the last 40 years. The days of morning formations where a quarter of your fellow devildogs are UA (unauthorized absence) and barracks hallways fragrant with the smell of pot are long gone, but senior enlisted and officers still seem to find ways to keep non-judicial punishment charge sheets coming. Like recruiting duty, there must be quotas.

At anyrate, check out my cartoon scribblings over at TERMINAL LANCE.

3 comments:

Kristopher Battles said...

I was laughing my butt off at that cartoon!

Well done, sir, well done.

Anonymous said...

Mad Dog, look at all your hair!! I hardly recognize you. Just got the NYTimes link from Janis. Seems like you're having a great time, Chris will be jealous.

Best to you, take care!

christian soldier said...

hope you are still 'blogging' --
I so enjoy your take and your illustrations...
carol-CS