If you’ve seen that recently-published graph that’s been floating around the internet that states Marines beat every other branch in terms of smoking, drinking, and sleeping around, you may think it’s just some Photoshopped meme or joke. It’s not. It’s actually a real thing. If you haven’t, we’re happy to show you:
(Department of Defense)
The fine folks at the RAND Corporation, the people who administered the survey on behalf of the DoD, probably had the best of intentions when they conducted it. They likely thought to themselves, “perhaps if the troops know how damaging their lifestyle is to their personal health, they’ll want to change.”
But, nah — that’s not how the military works. You put any sort of ranking on it and you’re just going to make things worse. In the immortal words of Matthew McConaughey, “you gotta pump those numbers up! Those are rookie numbers!”
Anyways, here’s some memes.
(Meme via US Army WTF Moments)
(Meme via Disgruntled Vets)
(Meme via Untied Status Marin Crops)
(Meme via United Status Marin Crops)
(Meme via The Senior Specialist)
(Meme via Dysfunctional Veterans)
(Meme via /r/USMC)
(Meme via Sh*t My LPO Says)
(Meme via Valhalla Wear)
(Meme via Decelerate Your Life)
