Once a Marine, always a Marine. Boy did I learn that. I was talking to my BIL who was in the Marines many years ago. He was on the Princeton CV37 I think it was. Anyway, my daughter had just started going out with this guy who had also been in the Marines. I made the mistake of saying to my BIL that my daughters boyfriend was an Ex Marine. Wow ! I thought he would bust a vessel ! I was then informed that......... Once a Marine, always a Marine !! I got it !!!