Sublime

When their lives are on the line, Marines learn to want more than pure, unthinking aggression.

The Marine philosophy is to recruit for attitude and train for skills. Marines believe that attitude is a weapon system. We searched for intangible character traits: a quest for adventure, a desire to serve with the elite, and the intention to be in top physical condition.

At one point in my life, I learned how to think. I used to know how to feel. In war, these are lessons best forgotten.