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Old 04-30-2004, 07:45 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Semper Phi?

I have always seen this associated with the marines but i have no idea what it means. Can anyone help me out?
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Old 04-30-2004, 09:12 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Semper Fi (not Phi) or Semper Fidelis is Latin.

It means "Always Faithful" and is the motto of the Marine Corps.
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Old 04-30-2004, 10:46 AM   #3 (permalink)
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It's not what you're asking, but:

phi = (1+sqrt(5))/2

Phi is the golden ratio, associated with the Fibonacci sequence. Google it for an interesting read.
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Old 04-30-2004, 11:25 AM   #4 (permalink)
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wow! ask one quesiton and get an answer for something completely different. very cool thanks. no wonder why i couldn't find any info on it. maybe next time i should spell correctly. anyway thanks again.
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Old 04-30-2004, 12:56 PM   #5 (permalink)
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phi (the golden ratio) can also be expressed as the continued root

phi=sqrt(1+sqrt(1+sqrt(1+sqrt(1...)
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Old 04-30-2004, 05:35 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Semper Pie.



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Old 04-30-2004, 05:44 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Old 05-03-2004, 07:50 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Any fan of Metal Gear Solid 2 could have told ya that. =P
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Old 05-03-2004, 08:00 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Quite true.

"Who dares, wins."
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Old 05-05-2004, 08:55 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Semper fidelus is the full phrase

They shortend it because if your smart enough to find your way to the recruiting station youre smart enough to be a marine
humourisly enough my dad told me that, a marine supply sergeant during vietnam
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Old 05-05-2004, 09:12 AM   #11 (permalink)
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MGS2 was HORRIBLE in the use for that.

Like with Snake suddenly yelling "Semper Fi!!!" as if people wouldn't say "Hey.. only marines say that!" It was SO out of place..

He might as well have come out and said, "HEY GUYS, I'M SNAKE!"
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Old 05-05-2004, 11:26 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Agreed, stompy - because obviously a Navy SEAL Lieutenant would use the catchphrase of the Marine Corps...
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Old 05-06-2004, 05:38 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Well, building on the theme of slightly altering the Marine motto...

Semper Lie:

http://www.dailyrecord.com/news/arti...alsemarine.htm

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Phony Marine crashes funeral
By Eugene Mulero, Daily Record

Walter K. Carlson has never served in the military, but that didn't stop him from wearing a Marine dress uniform decorated with two dozen medals at a funeral for a Morris County Marine officer on Wednesday.

That is the charge filed against the Summit man by the FBI.

Carlson, 58, was summoned to appear today at 2:30 p.m. at U.S. District Court in Newark before Judge Ronald J. Hedges on charges of illegally wearing military awards at the funeral of Marine Lt. John Thomas "J.T." Wroblewski at Our Lady of the Mountain Church in Washington Township. Wroblewski, 25, who grew up in Jefferson, is Morris County's first fatality in the Iraq war. He will be buried today at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

FBI agent Thomas A. Cottone, who was at the funeral, said that Carlson was at the funeral wearing a Marine Corps dress uniform with 24 medals. The uniform bore insignias indicating rank of captain.

"When I saw him wearing those medals, I knew right away what he was doing," said Cottone, who specializes in apprehending people who illegally wear military awards, particularly Congressional Medals of Honor.

Cottone, a parishioner at Our Lady of the Mountain Church, said Carlson first claimed to have earned the medals but later admitted that he had never served in the military.

"I know about 90 percent of all highly decorated officers in the state, and I didn't recognize him," Cottone said.

According to Carlson, who spoke with the Daily Record by phone Thursday, he attended the funeral to personally feel respected and also to honor Wroblewski. He admitted to dressing up as a Marine on almost a dozen other times prior to the funeral. Carlson said he had attended Veterans Day and Memorial Day events in Morris County.

"I did this for myself, nobody else. I always wanted to be in the Marines. I knew one day I would get caught," Carlson said, from his home during the phone interview. "Growing up I was picked on."

Carlson said he never had a psychiatric evaluation, but takes medication for his diabetes. He has lived in Summit almost all his life and works in Dover.

Carlson said a friend who is a veteran gave him access to a military store where he could purchase Marine uniforms and medals.

Agent Cottone explained that common reasons why people decide to impersonate military officers is to impress others, financial gain or because they always wanted to be in the military.

"People who wear these medals falsely do a great disservice to those who earned them. Many Marines have died to serve our country and rightly earn their awards posthumously," Cottone said.

Cottone was made an honorary Marine by the Commandant of the Corps for his work. Cottone is also the FBI's national case agent for investigations into illegal wearing of military awards, he said.
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Old 05-06-2004, 05:43 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Cottone, who specializes in apprehending people who illegally wear military awards
Weird hobby...
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Old 05-06-2004, 05:56 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Disgraceful that people feel the need to pretend to be in the military to impress others. And it is a pretty big federal crime to pretend to be an officer when you're not, so I guess I can understand why the FBI has people set up just to catch them.
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Old 05-07-2004, 01:31 PM   #16 (permalink)
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i thought it was pretty weird too. i guess i didn't realize that so many people were out there impersonating soldiers
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Old 05-07-2004, 08:09 PM   #17 (permalink)
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i thought it was pretty weird too. i guess i didn't realize that so many people were out there impersonating soldiers
Well, the primary benefit - at least in times of war - is the respect that you're given as a member of the military, including getting breaks from cops (on speeding tickets), etc.

However, if they can get a fake military ID, having access to a PX and/or commisary is invaluable - no tax, very cheap prices, wide range of items.
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Old 05-08-2004, 05:48 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Disgraceful that people feel the need to pretend to be in the military to impress others. And it is a pretty big federal crime to pretend to be an officer when you're not, so I guess I can understand why the FBI has people set up just to catch them.

....and sad.

It doesn't excuse what the guy did, but I feel sorry for him that this was the best way he could come up with to deal with his feelings. You have to be pretty down on yourself to pretend you are someone (or something) else to get respect/attention.
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Old 05-08-2004, 10:45 PM   #19 (permalink)
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seimper phi first to die
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Old 05-09-2004, 08:21 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Semper Fi, not Phi. Phi is pronounced "fee".
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Old 05-12-2004, 05:28 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Semper Fi, do or die, gun-ho, gun-ho!
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Old 05-12-2004, 06:08 PM   #22 (permalink)
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What do you think the odds are that a marine wannabe loser who wears fake medals just happens to be at an affair which is attended by someone who specializes in apprehending people who wear fake medals? Thats gotta be a longshot!
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Old 05-14-2004, 12:55 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Semper fidelus is the full phrase

They shortend it because if your smart enough to find your way to the recruiting station youre smart enough to be a marine
humourisly enough my dad told me that, a marine supply sergeant during vietnam
Fidelis, not fidelus. Remeber to conjugate your latin properly people!
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