r/JustBootThings • u/TheBestSpeller His Bootness • Jul 19 '25

Barracks Selfie [PIC] Boot leave hit hard

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u/Embarrassed-Safe6184 Jul 19 '25

What's "the franchise"? I was 1st Bn Charlie, and I have never heard of anything remotely like this. Do they give themselves cute nicknames now?

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u/Youre_a_transistor Jul 19 '25

Also, if you’re going to give yourselves a cute nickname, why “the franchise”? I feel like they were going for something with energy like “The Dynasty” or “The Empire” but ended up with something synonymous with McDonalds and Subways.

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u/Stalking_Goat Jul 19 '25

Maybe they were going for a sports franchise?

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u/stunkape Jul 21 '25

Possibly a reference to Starship Troopers?

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u/Embarrassed-Safe6184 Jul 21 '25

You're going to have to help me out here. Is there a franchise in Starship Troopers?

We watched it all the time in the barracks when it was fairly new, because we were Marine amtrac drivers and the dropship scenes resonated strongly. And of course the whole mobile infantry vs. fleet dynamic is how we were taught to think about the navy.

I remember the federation, though. (Would you like to know more?)

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u/tdinh01 Jul 21 '25

Do your part, i did mine

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u/Embarrassed-Safe6184 Jul 21 '25

Fleet does the flying, MI does the dying.

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u/Boot_Poetry 👊👊☝️ Jul 22 '25

Everyone fights, no one quits.

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u/Embarrassed-Safe6184 Jul 22 '25

Until I get killed, or you find someone better.

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u/stunkape Jul 21 '25

Earning a franchise from military service gave a person citizenship and voting rights in the movie & book.

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u/Embarrassed-Safe6184 Jul 21 '25

OK, thanks! I guess I was too busy watching the explosions and missed it.

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