Boot Marine

Main Entry: Marine Boot Function: To make salts angry because FNGs have two left feet. :Hazing done to boot Marines by old salts. Impossible orders are barked at boot Marines instructing said boot to turn two on a task that they have no idea how to accomplish. The old salts extract a sick pleasure out of this because they've all gone through it. Sadly, it's not understood by the public and frowned upon, but the old salts have full empathy for said boots. The salts are doing it not only to break the monotony of a dull period, but to also make the boot a better Marine. It's much like weaning a baby off the bottle. It's not cruel, it's done so as to speed the baby's progress along. It's now time to eat hard food!