Being a Gunrock isn't always hard work or bad living conditions. Sometimes you have all the comforts of home, except home.

Being a Marine Gunrock means that you will be away from your family. A lot. That means you will be away from home for Christmas, sometimes for years in a row. It means that your entire family is together, all with smiles, and the best thing you can do is spend Christmas morning with them via webcam.



But when a Marine is away from home because he's deployed, he usually gets drunk to forget about the misery. At least he still has his friends.


Friends he will remember until he dies.

And then does something stupid, just for a laugh.


Friends are the most important thing a Gunrock has. Without them, he really has nothing. The bond that develops between fellow Marines is unlike any other friendship in the world.
Maybe simply working together has made you the best of friends.

It may stem from sharing a wooden shack that is no more than 36 square feet with another Marine for 7 months.



Being a Gunrock means always taking advantage of downtime.
Whether it's to play a game of cards...



Or catching some sleep because the back of the truck for 4 hours last night at 25 degrees wasn't enough.