AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A WORKIN’ PARTY

( GOT COIN AFTER BEING ASSIGNED TO MCCES ON MAGTFTC / MCAGCC IN 2021 ) TEXT FEATURED OF PIECE: FRONT: AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A WORKIN’ PARTY E-1 E-2 E-3 BACK: EVERY MARINE A JANITOR BRIEF INFORMATION / HISTORY: “AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A WORKIN’ PARTY” IS A SARCASTIC PHRASE COMMONLY HEARD IN THE MILITARY, ESPECIALLY AMONG LOWER-ENLISTED SERVICE MEMBERS. IT REFERS TO THE INEVITABLE FATIGUE DUTIES, CLEANING DETAILS, AND MANUAL LABOR THAT JUNIOR TROOPS ARE OFTEN ASSIGNED, TURNING WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FREE TIME INTO A “PARTY” OF SWEEPING, MOPPING, AND HAULING GEAR. “E-1 E-2 E-3 – EVERY MARINE A JANITOR” REFLECTS THE REALITY THAT NO MATTER A MARINE’S JOB OR MOS, THEY WILL INEVITABLY FIND THEMSELVES CLEANING SOMETHING. FROM FIELD DAY INSPECTIONS TO POLICING THE AREA, THE RANKS OF PRIVATE, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, AND LANCE CORPORAL KNOW ALL TOO WELL THAT THE LOWER YOU ARE ON THE LADDER, THE MORE LIKELY YOU ARE HOLDING A BROOM.