I think Anne worked it all out, although it doesn't really work, if you check all the dates. He had to have been eighteen and not much more, simply because it was late in the war by then.
SuperWiki says:
John cannot plausibly have been born any later than 1957 (so as to have been 18, and in the Marines, in 1975). Considering the notes below about Vietnam force reduction, the likelihood is high that he turned 18 before 1971 (in which case his birth year would be 1953 or earlier).
In an alternate reality experienced by Dean, John's gravestone indicates he was born in 1954.
And Dean says he was a corporal, which is fourth from the lowest.
For John
not
to have reached Corporal if he did a full stint, he would have had to fuck up pretty badly. But yeah, the dates only work with a fair amount of hand-waving.
Thank you, Anne, resident Marine expert. So what does Corporal entail in terms of leadership and responsibility.
And thank you, Amy, outsourced wetware.
I feel I should have some sort of badge for that.
I'll have to ask my dad and/or brother about a corporal's duties/leadership, although as Navy guys they might not know specifically.
Leadership-wise I think a corporal might have led a patrol group or work group of about four or so. So, some leadership on a very small, very immediate scale.
Not unlike leading your two boys on hunts!
Not unlike leading your two boys on hunts!
Completely unlike that, because one is twisted borderline abuse, and the other is...childrearing!
Badum-cha! I'll be here all day--try the veal, and tip your waitress.
I was absolutely undone this morning when my brother and mother made me watch Florence + the Nightingales on youtube.
First off, her new look is art deco, and mum kept raving about a video where she was dressed as the Chrysler building. Then I see her new album has a track called Strangeness and Charm. Then they make me watch a vid for her Shake it Off song, and now I am utterly convinced that she is a Supernatural fan. My god, if someone doesn't make a vid to Shake it Off for Sam, Dean, and Cas, I will go nutty. It's too much. Too much Dean & Cas, too much Cas, too much Sam, too much Dean. Oh, oh, vid goodness to be had!!!! She is divine.
you mean Florence + the Machine, right? she's fabulous.
