Sergeant Cliff Fox has worn several hats in the Marine Corps, but the 28-year-old says whatever the job, the camaraderie he has with his fellow Marines can’t be matched in the civilian world. Sergeant Fox, who is on a one-year deployment with Regimental Combat Team-7 from Twentynine Palms at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan, talked with managing editor Tami Roleff last week about what makes his job fun…
The Marines in Regimental Combat Team-7 live, work, and relax together, which Sergeant Cliff Fox says has made them really close. “What I like the most about my job is working with all my Marines. We all get along really well. We all hang out. When we’re not busy we joke around, toss the football, try to keep busy.” Sergeant Fox says the camaraderie the Marines develop just can’t be matched anywhere else. “We’re kind of around each other all the time; we do feel a lot of camaraderie that something you don’t really find in the civilian world.” After almost seven years as a Marine, Fox plans to make the Marine Corps a career. He said a long time ago he was given some good advice he’s taken to heart. “I’ve always been told to stay in the Marine Corps until it’s not fun is probably the best thing to do. So far, I’ve never not had fun. I’ve had hard days with a lot of work. It is what you make out of it. If you have a bad attitude, it’s going to be bad. But if you just look at it like this just how it is, you’re going to have a good day.” That’s good advice for anyone.
WE TALK TO A MARINE IN AFGHANISTAN ABOUT CAMARADERIE
