History Webcomic / TerminalLance

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: [[https://terminallance.com/2011/03/08/terminal-lance-111-oscar-season/ Uriarte will say that out of what he dislikes]] of the movie ''Film/TheHurtLocker'' from "...the shallow characters, the worthless storyline, the poorly researched military aspects and the tepid underlying themes...", what he '''really''' hated about it was a scene of one of the soldiers playing ''{{VideoGame/Gears of War}}'' on an {{UsefulNotes/Xbox 360}} 2 years and a year respectively before they were released to the film's 2004 setting.

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* InterserviceRivalry: Within the Corps, between [[DeskJockey POGs]] and grunts. Uriarte naturally takes the side of the grunts. He especially doesn't like the "Water Dogs" (Marine plumbers), though at one point he also mocks the grunts who think anyone who does technical/repair work is an immediate POG.
** Of course, being a Marine, he'll take potshots at the Army and the Air Force as well.

In 2016, ''ComicBook/TheWhiteDonkey'', a more serious graphic novel based on his experiences in Iraq, was published, funded by a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign.

''[[http://www.terminallance.com Terminal Lance]]'' is a bi-weekly webcomic by Terminal Lance Corporal Maximilian Uriarte, [[SemperFi USMC]] (retired). It [[IncrediblyLamePun draws]] on Uriarte's experiences as a Lance Corporal in the infantry. Think a WorkCom, but set in the military.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: "Grunt" is a term mainly applied to the infantry and similar frontline fighting units. When Garcia hears support troops referring to themselves as [[https://terminallance.com/2013/08/30/terminal-lance-290-the-difference-terminology/ when he hears others describe themselves as "Grunts of X"]], he's drawn similarly to Inigo Montoya and quotes the trope, since the other marines have an infinitesimal chance of facing the enemy in battle.

%%* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Invoked by Garcia [[https://terminallance.com/2013/08/30/terminal-lance-290-the-difference-terminology/ when he hears others describe themselves as "Grunts of X"]].

* MemeticHandGesture: [[http://terminallance.com/2010/02/05/terminal-lance-10-lance-corporal-hand-signal/ The Terminal Lance hand sign]], but more endearing is "Knife Hands"--[[http://terminallance.com/2010/08/27/terminal-lance-59-knife-hand-anger-gauge/ the height of which is directly in proportion to the anger of the one doing it]]. [[https://terminallance.com/2011/03/04/terminal-lance-110-bootcamp-the-swarm/ A later strip]] has them utilize CartoonPhysics to show just how goofy and over-the-top they are in hindsight.

* LiteralMinded: [[http://terminallance.com/2010/03/23/terminal-lance-23-literally/ Here]],[[http://terminallance.com/2011/07/19/terminal-lance-133-literally-ii/ here]], and [[http://terminallance.com/2011/08/26/terminal-lance-143-literally-iii/ here]]. Also, as noted in the blog post for [[http://terminallance.com/2011/08/05/terminal-lance-138-the-reveille-guy/ this one]]:

* ADateWithRosiePalms: A common hobby of marines. You better believe that looking at normal porn is the one of the more normal things to happen in the strip.

* ChestOfMedals: [[http://terminallance.com/2016/03/01/terminal-lance-chest-candy/ A more subdued example than most]], though still impressive given that the person in question (Senior Chief Petty Officer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Byers Edward Byers]], a CombatMedic serving with the Navy [=SEALs=]) earned the Medal of Honor--as well as FOUR Bronze Stars. Abe catches a boot Marine [[ADateWithRosiePalms having a date with Rosie Palms]] to pictures of the ribbon stack.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Rather difficult to do when [[https://terminallance.com/2010/11/29/terminal-lance-84-the-jack-shack/ your only privacy is a port-a-potty in 135 degree Fahrenheit heat]].

* TooMuchInformation: In one instance of Abe being on barracks duty, he is told to "keep track of everything" in the logbook. [[LiteralMinded Taking this at face value]], he entered, in concise but excruciating detail, [[http://terminallance.com/2013/01/25/terminal-lance-247-logging-the-logbook/ an account of his trip to the bathroom]] to [[ToiletHumor perform some]] [[ADateWithRosiePalms bodily functions]]. The Officer On Duty notes that this account [[{{Understatement}} "is a bit unnecessary"]].