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It means "Always Faithful." Semper Fi is short for the latin Semper Fidelis
The motto of the US Marines, "Semper Fidelis" -- "Semper Fi" for short -- translates from the Latin as "Always faithful."
Always Faithful.
Adios You are probably referring to the term, "Semper Fi!" It is an abbreviation of Semper Fidelis, the motto of the Marine Corps, which means Always Faithful.
Semper Fi is short for Semper Fidelis which means Always Faithful. Semper Paratus means Always Prepared.
Because tattoo's are not sanctioned by the Marine Corps.
It's always been Semper Fidelis (Semper Fi); Always Faithful.
I think you mean "Semper Fi", which is short for "Semper Fidelis", a Latin phrase meaning "Always faithful", which is the motto of the United States Marine Corps. Over the years the Marines have shortened it to Semper Fi, and "Semper Fi, Mac" is the universal Marine greeting.
"Semper Fi" is short for "semper fidelis," which is Latin for "always faithful." It is the motto of the United States Marine Corps and embodies the loyalty, commitment, and dedication that Marines have to their country, their Corps, and to each other.
There motto is Semper Fi and there motto is a bird holding a earth with an anchor on it
If you're referring to the United States Marines, two common phrases affiliated with them are "Oorah" and "Semper fi", the last one being the shortening of the phrase "semper fidelis" or "always faithful", the official motto of the US Marine Corps.
semper fidelis (shortened semperfi) is the motto of the United States Marine Corps. Translated it means always faithful and is used more or less as a greeting or term of endearment between marines. One marine sees another it is acceptable to say many things, one of which could be semper fi. For family members and retirees the phrase is a great way of distinguishign your self as someone who is still connected to the corps. For example the mother of marine approaches a retired vet and says my son is serving in the corps in which the vet could respond semper fi ma'am. An acceptable response would simply be semper fi, or semper (always faithful, or always) or any other term or greeting.