Broken and Unreadable is a web-comic by William Melancon Jr that satirizes several aspects of the United States Marines Corps, with emphasis on the life of enlisted Infantry Marines. The Comic was first published on Facebook as a moral booster for Charlie Company, First battalion Third Marines. The comic strip went public on May 23, 2012. The comic centers around a non-specific fire-team, known as "Team One" or "First Team". First team is part of 1st squad, 1st platoon. Team one's company designation is never mentioned, and it is known simply as "the company". While most of the comic feature members of Team One, other recurring characters will make appearances from time to time, such as corpsman and various civilians. The name Broken and Unreadable derives from a common radio response, whi