Which of the Armed Forces would you prefer?

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12th February 2010, 20:23
dunes

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Originally Posted by gloomyDAY

You forgot the best one: Marine Corps.

At the top of thier payroll check it clearly say Dept of the U. S. Navy.
bet some of you didn't know that.
as for being stuck on a tincan, its true you have to be careful what your assigned to and where the training is. The Navy has many different arms of service. Until recently [1080's] some where not even mentioned.
13th February 2010, 17:47
anthonyvop

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Originally Posted by gloomyDAY

I guess Marines just sit on their ass and twiddle their thumbs. Maybe we should get rid of Recon, I mean, not as if they were literally the first troops to cut through Iraq and make it past Baghdad.

The marines do an outstanding job. I mean them no disrespect.

But every in major military action by the United States the Top Commander has always been an Army General.

Pershing, Eisenhower, MaCarthur, Westmoreland, Schwarzkopf, Petraeus...All Army.
13th February 2010, 17:49
anthonyvop

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

Really?

For an island nation like the UK surely the Navy and Air Force is more importance than the Army.

But I am not in the UK. My opinion is based on my US Nationality.
13th February 2010, 18:27
Hazell B

I'd try for MI5 if the option was there.
Failing that (and I would :rolleyes: ) I guess I'd be an sailor of sorts. Getting seasick isn't as bad as getting shot in a scummy desert.
13th February 2010, 18:33
dunes

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

The marines do an outstanding job. I mean them no disrespect.

But every in major military action by the United States the Top Commander has always been an Army General.

Pershing, Eisenhower, MaCarthur, Westmoreland, Schwarzkopf, Petraeus...All Army.

I refer to the headings of sergeon general and admiral. True you'rs are noted and deserving but look at the US chain of command and see just how many are Navy trained and the others have served under multible branches of the military.
13th February 2010, 19:00
anthonyvop

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Originally Posted by swoop

I refer to the headings of sergeon general and admiral. True you'rs are noted and deserving but look at the US chain of command and see just how many are Navy trained and the others have served under multible branches of the military.

You do realize that the Surgeon General is not a branch of the military?

Sure any supreme commander has some naval and Air force knowledge but they all graduated from West Point. Not Annapolis or Colorado Springs.
13th February 2010, 20:26
dunes

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

You do realize that the Surgeon General is not a branch of the military?

Sure any supreme commander has some naval and Air force knowledge but they all graduated from West Point. Not Annapolis or Colorado Springs.

yes I am aware of that. I was merely saying it took more than just army training to be on the staff of decision makers.
west point like annapolis and coorado springs breeds leaders and all should be recognized as more than just enlisted military.
And yes its commonly known without west point so far you can't br there. However west point is not an army training center. its a political training center.
14th February 2010, 00:07
anthonyvop

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Originally Posted by swoop

However west point is not an army training center. its a political training center.

It is both.
14th February 2010, 00:38
A.F.F.

The army. Everything else is for pussies.
14th February 2010, 01:55
Valve Bounce

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

If you were forced through military service to join one of the armed forces would you choose?

Army?
Air Force?
Navy?

MASH!!

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