Which of the Armed Forces would you prefer?

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Originally Posted by swoop

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.

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Yes, and who does the Navy need for combat related misions? Marines. They are a potent force, so don't denigrate their service.

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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.

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Originally Posted by gloomyDAY

Yes, and who does the Navy need for combat related misions? Marines. They are a potent force, so don't denigrate their service.

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I think Swoops point was that officially the Marine Corps falls under the Department of the Navy.

And in reality, the US Navy, just like any other branch, has plenty of it's own history without involving the other branches. Though everyone has biases and preferences, all of them are very good at what they do. That includes the Coast Guard as well, even though they are not officially a branch of the US military.

As are are the Air National Gaurd.In respect to underappreciated protectors of our country.
Thank you Airshifter on helping me put my meaning into words others could understand.
Each arm of our forces are vital. Trained in areas that make them experts in thier own right.

lol...All I know is a friend of mine who is a retired Air Force man told me that never let anyone you like become a member of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children...and they don't call em Jarheads for nothing!!!

I can verify that. An old roommate of mine was a bouncer in a bar in London Ontario. It is right down the street from Canadian Forces Base London and the GM factory that made armoured cars that the Canadian Forces use and the USMC uses. So he always had military people in his bar. One Friday afternoon, a group of Marines start gettting rowdy. My buddy Jim, realizes the LAST thing he wants to do on a Friday afternoon is end up taking on some Marines. He hopes things cool off. They don't, they start hassling the waitress who wants to cut them off. Jim, also the bartender that day (it is a Friday afternoon and usually NOT busy til after supper)realizes he has an issue and is all set to phone the base to send over MP's. Since the Marines are on assignment to a Canadian base, the MP's would have jurisdiction. He has the phone in his hand, and a quiet group of Canadian Army guys come over and say, we'll handle our American friends. Well before you can say "Donnybrook" the 5 Marines and the 5 members of the Princess Pats ( Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry) are going at it on his beach volleyball court. Jim phones the MP's....3 minutes later, the Marines, who have had their butts kicked ( they were probably a lot more drunk than the Canucks) all the sudden find the PPCLI boys gone and the MP's working them over with Billy clubs......

Moral of the story? The USMC is a proud service, but they should stay away from Canadian Beer and the Canadian Army!!!

I'm too tall to be a miltary pilot :bigcry:

RAF
Too many jokes about sailors and too spineless to be a soldier