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What's the difference between the marines and army?
- Thread starter Syringer
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Heisenberg
Lifer
Marines operate on land and sea. Army only operates on land. Marines are also generally considered more of a fast attack force.
Goosemaster
Lifer
34 pounds of balls
Goosemaster
Lifer
lol
Schadenfreude
Lifer
From a social standpoint, the marines are a lot more strict on regulation and gung-ho, AFAIK.
Size and mission. Marines are optimized for littoral operations, meaning operations at or near the coastline. They are forward deployed aboard Navy vessels and are rapidly deployable anywhere in the world. They are oriented toward combat missions alone and are not intended to be occupation forces or peacekeepers. The actions of the 1st MarDiv in Iraq were rather interesting because they were used as an Army unit would be. Also, the deployment of Marines to Kandahar was unusual because of the distance away from their ships and Navy support.
The Marines have about 100,000 or so (too lazy to look up the numbers) while the US Army has somewhere around 400,000. The Army also tends to be "heavier" with more armored vehicles and more artillery support than is typical of a Marine unit which embarks from a ship by helicopter or landing craft. Marines also consider themselves to be more elite, but I'm sure there are plenty of units within the Army that would dispute the notion.
One thing that is fairly indisputable, however, is that the Marines have exceptional esprit de corps, and the adage, "Once a Marine, always a Marine" holds true everywhere I have seen. Perhaps I haven't met enough Marines, but I haven't heard them talking about I MEF versus III MEF in the same way you hear the 101st compete with the 82nd. The history of the Marines is not about unit accomplishments but about the CORPS as an entirety. It's an interesting outfit, and I highly respect them. You may not find the most well-educated Marines, but you would be hard pressed to find a more highly motivated and earnest group of troops anywhere.
It's "department" not "division". Same idea, but it sounds better. 🙂
The Marines have about 100,000 or so (too lazy to look up the numbers) while the US Army has somewhere around 400,000. The Army also tends to be "heavier" with more armored vehicles and more artillery support than is typical of a Marine unit which embarks from a ship by helicopter or landing craft. Marines also consider themselves to be more elite, but I'm sure there are plenty of units within the Army that would dispute the notion.
One thing that is fairly indisputable, however, is that the Marines have exceptional esprit de corps, and the adage, "Once a Marine, always a Marine" holds true everywhere I have seen. Perhaps I haven't met enough Marines, but I haven't heard them talking about I MEF versus III MEF in the same way you hear the 101st compete with the 82nd. The history of the Marines is not about unit accomplishments but about the CORPS as an entirety. It's an interesting outfit, and I highly respect them. You may not find the most well-educated Marines, but you would be hard pressed to find a more highly motivated and earnest group of troops anywhere.
It's "department" not "division". Same idea, but it sounds better. 🙂
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