Sailors training for land based combat skills? What is this?
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First, I'd like to comment on those that say we haven't had a Naval battle in years...In March 2003, my ship was the 1st to launch T-hawks at Iraq (We launched all of the ones we could and one ours was the very famous one that was the 1st to hit Baghdad). The Navy plays a vital role making sure that your overseas products get here safely by escorting them through danger zones. There are people out there that hate the fact that most American homes have 3 TV's, but they can only put dinner on the table a few times a week (due to their economy).\n\nNow I haven't heard of them sending the recruits to Army training; in-fact, really read the article.  A second class Petty Officer is far from a recruit. An Officer is not a recruit and a reservist isn't either. What they are talking about is a program called IA (Individual Aumantee). It is to where they are taking sailors already "in the fleet" (at their duty stations), primarily what is formerly known as "shore duty" (and some from reserve units) and they are sending them for a few weeks of training with the Army and then off to land in the mid-east to fight and defend -and to help those that don't have a bomb strapped to their chest. \n\nWhat I don't understand is why they say that they are going to increase the number of augmentees, yet the Army was reported to have met their quota last quarter (recruited enough people) -for the first time in years.\n\nI do think that they are trying to blend the services.  Take a look at the new uniforms of all the branches over the past several years and the ratings or MOS's that are merging, etc.  Tell me they don't have something up their sleeve (and mean it with a straight face).\n\nThe Navy has another program called Blue to Green.  It's to where you can get out of the Navy and laterally convert to the Army-without losing a paygrade and in some cases, even gain a paygrade.
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The US Marines are a land-attack unit of the US Navy. i.e beach landings. The marines are also known to be highly trained in combat and have some cool equipment. They are also well versed in both marine and land combat.\nMarines are excellent for river patrols too.\n\nThe US Army, well, is the Army. They do ground-based attacks, with of course Army aviation. Their speciality is artillery and everything to do with the ground. They have almost no relation to the sea, but sometimes perform beach landings.\n\nBoth units use similar weapons, but very different aviation equipment\n\nIn terms of actual service differences, I'll try to phrase it a little better. In terms of land warfare equipment, there are some, but few differences between the Army and the Marines. In terms of training, Marine bootcamp is longer, is segregated by genders, and culminates in a 52-hour test known as The Crucible. In terms of doctrinal/tactical differences, the Marines are designed to be shock troops, conducting an intial assault as the first assault forces to enter a war. Thus, the Marines tend to have the highest physical requirements. The Army (not including its special ops units such as Rangers, Green Berets, or Delta Force) are designed to take part in a sustained ground war and thus are trained as your "average" soldier.
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There are no better or best. There is bragging among the membres of the various groups, but only in a joking way the way you would brag about your high school being better than another high schoool.\n\nThe two groups are both elite in their service, Special Forces in the Army of which I was once a member and the Navy Seals. \n\nThey are trained for two different missions, but both are highly trained units with lots of the latest weapons, escape and evasion techniques as well as languages of various regions.\n\nSpecial Forces are taught to jump from airplanes as well as helicopters to secure an objective,like airports, ammo dumps, political buildings, recapture prisioners. They also gather intelligence of ground troup strenght or an area. They might also be sent in to train the people from a certain country and set up groups to fight.\n\nSeals do the same but mostly in and around the sea or other water areas, though they might also find themselves on the ground doing a job also.\n\nSo to say that one is better than the other is not something that you can compare,since each are given different missions and goals to accomplich.\n\nA person should be proud if they are selected to become a member of either of these highly trained units. They are also opened up to women now. You must join the Army to become a memeber of Special Forces and the Navy to be selected to be a Navy Seal\n\nI hope this has been of some use to you, good luck
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Do you mean deck hand ?  Or  wiper ?  One works around the ship and helps moore/anchor the ship. The other in the engine room and with auxillary equipment. In the Merchant Marines you can travel quite a bit. It would be possible to get off one ship and on another. This would let you stay in a foreign country for a short while once in a while. A willingness to learn a 2nd or 3rd language might not hurt. A lot of countries will have English speaking people, but ?\n Also, it might be possible to be on ships with people from different countries.\n It is one way to travel and see different places, a lot of them.
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seperate because their training is differant from the navys
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you let the navy do the work for you!!!  check out this awesome altitude/azimuth calculator!\n\nhttp://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.html
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At sea it is called an 'UnRep' - Underway Replenishment.  It's a really awesome thing to be part of with big ships, at least the first couple of times.  A lot of work.\n\nThere's these big supply ships that also contain huge amounts of fuel.  They'll pull alongside the ship to be replenished and - using rifles!- they will fire small ropes (Navy-types call ropes 'lines') across to the ship and those ropes will be used to haul very large, heavy duty ropes across and the ships will tie off to one another to help keep them aligned during the fueling process.  That way they don't accidently drift too far apart and tear apart the fuel hoses.  Next they haul across the fuel hoses, large fuel hoses, and connect them to the ships fuel tanks and start pumping!  It takes some time, and all the while helicopters will be busy hauling cargo nets full of groceries, repair parts, general supply items, and mail from the supply ship to the UnRep subject ship.  Any crew or embarked troops (Marines) who don't have an assigned task will line the walkways of the ship and like a bucket-brigade pass the supplies and stuff the helicopters are bringing, one item at a time, hand to hand, to the area it needs to go - mail to the mail room, groceries to the galley, supplies to the supply room, repair parts to the maintenance office.\n\nWhen they're finished they hoist back the fuel lines, release the ropes, and the next ship in the group takes its place alongside the supply vessel.
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They're the "Grunts" .  The basic training is tougher than the other services and their job in the military is front line fighting while the other services are more specialized in other things.  The marines are actually a department of the Navy, and are used by the navy for frontline defense and guarding gates, etc.  They're the muscle.
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Sounds like some of the other naval terms like Backing down.\n would this maybe simply be a term for a manuver on the water.
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to have that mos slot and be engaged in combat action
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Basic training is supposed to be a little scarry, but it will seem so easy once you are done.  Most if it is just teaching you how to pay attention to details, something the Navy NEEDS you to know.  Pay attention, talk as little as possible, but speak up and confident when you do.  Do EVERYTHING the Navy way, no time for individual thought, that comes at your technical training.  \n\nI have 18 years in the Air Force, and have worked with all the services all over the world.  The reward of doing and being part of something bigger than yourself is a feeling you can carry with you forever.\n\nGood Luck and Welcome to the Fight!!
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Air Farce has better training opportunities, but if you're hard-headed and need a kick in the butt to get motivated you need the Marines. I'm Navy, wish I were AF.
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It's definitely a sport.  They have the America's Cup, which is like the Super Bowl of football.  You race other competative sailors & work hard at it.  \n\nIf you're just doing it for the fun of it, then it's an activity.  But if you are really into it, like you seem, then it's definetly a sport.
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The Navy does not have it within Basic Training, but we do have another program during "A" school that can lead to an honor promotion.\n\nIts called AAP, Accelerated Advancement Program.  If a student does exceptionally well, performs above and beyond what is expected of them, and passes a board of experienced sailors, he or she can reach their first command as an (E4) Third Class Petty Officer.\n\nSo, yes, the Navy has something close to that.
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When I was in it i was in NJROTC which is the navy version. We had classes learning about the navy and we also had a day atleast once a week when we went outside to play or practice drills, u also get called out of class before a pep rally or event to prepare. I was in it for 2 years and really liked it. We also had to wear our uniform once a week.
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Army Basic Combat Training.
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Maybe this will help you get started.........good luck\nhttp://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq26-1.htm