what's the difference between the army and the marines?
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The US Marines is a part of the Department of the Navy but not of the United States Navy. However, the two services work in close coordination. The US Marines is the only branch of the United States Armed Corps with a permission to do whatever the president may direct. The inception of the US Marines was in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War as the “Continental Marines”. They were the landing troops for the Continental Navy. After the disbandment in 1783, the final reformation of the Marines was in 1798.\n\nThe US Marines are the naval infantry with specialization in fighting on ships and conduction of amphibious assaults. The US Marines is the second smallest branch amongst the five branches of the United States armed forces. Their main purpose is combat and are adaptable to a broad variety of combat operations. It is a very fierce and effective fighting force and has never had any full and large-scale retreat.\n\nThe US Marines combine the three vital elements of combat (ground, sea and air) perfectly and are very adept at such tactics. All the US Marines, irrespective of the gender and occupational specialization, first receive training as riflemen. This is because it functions more as an infantry. Therefore, it rightly states “Every Marine a rifleman”. Their motto is “Semper Fidelis”, meaning “Always Faithful”.\n\nThe US Marines Flag has the colors of scarlet and gold along with the emblem: the eagle, globe, and anchor. The eagle represents the service of the US Marines to their country, the globe represents their worldwide service and the anchor is the representation of their sea traditions. These task forces are flexible and are generally of three sizes, depending on the amount of force necessary.\n\nThe US Marines do not wear berets and wear boots only with the utility uniform. They do not salute unless when wearing a hat. The US Marines do not have many awards and unit identifications.
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depends what you want to do.  the marines are the toughest guys in the military.  they are killing machines.  they are trained for combat and they aren't given as much equipment.\n\nthe navy is a more technical endeavor.  you will be trained in electronics maybe, or working decks or some such, depending on your post.  but the training and the job won't be as physically demanding.
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Yes the Army is involved in "field combat" If you watch the news you will see that they are running convoys patrolling the towns.  The Army is involved just as much as the Marines
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It is the US Marines, my father is one. They are a very highly regarded branch of the military, known for having an incredible brotherhood,  and for their loyalty and honor. They are usually called first to arrive in any situation, and are the last to leave. Their motto is Semper Fidelis is Latin for "always faithful".  Usually shortened to Semper Fi.\nHope that helps.
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Are you asking if that's really what they call themselves?  If so yea, marines are jarheads, navy is squids, and I honestly don't know the other.
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Well first you go to Boot Camp (not basic training, big difference), then you go to MCT (Marine Combat Training) and then you go to A-school to learn about your job.  Finally you get stationed somewhere.  I don't know what you mean asking what do you do next.  You do your job and whatever else they tell you to do.
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all have there benefits and disadvantages the Army and the Marines have the exact same training but it takes longer in the Marines.  I am in the Army and love it, but it all depends on what he wants to do.  I joined the Army because I wanted to be an MP because that is the closest I can get to the front "lines" it also depends if he wants to stay for life or not the Navy has a lot of jobs that will get you some really good jobs in the civilian world both are very noble.  It also depends on dose he want a job where he is going to get dirty or dose he want to be clean pressed and shined.  He should get the ASVAB book and take the test to see what he qualifies for before he talks to a recruiter so he knows exactly what he wants not what the recruiter wants him to be.  When I saw the recruiter I told him I want to be an MP and I know what I need to score on the test and where I want to be stationed can you give me that, if he had said no I would have walked out of his office.  I am actually looking in to the navy at the moment because I want to go active duty and having been active duty army I think my attitude is better suited to the navy.  both are great he just needs to do the research before the goes to the recruiter, I think there are better bonuses for the army but if money is not the issue no one can really tell him what is better he just needs figure out exactly what he wants before he goes to talk to any one about it
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Hi,  I do not have an answer for you on how to enter the U.S. as I don't know what country you are from.  \n     I can tell you that in the U.S. a "marine (soldier)" is a government/federal job.  A "police officer" is a city or state job.  They are entirely different jobs.  \n     Research how our state and federal governments differ and co-exist and perhaps it will become more clear the difference.  Good luck to you.
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The comparison is usually between Army and Marines rather than Infantry to Infantry. The Army has a very different function than the Marines, and a wider mission during wartime. \n\nThe first difference is between the missions of the respective forces. The Marines are a relatively small branch of the Navy. Their mission  is primarily to conduct initial combat operations from a forward deployed platform (such as a big ass boat) and establish a beachhead from which they can operate until follow on forces arrive. \n\nThe Army’s mission is a little bigger. Along with establishing a foothold, they also expand the foothold into entire theaters of operations. The Marines fight battles. The Army fights the war. \n\nThe Marines are not really a self sustaining force. They take the beach (or whatever) and hold it until support arrives. It might sound like this is a bad thing, but in reality this is part of what makes them such a proud and ass-kicking force. There is a lot of pride in knowing that you are at the tip of the spear. \n\nThe Army has the same capability in its Light Infantry units. They do not specialize in amphibious operations, but rather in Airborne, Air Assault and Land based assaults. The Army’s Light Infantry units, such as the 101st ABN (AASLT), 82nd ABN Div, 173rd ABN BDE, 10th Mountain Div and 25th INF Div (L), are used as rapid deployment units capable of taking and holding ground until the rest of the Army can establish themselves. It goes without saying that one of the premier Light Infantry units in the world is the 75th Ranger Regiment, consisting of three Ranger Battalions that are ALWAYS on call for any contingency. \n\nWhen you get right down to it, the Light Infantry and the Marines both take a lot of pride in a tough job. They both also have generally higher Discipline and Esprit de Corps than your average Combat Support or Combat Service Support unit.\n\nThen we have the Mechanized Infantry. Units like the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions are heavy, powerful and slow to deploy. They pack a lot of punch, but moving all those M2 Bradley IFVs and M1 Abrams tanks along with all their logistics and support, is a major undertaking in itself. The Mechanized units have plenty of pride in what they do, but usually aren’t considered “elite”. This could be because of the perception that they spend all their time inside huge armored vehicles and don’t face the same kind of danger as a grunt. There is some truth to this in a large scale, high intensity conflict. However, today’s mechanized Infantry soldiers are operating “boots on the ground” just like everyone else in Iraq. \n\nOne reason the entire Marine Corps is considered “elite” is because, as I said earlier, their entire organization is predominantly combat oriented. Even the support units they do have are inculcated with the idea that “every Marine is a rifleman first”. This has always been a necessity for the Marines, who often operated with limited support for extended periods of time.\n\nBy contrast, in the past, Army support units have mostly operated in relatively safe areas, setting up well behind friendly lines. This was a fairly viable option in the past, when “lines” actually existed. In today’s fluid combat environment however, there are no “lines”. Every soldier must be a soldier first, and a personnel clerk/mechanic/cook/technician second. When GEN Pete Schoomaker took over as the new Army Chief of Staff, he immediately made this a matter of Army Policy in his vision for the future. \n\nThis is already being implemented in BCT here at Fort Jackson, and presumably at the other training facilities throughout the Army. The training has changed a little already, but major changes are underway for the coming classes of soldiers. Anyway, before I get too far off topic…\n\nA second reason that Marines are considered “elite” is because they consider themselves “elite”. This is a self fulfilling prophesy
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They are both American fighting forces with different missions. The navy's job is to primarily defend us while at sea, destroy other enemy ships, sea bound blockades and other things related to sea defense.\n\nThe marines are mostly a ground force with their own backup capabilities,depending on the mission,terrain they are assigned they can take and hold, for a short time ground areas, seaports and other missions that would require their military skills.\n\nI hope this has been of use to you, good luck.\n\n"FIGHT ON"
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If you're looking for a better chance of advancing and more choices of jobs. Army. \n\nIf you're anting to learn how to fight and truly defend yourself and you're not worried about advancing really far. Marines.
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First off there is no more challenging BOOT CAMP than the USMC.  There is no BASIC in the USMC that's for the Army (Aint Ready to be a Marine Yet), Navy and AF.  Secondly, Marines have their own special forces and they are just as highly trained as Seals...All branches of the military have special forces and they are equally tough.
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Currently the US Army is moving to a notion similar to the Marines that every Soldier is a Rifleman. Every Soldier carries a rifle and is a Warrior. By definition a Soldier fights period. There is only one noncombat job in the Army and that is Chaplain. Chaplain Assistants and medics are required to act defensively to protect those in their charge, ie the Chaplain and the wounded.  When they go outside the wire they too carry an M16, in fact most of the time the CA has a grenade launcher. If you don't want to have the possibility of fighting don't join.
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because the Marine Corps is essentially better.  The training is much harder starting with boot camp.  They don't baby you, they expect you to be a man and be responsible.  The Marine Corps is a smaller fighting force that can be anywhere in the world within 24 hours.  They have their own air wing complete with F-18s.  We have our own helicopters and our own tanks.  We're basically every other branch combined, but more compact and easier to deploy.  As such, the Marines are not built to be an occupying force.  Look at Somalia and even Iraq, the Marines took over the area, then things started to go downhill after it was turned over to the army.  Basically, the army CAN'T do the same thing, they don't have all of their own assets like air wings.  Most of the time, they are MUCH slower to deploy, and can often take an act of Congress.  There's a reason we're called America's 9-1-1 force.  \n\nThe Marines are the only branch that bestow the title Marine upon you.  Air Force has Airmen, Navy has Sailors, and Army has soldiers.  NEVER call a Marine a soldier, as it will be considered insulting.\n\nDid you know that ALL of America's foreign embassies are under the sole guardianship of the US Marines?
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Hello, who said Marines have a messed up lifestyle?  Your wrong.  We dont.  I take it your talking about the semper-fit lifestyle.  Marines are just like everyday people. We all have our ups and downs. Altho the change is forever, the change is for the best.  To the asker, I suggest you look in my profile, and read my question (my only question btw..)    Being a marine is something, not everyone can do. Becoming a marine is the best way to understand who we are, and what we do.
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MI officers are no different than infantry. They fight in the war just as hard as the infantry.
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An "Army" is a group of two or more "Corps".  Sometimes, "Armies" will be part of an "Army Group".\n\nThe name "Army" comes from the original Continental Army, but it has at times included many Armies.  For example, there were 13 Armies, grouped into 3 Army Groups, that took part in the campaign in France circa 1944.