What is the Marines and Armys equilvelant to the Navy Seals?
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You can't really compare Marine Recon and Army SF to Navy SEALs.  First off, they do completely different things.  Second, anyone who's actually  seen some of the things the SEALs do know that they're crap.  All I'll say is that there are quite often some major problems with target acquisition...\n\nI have no envy issues, actually.  I've just seen the way that SEALs handle things and I wasn't impressed.  Maybe, I'm just looking at things from isolated incidents but I was only voicing my opinion.  I deffinetly hold the utmost respect for Long-tabbers, I've spent a good deal of my career working with them.  My personal preference will be Rangers over any of them, though.
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Marines still have some pride and they have an airwing. \nThey are tough but its worth it.\nGo Marines!
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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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"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps." Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945
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Elite? Consider every branch except the Marine Corp has units in SOCOM (Special Operations COMmand). (It appears this has recently changed as of 02/24/2006)\n\nWhile Jarheads get my respect as kick A** Warfighters they are trained to React not Act, Spec. Op's soldiers need the ability to think and act independently an indoctrination strictly averred in the Corp.\n\nThis is ashamed because I would have much more respect for the SEAL's if they were selected from the Corp instead of the Navy....What dipstick came up with that idea???
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You knock yourself out in boot camp.  Always be on time, ready to go, and be ready to go the extra mile, whatever is the training activity of the moment.  Know everything they gave you to study.  Be the best marksman, the best student, among the most physically fit.  Don't ever complain about anything and make sure you take great pride in your appearance.  Those are indicators of the type of person they want for a SEAL.  After you have done all that, you can ask about moving up in the organization.  SEALS are the elite fighting force of the Navy.  They want only the best before they begin training you to be a SEAL.
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Once a Marine ALWAYS A Marine. Ooooooooh Rahhhhhhhh\nSemper Fi. USMC 72 - 80
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HI JOSH,  \n              YOU ARE RIGHT, GO FOR THE MARINES AS THEY ARE THE WELL BEST TRAINED IN OUR MILITARY, I WAS IN \nTHE NAVY DURING THE VIETMAN ERA, BUT I ALWAYS FELT\nTHAT THE MARINE CORP GIVES THE BEST PHYSICAL AND\nINFANTRY TRAINING TO IT'S NEW RECRUITS. LETS FACE IT\nTHE MARINES ARE NOT OUT ON A PICNIC, THEY MEAN WAR\nAND WAR IS THEIR BUSINESS!!!  GO FOR IT!!! HOORAH!!!
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What do you want to know? I am in the Marine Corps, send me a note and I will try to answer well.
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Marines.  Hands down.
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the army, being the largest branch of the military and the most neccessary to hold cities under control natrually they will have the most soldiers there. Saliors from the navy stay on the ships as their name implies, and the amount of people in the marines is much less than the amount of people in the army and in Iraq right now so it cant possibly be the marines. The airforce is based mostly on large bases that are well established and there arnt many of those in Iraq nor do they need large numbers of airforce personell to provide air cover since navy jets can do so and small numbers of fighters can easily do enough damage.
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Seals would be imo the best you can apply for.\n\n\nThen, there is one you just need to be invited into.
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Hard to say. Pirates on one hand cheat. On the other hand they drink a lot. Do ninjas have sea legs, and where can you hide on a boat. I'd have to say the US 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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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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It all depends on what you are interested in doing.  Each branch of the US military has it's ups and downs.\n\nUS Marines - are tough but well respected.\nUS Army - fast promotions but some of their living conditions on the installations need work.\nUS Navy - lots of interesting ports to visit but spend lots of time at sea away from family.\n\nUS Air Force - good balance of promotions, work environment and base support services.  Housing for the AF is for the most part good.
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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