Which Military Acedemy do officers in the US Marine Corps mainly come from, how does one get accepted?
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ANSWER: The United States Naval Academy at Annapolis is the primary academy for Marine Corps officers. IN addition, other training venues for USMC officers are the Naval ROTC, the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, and the Officer Candidate School, including the Platoon Leaders Class (PLC).\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps
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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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Try asking a Navy recruiter. My ex-sailor husband just explained to me the other day the relationship between the Merchant Marines and the Navy, and unfortunately I can't quote it to you, but the Navy people should be able to steer you in the right direction.
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Look on the United States Marine Corps website and follow the LOCATOR link.  All information needed to locate an active duty Marine is listed, as well as additional websites you can use.  Good luck!
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It depends on your reasons for joining and what you want out of your enlistment. I joined the Airforce, and one of my first  duty stations was a joint-service enviornment. I made many great Marine friends and drinking buddies while there and often wished that I had joined the USMC due to what I percieved as their lack of political BS compared to the Airforce, as well as their strong comradery. However many of those Marines wished that they had joined the Airforce because we get better living conditions and services, some Devil Dogs I knew even switched over to the AF after their enlistment was over. Both services have their benefits and downfalls, it just depends on you and your personality. If you want to be hardcore and kill the enemy with your own rifle, join the Marines. If you want to keep the enemy from killing Marines and gain a skill to used afterwards, join the Airforce. Of course you could "combine" the two and become AF Special forces...http://www2.afsoc.af.mil/
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Do you have a degree in a field that would make you a candidate to be an officer.  \n\nGo to the Army recruiter, I am sure they will be more then willing to help you.\n\nBTW There is nothing wrong with be enlisted.
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No. Marines are very prestigious, plus I have a brother that joined pretty much to do the same thing. Not to suck up to you or anything, but that method of thinking protects our country.
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You are trying to join an organization that has as its base the following:\nDuty.  Honor.  Courage.\n\nApparently, your recruiter sees these as words to throw away in order to fill his quota for the month.  It's up to you how you start your career- with Honor or without.\n\nI am a veteran of the nuclear field of the navy.  The reason why the nuclear program is the best in the world is the absolute ironclad personal integrity that the program demands from everyone involved.  If there is the slightest question about a person's  ability to do what is right, regardless of the consequences, that person does not belong in the program.\n\nThere are going to be a lot of marines relying on you.  You also will be a representative of every marine who has come before you when you wear the uniform.  It is up to you to decide if you want to serve as an example of the Marine Corps tradition of personal honor.
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The Army is known for giving out medals left and right...however, this can be expected. Marines are the elite, the true warriors. Marines are trained way better, they fight way better, and US history has shown them to be the true elite and creme of the crop of the US military.\n\nThe Army gives out medals to EVERYONE in a combat zone, even if they're miles from actual fighting. The medal they get is called the Combat Infantryman's Badge. Marines, on the other hand, generally have to do incredibly brave things to even merit a Navy Cross.\n\nThen again, there are more Army troops in Iraq then Marines, but not many. That's why you'll see Army corporals with more rows of medals than Marine generals...because Marines actually have to earn theirs.
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The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reporting to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. As with the other joint chiefs, the commandant is responsible for ensuring the organization and readiness of his respective service branch and for advising the President. However, as with the other joint chiefs, the commandant has no operational command authority.
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Nope.  I personally served alongside some Marines that weren't US citizens.  In several cases it expedited their naturalization process.  In all cases I respected that these men weren't citizens but loved America enough to serve.  I'd be first in line to say that these men should be citizens.
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Marine Corps by far. Disciplined, and squared away
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Best for a future? the Air Force, best for pride? The Marine Corps. For me sir, it was the Marines...Semper Fi. As far as I am concerned, there is no other choice, but not everyone is cut out for life in my Corps. We are "the Few, The Proud" for a damn good reason. And I agree, whats up with the guy who asked, if your scores are high enough? What a jerk, quick history lesson for you, the United States Marine Corps is technically older than the United States Government, we were brought in to service November 10, 1775. We (the USA) formally declared independence in 1776. Without the USMC, there would be no Air Force.
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Go talk to a reqruiter.  But first of all you need to decide how you would like to serve your country.  There is a very big difference between joining the Marines and the Air Force.  In the Corp. be ready to be one hard charging GUNG HO MO FO.  lol.  The Air Force is 300 times more laid back and much easier duty.  So it really depends on your personality and just how much of a bad ass you want to be.
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you have to have at least a bachelors degree, there has to be a spot open and you have to go to OCS (Officer training)
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All the above answers are wrong in different way because there are soldiers in the military that I knew from countries like Germany, China, Iran, England, India, Canada, Israel, Jamaica, Brazil, Mexico, Spain and many more just to name a few. You can't enter as an Officer...( Secret Clearance needed) but you can as a "Jundi"...lol, if you have a Permanent Resident Card(Green card) and a Social Security Card/Number (SSN) you can get a job as a Computer Engineer / IT Management/ Computer Administrator (S6....military term), in the Army on active duty, you will not build a computer from scratch but you will get to repair all the broken Dell computers the Army has to offer. You should also consider a secondary MOS...which means job as an Arabic Linguist or just take the language test because you will get paid for it $100 extra every month. You don't need a Security Clearance for that job unless you want to do more that 8 years in the Armed Forces however after three years you can apply for citizenship and they will grant it. Then you will get a Security Clearance....after you have your Certificate of Naturalization or your U.S. Passport and you have completed all the paper work within about two years. Before you join research all jobs carefully because there are cash bonuses and college funds for certain jobs.
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I think being able to spell Marine Corps is a prerequisite to joining them.  However, here is a list of job areas they have...\n\nThe following are the 'Primary' MOS Categories \nor Job Classifications in the United States Marine Corps (2002): \n\nUnited States Marine Corps (USMC) Enlisted Job Descriptions Main Category Listings: \n\n01    PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION \n02    INTELLIGENCE \n03    INFANTRY \n04    LOGISTICS \n05    MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF) PLANS \n06    COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS \n08    FIELD ARTILLERY \n11    UTILITIES \n13    ENGINEER, CONSTRUCTION, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT \n18    TANK AND ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE \n21    ORDNANCE \n23    AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL \n25    OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS \n26    SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE/GROUND ELECTRONIC WARFARE \n28    DATA/COMMUNICATIONS MAINTENANCE \n30    SUPPLY ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS \n31    TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT \n33    FOOD SERVICE \n34    FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT \n35    MOTOR TRANSPORT \n40    DATA SYSTEMS \n41    MARINE CORPS EXCHANGE \n43    PUBLIC AFFAIRS \n44    LEGAL SERVICES \n46    VISUAL INFORMATION \n55    MUSIC \n57    NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL \n58    MILITARY POLICE AND CORRECTIONS \n59    ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE \n60/61/62   AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE \n63/64      AVIONICS \n65    AVIATION ORDNANCE \n66    AVIATION LOGISTICS \n68    WEATHER SERVICE \n70    AIRFIELD SERVICES \n72    AIR CONTROL/AIR SUPPORT/ANTIAIR WARFARE/AIR \n      TRAFFIC CONTROL \n73    NAVIGATION OFFICER/ENLISTED FLIGHT CREWS \n80 TO 95     CATEGORY B MOSs \n98 TO 99     SPECIAL IDENTIFIER MOS