Why am i hearing this? Is it true they also get send to iraq to fight in the war?? I can't believe that, i think they go to iraq but while they are in their ship, not fighting? or do they?
2006-06-24 08:21:43 · 16 answers · asked by Smiles_187 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Thanks Mark W,
SeaBee units are in all the hot zones around the world, their motto "WE BUILD WE FIGHT WE ARE THE SEABEE's"
Another Note our fighting forces are going Joint Force Combatant. The teasing is still there but respect is established thru out the ranks. Remember its all volunteer
2006-06-28 13:20:09 · answer #1 · answered by tc_an_american 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Navy and the Air Force are taking on Combat roles now in the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan. Not only SEALS and Corpsman, but normal Sailors are now doing Combat Patrols and Convoy Escort. The Air Force has been doing likewise. A large number of Army and Marine fatalities came from escorting convoys for the Navy and Air Force. The Army and Marines have begun training the Navy and Air Force personnel in the "sandbox" and forcing them to guard their own convoys.
The Navy and Air Force have both recently modified their Basic Training to be more Combat oriented. They are almost identical to Army Basic Training, with just a few variancies.
The safest place to be in Iraq is still in a tank. The Army and Marines are well trained to handle themselves when attacked. Percentage of the branches suffering casualties versus number deployed, the Army is still the safest. With a higher number killed but the highest number deployed, the odds of a Soldier coming home in a body bag is lowest. The Marines have taken the hardest hit and the Navy and Air Force are losing a high percentage of those deployed.
2006-06-24 09:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by Mark W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I were Navy corpsmen. Basically, medical assistants on the civilian sector. If you are a corpsman, you will probably go to Iraq with the Marines, because Marines don't have medics; Navy corpsmen are their medics. So, yes, they are fighting right along with the soldiers. There are some rates (jobs) in the Navy that do not require you to go with the Marines, but corpsmen, and also seabees (construction workers in the navy, also called "dirt sailors, because they rarely see a ship) do go over to Iraq.
2006-06-24 10:52:36 · answer #3 · answered by dorky_goddess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to the SEAL's being in Iraq doing their own thing and Hospital Corpsmen with the Marines, there are Construction Battalion personnel there as well. CB's are trained for combat just like any other combat unit, even though their primary task is building whatever needs building, or torn down. Also, the Navy has many of its Master-at-Arms (police) guarding and patroling off shore oil wells.
2006-06-24 09:05:40 · answer #4 · answered by idlehands 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you heard of the Navy seals? This is a special ops unit of the US Navy that consists of navy and Marine Corps personnel. Each branch of the service has an elite, special ops unit, however the Seals are considered the very best. This unit has been around, along with the Recon Marines since before the Vietnam War.
These units were especially effective in the pre-Vietnam war when they went into the bush, in small units, to neutralize enemy forces. They are used today in the same capacity, however their assignments and activities are never broad casted. And, they do not drag along embedded news media to report their activities.
2006-06-24 08:35:04 · answer #5 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are plenty of Sailors in combat roles on land in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they aren't just the SEALS. Saying that the Navy stays at sea is like saying the Air Force never lands.
2006-06-24 08:34:49 · answer #6 · answered by A Guy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I"m in Baghdad right now.....and yes there are sailors all over this place, as there are Air Force, Marines and Army. I don't know if they're fighting like the other soldiers are, but there is a good chance that they are. The only branch of the military that I deal with is strictly the Army. But the others who answered this really don't have any idea......cause they're not here. But I am.....and I can tell you yes.
2006-06-24 08:34:19 · answer #7 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Navy Corpsman are stationed with Marine units, while we are on that subject. It's the Department of the Navy United States Marine Corps. The Marines were once call Naval Land soldiers. the are officially part of the Navy.
2006-06-26 09:23:35 · answer #8 · answered by Bill S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002870555_navy17m.html
Yes. In addition to the Navy SEALs there are now sailors who can volunteer to go to Iraq and become part of the ground forces.
I also know a corpsman or two that were imbedded in Marine Units in Iraq.
2006-06-24 08:38:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Navy seals are trained to a far higher standard than the vast majority of the US army. They are rated alongside the British SBS and SAS. As one of the leading counterterrorist units in the world they supply SEAL team six to Delta Force.
Both the USN and USAF train their manpower how to fight on land and both have people on the ground in Iraq.
Please respect these fine individuals who are risking their lives for their country.
2006-06-24 09:49:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋