whats better to join the army or marines?

Answer 1

Marines have the pride, but Army has the longest established reputation, even if it is 1 year plus. I personally say Navy.


Its not all about the guts and glory, and don't believe what everyone says about the "getting killed" part. What people fail to realize is that NOT everyone that sees combat dies, yes there is that risk, but then again there is the risk that any one of us that answered this question could walk outside tomorrow and get struck by a car and be just as horribly wounded or killed.

Go Marines or Navy

Answer 2

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whats better to join the army or marines?

Answer 3

I was in the Army. I told my son either Navy or Air Force. He went Navy, says many of the guys he is with did time in the Marines and were not happy, so joined the Navy.

He is also attached to a Marine unit (My advice did so much good) and he said the Marines definitely don't get treated as well as the Navy.

Answer 4

Firstly, understand that if you have never been in the military everybody thinks the branch they serve under is better than the others; it is a healthy thing for them.

Now, if ytou wanted maximum money for your service renderd then you'd want to go Special Ops. Personally, I can tell you GB's get the cash but at a high level of risk, frequent deployment and often at the most undesireable and inconvienient of times.

Tactically speaking, all the branches serve their purpose and depending on how your superiors want to fight their war will influence their delegation of who goes where and when they use whomever. Somalia for instance, Army Rangers got in a bit of a pickle and the Delta Force boys had to extricate some of them. Training varies dpending on the position applied for and if you make it. Not everyone can be a special ops or psych ops, etc., and not because of some physical weakness. Often the composite of a personality plays a huge part in where a person fits in best. Unfortunately, many find out they would have been better suited for another branch or a different position too late.
I always did and always will see them as brothers in arms, and by the way...NONE of the branches of service are keen on leaving a brother or sister behind.

Answer 5

Re-Read Mr. Been There's submission.

The Army is fighting, and winning this fight. And if you are thinking about joining, plan on being somewhere in the sandbox. We arent leaving anytime soon.

Now, if you would like to go to Iraq and pull guard around a FOB, then join the Marines. They do fight, but the Corp is smaller, and dont have the broad scope that the Army has.

Either way, go for it, hold your head high. Forget all these war haters. Most are too scared to jump in the fire.

Answer 6

Look thru their lists of "jobs" and read the descriptions,.
Then imagine yourself doing that. Which one makes sense for YOU?

Like others have said here, The Marines are some really tough dudes with a lot of pride and rightly so.
The Army is soldiers with more of a technical aspect to their jobs.
Me I spent 10years in the AIr Force, My Dad was Marine and my Uncle was in the Army. I would go back in in a heartbeat if I wasn't too old.

Answer 7

My dad was in the Army in WWII, and my son is in the Army now, and completing his second tour of duty in Iraq as we speak. The Army threw me out before they ever let me in because I had completed my freshman year in college and they wanted me to stay in college. I have numerous friends who have been in the Marines. I can't really speak to which is better for any economical reasons or career reasons, and after all the years of hearing from all sides, I think it doesn't really matter. I do wish, however, that the Army lady hadn't kept me out of the Army. I was drafted in 1970, in the closing years of the Vietnam war, and although I was truly glad they didn't take me, for obvious reasons, I have to look back at a life where I'm the first in three generations of my family who was NOT in the military. But I always have to remain thankful to God that they didn't take me. I was very surprised, but. . .. God Bless you.

Answer 8

Of the two, I'd say Army, but it depends. The first mission of the Marines was amphibious assault. They're the guys you throw at the beach until you take it. As you might guess, this is incredibly dangerous. The Marines tend to have the highest casualty rate of all of the branches of service.

The Army doesn't (usually) do amphibious assault, but their job is basically to take and hold a piece of ground. Still a dangerous job, but not as frenetic and you have a better chance of surviving (assuming you have decent leaders).

For what it's worth, the men in my family were mostly Navy, and they used to refer to the Marines as "cannon fodder".

Answer 9

Army

Answer 10

HI,,,, if you want pain and glory go in the marines....

personally i was in the Army ....