So the sailors will have somebody to dance with!
(What do you expect from X-Army?)
2006-11-13 01:21:03 · 13 answers · asked by tumbleweed1954 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Because the Marines can't swim overseas.
2006-11-13 01:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by Joe 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Historically the Marines were basically soldiers on the way to a fight. In the old days a naval battle was a skirmish on wood. They evolved into the blokes that kept the peace on ship and ensured that the Captain wasn't Haney every time he had someone flogged. Yet if one asks a Marine they will say that they are aboard ship to ensure that the Navy does not get lost en route.
2006-11-13 05:03:22 · answer #2 · answered by DietrichVonQuint 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The navy is rather snobby and insists on it's own army and air force thus it has aviators not pilots and it has marines not army soldiers. The marines belong to the navy and are used for ship security and the usual role of assaulting beaches from the sea. Thus they are found on navy ships especially assault ships and carriers.
2006-11-13 06:33:49 · answer #3 · answered by brian L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are their for security purposes; unless, the ship is their transport. Large ships like Aircraft carriers use the Marine detachment on board for ship security to include armed guards for the Captain and that would include security against the crew i.e. mutiny.
2006-11-13 04:17:33 · answer #4 · answered by SFC_Raptor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The USMC was commisioned by mariners, and therefore thru the years.. have stayed in line with the Navy. basically- but way more to it than that. actually, marines go back a long time, they were elite soldiers and enemy boarding troops even 250 years ago.
I dunno...i think its cool at least to learn of their history, will they ever "break" off and be officially away from the Navy-? who knows...
2006-11-13 01:24:39 · answer #5 · answered by Diadem 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the type of ship,,, the marines that are assigned to anything other than a Amphibious assault ships( LHD, LPD, and the such) are there as a security force, the same they have been for hundreds of years.Only the mission has changed, they are there for the security of the reactors. The ones on the Amphibious assault ships are being transported to a foreign shore to do there job.
2006-11-13 04:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by redneckmp28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the navy delivers the marines to the war zone on special ships. this way we can get them from every vantage point. im not really sure hubby is navy but cant tell me go ask a marine recruiter
2006-11-13 02:00:58 · answer #7 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Marines and army are like brothers and the army resources the ships to flow the Marines. army also resources Corpsman for the Marines in strive against. Marines grant each of the safe practices for the army. both branches argue and strive against each of the time, yet at the same time as it receives all the way down to it, they strive against shoulder to shoulder to get the activity finished. at the same time as i replaced into no longer interior the Corps, they did guard "record" at the same time as the chips were down, and "record" took care of them. tremendous bunch of fellows til the top. Semper Fi
2016-10-16 08:47:04 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are a department of the Navy so that is how they travel to and from post?
2006-11-13 01:25:21 · answer #9 · answered by Chad S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they have to have someone on there who knows how to fight. They are just like a taxi for Marines.
2006-11-13 02:46:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋