2006-11-28 12:14:09 · 5 answers · asked by David B 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
US Army is the senior military service - June 14, 1776.
2006-11-28 12:26:20 · answer #1 · answered by Misanthrope 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Historically, armies would have to have come first -- people were killing each other on land long before they figured out how to make boats.
In the U.S., the Army is universally acknowledged as the Senior Service, as the Continental Army was already engaged in battle before the Continental Navy was established.
2006-11-28 20:24:56 · answer #2 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The United States Military Academy at Westpoint started in 1802 and the Naval Academy in Annapolis sometime in the 1840's (I believe.) In any case the answer to your question would be the US Army.
2006-11-28 20:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by neutral 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
US Army
2006-11-28 22:11:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you mean the modern ones or in general? the modern ones came around about the same time, but they had a fleet of merchant ships for a good while before the civil war (all over taxes too, we british can be so greedy, tut) but they had foot troops to take on the english before warships...
jolly ho, chap, what what? etc
2006-11-28 20:18:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋