I heard this was happening to fill quotas.
2007-01-14 05:59:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
we have a young man friend that just joined the Navy. He did not want to be a marine. He reasoned that the navy was less likely to get into ground war in Iraq. then he heard of another guy that did the same and AFTER he was sworn in he got new orders telling him he was now in the marines because they needed more men. that is my question. are they double-crossing our lads and shanghaing them into the corp against their will? read the contract carefully boys. know what you are agreeing to.
2007-01-14 07:21:59 · update #1
No! The Navy is not sending their personnel over to be Marines. The Marine Corps. The Marine Corps only wants the best. That is why it has higher standards than the other armed forces, why they do not promise high bonuses. You can be stationed with the Marines side which is called the Green side (green cause of the uniform the Marines where). And of all the military the Marine Corps is doing the best to fill the recruiting quotas.
2007-01-14 09:11:54 · answer #1 · answered by erin c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not happening. The only sailors that are posted to Marine positions are corpsmen (medics). That is because the Marine Corps does not have medics.
It is amazing to me at how little the general population knows about the military. The Marine Corps is not having trouble hitting their recruiting goals so they would have no reason to steal from the Navy.
2007-01-14 16:16:46 · answer #2 · answered by jpbofohio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean the Navy is getting them to come into the Navy office, and then the Navy is sending them to the marine office? I have seen that before. Sometime, the persons ASVAB score wont qualify them to get the particular job they want in the Navy, but under Marine guidelines they do qualify.
If they are being switched at the MEPS station, then that is a different story.
I do believe though, that when a person swears in, they don't swear in to a particular branch. Their gurantees are in written contracts, but basically, what the government promises and what they do is two different things. If the switch is going on, its news to me.
2007-01-14 14:14:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not. Some naval jobs work closely with the Marine Corps, but you sign a contract when you enlist. If your contract says you join the Navy, then you join the Navy.
2007-01-14 14:14:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The marines are under the Dept. of the Navy, so it doesn't sound like much of a stretch. I don't know if it's actually happening though.
2007-01-14 14:06:28 · answer #5 · answered by watsonc64 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
if you want to join the marines you go to the marine recruiter, although the marines are under command of the navy they are seprate branches, navy will not send seamen to the marines.
2007-01-14 14:04:36 · answer #6 · answered by James 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, you may end up working with the marines in close situations, but you're still navy (i.e. medic)
2007-01-14 14:09:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No....although, if you become a Corpsman ( Medic) you may be assigned to Marines..You are still a Sailor.
2007-01-14 14:03:43 · answer #8 · answered by PoliticallyIncorrect 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋