If anyone says joining the marines ill $h*t bricks. What rank must be achieved.
2007-07-16 17:08:08 · 9 answers · asked by shovelheadgfu27 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Go to Annapolis US Naval Academy and graduate USMC 2nd Lt. The ceremonial sword is not issued permanently to enlisted men. Enlisted men of rank E-4 or above are entitled to buy one.
2nd option is go to any bar near a Marine base and challenge any jarhead to a fight for his sword. Then you can say you earned it if you live long enough.
2007-07-16 17:13:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
e-4 above,or an officer.The Mameluke Sword
Originally, Marine Officers could wear swords of any style - as long as they were yellow-mounted. But that changed in 1805, when Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon and his Marines marched across 600 miles of North Africa's Libyan desert to successfully storm the fortified city of Derna in Tripoli. They were there to put down Barbary Coast pirates taking a toll on American merchant ships in the Mediterranean.
To show his appreciation for ridding the area of pirates, a desert chieftain presented Marine Lieutenant O'Bannon with a scimitar used by Mameluke warriors of North Africa. By 1825, all Marine officers had to wear the famed Mameluke sword, making it the oldest weapon in the United States military arsenal.
The Noncommissioned Officer's (NCO) Sword
The sword symbolizes the military virtues and traditions maintained by noncommissioned officers, or NCOs. The sword's origins are based in the decisions to discontinue the officer's Mameluke sword and replace it with the Cavalry sword. Unpopular with many officers, the Corps reverted back to the original saber. When the Commandant officially switched the officer sword back, he decided to present the 1858 Cavalry sword to the NCOs in recognition of their leadership in combat. The NCO sword remains the oldest weapon in the U.S. services still in continued use. Only the Marine Corps has this distinction.
2007-07-17 00:11:41 · answer #2 · answered by LAVADOG 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When you get promoted to Corporal (E-4) you earn your bloodstripes and the sword...you won't get one unless you buy it though, unless you graduate first in your class from Corporal's Course. I was a Corporal for 3 years and never touched one though. Also, if you come in as an officer you automatically rate the bloodstripes and the officer sword.
2007-07-17 11:09:29 · answer #3 · answered by Special K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to get to the rank of Staff Sergeant in the enlisted ranks or be an officer. You don't get awarded the sword. You have to buy one.
2007-07-17 00:11:35 · answer #4 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Corporal or Second Lieutenant. Simple as that.
2007-07-17 02:25:31 · answer #5 · answered by agave_1986 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i bought one when i picked up corporal.(some ppl just borrow it from other ppl, but you need one to practice with)
you need it for "corporals course". thats when we learn sword drills. and damn its alot of practice. glad thats over with.. lol
2007-07-17 02:49:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Order one from Korea! They can imitate anything!
2007-07-17 01:08:09 · answer #7 · answered by D. M. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NCO's and Officers...
2007-07-17 01:07:35 · answer #8 · answered by Amy S 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
officer, anyways you buy it
2007-07-17 00:14:30 · answer #9 · answered by david 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋