Good luck boys!
2007-08-10 16:11:18
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answered by KERMIT M 6
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Having never served in either the Army, Navy or Marine Corps, I have no ax to grind. I am also a student of military history and have been privileged to know many from both the Marines and the Army. That said, here is the reality TODAY. The Marines are highly trained for combat. However much of their support comes from the Navy - the Army must provide its' own support. It's not practical to train everyone in the Army to the same level as the Marines. Additionally, the Army includes many more Guard and Reserve units than the Marines. These are there to provide a much larger force in the event of a protracted, large scale war. So, the real question is this: Are the regular Army Combat Units trained to the same level as the Marines? From those who I have talked to, after the required "kidding" is taken care of, it is apparent that the current level of training in combat units is about equal. Marines are tasked with the special role of "amphibious landings" but it has been over 60 years since the Marines conducted an opposed landing "over the beach". In reality, the two roles are much the same. In terms of capability, the average Marine is no more or less highly trained than a member to the 101st Air Mobile Division. Army infantry training is just as hard and long as Marine basic. There is also a huge amount of cooperation and "cross pollination" between the Army and the Marines. Elements of US Army Ranger training have been directly incorporated into Marine training. More and more the line between Marine roles and Army roles is being blurred. Most of the time they are doing the exact same missions. Other times units are composed of both Army and Marine personnel - such as teams consisting of an Army Special Forces "A Team" and a US Marine platoon. It would not be at all unusual for US Air Force controllers to be assigned to such a group - and of course the US Navy Supplies the Marines with medics, or more properly "Medical Corpsman". Additionally, there is the US Special Operations Command - made up of about 60,000 personnel from the Marines, Navy, Army and Air Force. Effectively, this is very much another branch of our military. So, the bottom line is that we are move closer to where other nations - including Israel and Canada - are: A unified military - in which being a Marine would be your specialty, rather than your branch. Ironically, the best argument for this is the Marine Corps itself. They have proved that a single branch including both sea, land and air forces works very well. It would work just as well if we applied the same principle to the whole military.
2016-05-19 04:23:57
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answered by ? 3
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Given that the guys in the millitary voted alomst 85% Republican in the last election they say Hoorah and Hooah! The myth that liberials are fighting this war is easily dispelled by simply looking at the voting record.
2007-08-10 16:09:52
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answered by Anonymous
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And on Pirates of the Caribbean, the British Navy cried out, "Huzzah!"
Chickenhawks say, "Awwww! Awwww!" only in a high-pitched echoing kind of way... or maybe I'm thinking of a falcon...
2007-08-10 16:12:50
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answered by scruffycat 7
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If you did not know chicken hawk is a slang term for some one that likes sex with young boys. Only the Demmies fit that one..
2007-08-10 16:15:46
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answered by Flat_out_Bob 7
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All liberals out front. Ohhh...that puts them on the front then. The liberals would be in Canada, Russia, Iran or Cuba. Where ever their commy friends will hide them.
2007-08-10 16:28:58
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answered by citizenvnfla 4
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They don't go to war. The get deferments.
2007-08-10 16:10:09
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answered by wooper 5
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Yooou---Hah!
2007-08-10 16:10:01
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answered by screaminhangover 4
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"waaaaaaah... why couldn't my rich parents have gotten me out of this?"
2007-08-11 09:14:17
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answered by Lily Iris 7
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Becaw!!!!!
2007-08-10 16:09:37
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answered by lvillejj 4
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