I have heard stories that convoys in the Army will sometimes paint USMC or Marine Corps on the side of their convoys so they dont get attacked, because the insurgents dont like fighting the Marines...i could be totally off here and i dont mean to offend anyone just want to know if anyone who has served there has seen anything like this happen...
2007-10-16 01:12:31 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No, that is not happening. Another thing is that the Army wear a different uniform than Marines do, even though they had copied the digi camies from the Marines. There has been incidends where the Army did copy Marines as far as uniform. During Somolia, Marines were not able to issue their men desert boots. Unlike the Army who had the bigger budget and better gear. The Marines for the most part, especially the infantry wore their black boots. Well the Somali's figured out that if they attacked the men in black boots they were getting their asses handed to them but if they attacked the men with brown boots they had a chance so they stopped attacking the men with the black boots. The Army figured this out so some units started wearing the black boots since the only differences between Army and Marine uniforms during that time was the boots.
2007-10-16 01:44:08 · answer #1 · answered by Frederich S 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-09 08:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I have been to Iraq and never even seen a Marine so I know that our soldiers have not done anything like that. It probably started between a Marine and a Soldier that is now a joke.
SSG Schramm
US Army 15 years
OIF 2003
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2007-10-16 04:20:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am in the army and have served in Iraq. We have never painted marines or usmc on our vehicles. Whoever told you that is full of something stinky.
To: CaliSccr.. I have served along side many excellent marines, and I would never want to leave the army to become one of U.ncle S.am's M.isguided C.hildren.
Army pride !!!
2007-10-16 03:25:08 · answer #4 · answered by Ray H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard that (and I've known guys in the army and marines and at least one has been in Iraq at any given time since this started) Honestly I don't think any self respecting soldier would do that anyway......besides it's not true that the marines aren't being fought. They have casualties just like the army and they are getting those casualties in the same ways.
By the way....did you happen to hear this from a marine? Just curious about where you heard that from....
2007-10-16 01:27:57 · answer #5 · answered by . 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
False
Insurgents are Anti-American, not Anti-US Army. It makes little difference if you are serving as Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, or even a civilian down here. They will target you all the same.
Also, vehicles dont have identifying features that let you know a Army vehicle from a Marine vehicle.
2007-10-16 01:40:18 · answer #6 · answered by B. Wags 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What no wa not true just what the usmc will tell u haha them Marine just cant say the army is the best
2007-10-16 07:36:16 · answer #7 · answered by Army guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can tell you from experience that that is not true. Some USMC myth I think. I believe the insurgents are anti-american, and they don't care what branch of service, or even if your a contractor. They hate us all.
2007-10-16 05:43:18 · answer #8 · answered by angelosdad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am currently over here in iraq and am in the army. I have personally never seen that.
2007-10-16 01:22:42 · answer #9 · answered by Chris T 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
This is F A L S E, All of the vehicles from each military branch have black lettering that denotes who they are and the US Army and the US Marines
do not falsify who they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-10-16 01:32:15 · answer #10 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋