Who goes into the battle first? Marines or the Army?

Question

and what section of the armed forces is referred to as "GRUNTS"

Answer 1

Generally it is the Air Force.

If you are talking about boots on the ground, then Special Forces Command (Army, Navy, Air Force, and very recently added and not yet ready for use, Marine Recon) is the first in and that is a combination force with assets decided on by conditions.

Answer 2

This depends upon the mission and politics.
As a Marine I would like to exercise bragging rights and of course say it is USMC first. However there are occasions that US Army Special Forces have gone in first, the idea being, they will teach and lead locals in a action that will defeat the enemy without the need for more Americans to be on the ground. There is more than this, this is the short answer.
A Grunt is a US Marine Rifleman.

Answer 3

Neither, the first unit into battle is the Air Force Para Rescue and Combat Control unless it's operating in one of the 40 nations world wide with a permanent Army Special Forces presence. They prepare drop and landing zones for the next units into battle, the Army Airborne Ranger Regiment and the Special Operations Aviation Regiment. In fact the Combat Control's motto is "First There." Grunts usually refers to the infantrymen which both the Army and Marines have plenty.

Answer 4

Who goes into battle first? Well I can't say that it is always the Marines, heck you can make an arguement that the Air Force is always first because the bombing comes first. But if you are talking about "Grunts" (which are infantry) then usually the Marines are the first ones there and usually the first to battle.

Answer 5

The Marines go in first- the army is the clean-up crew.

In the Marines, grunts are the infantry- the men on the ground.

Answer 6

The Marines typically kick in the door and knock the bad guys back. The Army can then come in and set up their little bases and prepare for a long stay while the Marines move on to next conflict.

Answer 7

It's a toss up! In the Marine Corp Hymn, it is written, "First in battle"! If you want to be technically correct, it's usually the Air Force Combat Controllers, Blue Beret, being dropped by helicopter. The Army has the special forces, so they claim that they're first. You choose!

Answer 8

Usually it is the marines that establish a beach head when entering foreign soil in order to clear out resistance and enable the army and it's heavy metal to land securely and advance through cleared (anti-tank, mines) territory to their objectives.

However don't forget that usually special forces are into the zone earlier than marines to disable vital defence areas and recon the same for air power and bombardment etc.

Answer 9

when you attack from the sea, then the marines are first in, first out.
when you are preparing for a battle from the prepared surface positions, you obviously send the Army / plus the paratroops and special forces/ to do the job. the Army has bigger numbers of equipment, than the Marines do. Marines should be used in specific missions - amphibious landings.

Answer 10

The President of the United States must ask Congress before he can send troops into trouble areas. They usually approve his request.
But the President does NOT have to ask to send in the Marines. They are the Presidents personal big stick! They have a special place in military service as the presidents personal attack dog! That is why the Marine usually get sent in first. However, if the President gets congressional approval, it's kind of a race as to who can get the appropriate size unit ready to drop into the unfortunate peoples backyard the "fastest with the mostest" as N.B. Forrest used to say.
Grunts, refers to any soldier that carries a weapon and lives out of their backpacks. When they move out to fight, they "Grunt" as they "ruck up".