Who's better on a ONE on ONE situation the ARMY SOLDIER or a MARINE?
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There are some Marines and Soldiers that are tougher than others but as a whole the Marines are better pound for pound. The Marines are similar to the ancient Spartans in that for the most part an individual Marine is average in sheer physical strength as is the Soldier.  When there is more than one Marine together with a common objective, they are unstoppable.  The main differences between the Army and the Marines is in their training, dedication, drive, motivation, discipline, heart, skill, their sense of purpose and duty and mostly their attitude.  In those areas, the United States Marines blow everyone else away.  If anyone is in doubt as to what I have just stated, just do a little research and answer these two questions; Who is more famous, more respected and has a bigger reputation world wide?  Why do you see so many Marine stickers on automobiles than any other branch of service when the U.S. Marines is so small in comparison?  Here are a few more questions that might keep you busy.  Why are the Marines the ones that guard American Embassies?  Why have the Marines had to take over Army duties and tasks time and again?  Why did General MacArthur order the Marines to remove their canvas leggings in the Korean War?  Why is the Marine Band called the President's Own?  Why is there a Marine Air One and not an Army One?  Why is it that the Marines guard the White House?  Why were the Marines the ones asked to guard the U.S. Mail in the early 1900s' and not the Army?  And finally, my personal answer to your question.  Maybe not always the Marine, but most of the time.  If I had to bet on one of them in a fight I would always put my money on the Marine.  The Marine might not win but you can bet your *** that he will have to be dead or almost dead at the end if he loses.  If I had to bet on who would quit first, I would put all of my money on the soldier.  Semper Fidelis!!!!!!!!
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Not in Army BCT or OSUT (one station unit training, for combat arms soldiers).  Some MOSs, such as divers, do do extensive water training.    \n\nThe Army is a much larger fighting force than the Marines.  The Marine Corps can talk all they want about how hardcore they are, and all that happy bullcrap, but the Army does most of the fighting anyway.  It has been this way since 1775, dude.  We are the main ground force of the United States.  We are fighting and dying in Iraq...with the Marines.  The Army's 3rd Infantry Division BEAT the Marines to Baghdad in the invasion of Iraq...who's hardcore now?  \n\nBasic training is just that, BASIC TRAINING.  Boot camp, basic military training, whatever the name, it is just a program to teach and prepare people for the military.  Soldiers, Marines, and everybody else learn a LOT more in the real force than in basic.
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Yes, a single soldier is at times called troop. Troop, trooper, soldier, maggot, pin head, moron, idiot all mean the same thing when they come out of a sergeants mouth.
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Ike or Patton. Although Patton was a little crisp on the sides!
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I can tell you from experience... its an experience. Loved it. I active duty Army. We had a blast. Its was like having some things in common and some things not. She was in great shape (but still 100% woman), honest to a fault, dependable and always on time. Bad part about dating a Marine is they deploy as much as we do and duty stations rarely match up.
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After having served in the Air Force, I'm kind of partial, but I know that in my 4 years of being in, I was deployed only one time and that was one I volunteered for.  If you are trying to raise a family, the AF is the way to go.  With the Navy, you are out to sea too much of the year.  With the Army, you are more deployable than the AF.  With the Marines, if they wanted you to have a wife and family, they would have issued it to you in boot camp.
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Its a Marine.  Not a Marine Soldier.  Soldiers are in the Army.\n\nyou can find enlisted pay charts at\n\nwww.military.com
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Marines are not tough the rangers are tougher it is just that the marines are trained to call names and say bad words and just do stupid things rangers are mannered marines are not only the dumd people go to marine the guyz who have brain join something else.
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It depends on the person. I would prefer Marine Recon, because I am a Marine. You should know that many of our special forces troops,soldies,sailors, and airmen, work in joint tasked missions. One SEAL team does not have the power of GOD, and there are many military people in the "rear" supporting their mission, don't be fooled by Hollywood movies.
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my husband is an ex marine, granted we did not date while he was a marine, that was years ago, but our marriage works and he is still a marine at heart!  A relationship with anyone in the military is always going to be hard because of deployment, it depends on the inner person, on wether the relationship will work.  You have to be strong enough to deal with separation, and strong enough to have faith that the one you love is faithful.  Good luck, mrswayne4
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Navy Seal.. hands down.  I come from a long line of Army men... and we're very "sink navy" if you get my drift... but everyone admits that the Seals are the toughest.
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THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS regardless of what is thought does have problems with flat foot,unlike navy or air force.the basic marine is a "grunt" or foot soldier, no matter what his "MOS" or military occupation is, so a pencil pusher or truck driver in the marines could at a seconds notice find themselves faced with combat and flat feet don't hold up with foot soldiers.
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Speaking from personal experience and pride.  I would say the Marine Corps is the way to go.  Something my friends and I noticed while I was in; if you ask a soldier what he does, he will tell you "I am in the Army." Navy? "I am in the Navy." Air Force? "I am in the Air Force." But if you ask a Marine what he does, he/she will tell you "I am a Marine!"  That is something no one else in the world can say.  For 230 years the Marine Corps has been monkey stomping anyone that needs it.  There has never been a mutiny in the Marine Corps.  Hence the motto "Semper Fidelis." Which means "Always Faithful."  It applies to more than that also. It applies to the fact that, if we can help it, we never leave a man on the battlefield.  Wounded or dead.  We take care of our own.  From experience with other branches of service they learn a little about their service history.  Marines learn everything about their service history.  It is no longer the history of the Marine Corps, it is MY history as well. I was a Sergeant. I was leader of Marines.  That is one of the greatest feelings in the world.  Almost as good as the day I stood on top of "The Reaper," and my Senior Drill Instructor put that Eagle,Globe, and Anchor in my hand, and told me(this by the way was the first time in the entire 13 weeks of boot camp that any Marine is addressed as Marine, only when their training is complete are you a Marine.) "Congratulations Marine. Welcome to the Corps."  Marines have pride in their service in part because of our history, and also because we had to earn the title Marine.  We had to earn the right to be called Marine.  Everyone else is a soldier, sailor, or airman as soon as they get to basic training.  Not Marines. I was every derogatory term except.  I certainly wasn't a human being. But then it was all worth it.  Marines are the first to fight.  Whatever you think your chances of going to Iraq or Afghanistan are...double it.  I'm not trying to Scare you away, but every Marine is a rifleman. Our pilots learn learn infantry combat tactics.  Oh by the way the whole Navy pilots are the best thing. Only the top 10% of Naval Flight School, are allowed to be Marine pilots.  Someone had mentioned the Navy SEALs.  You can be a Navy SEAL even if you are a Marine.  The SEALs are Special Forces and thus are open for anyone in the Armed Services to try.  But why do that, the Corps just started its own Special Forces program.  I would have retired if I could have.  Anyway I say go Marine.
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I'm a Marine who fought in Iraq.  I'm out now, but you could say I'm lonely in a much different way.  After returning to civilian life, few people understand life in the military, let alone a war.  They don't know what it's like to be shot at, to be the hunter, to be the prey.  It's hard to relate to people sometimes.  But, best to our troops that are fighting the fight now, and for their fight to come.
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SOPSEAL... You keep posting questions asking which is better/best...? ARE YOU EVEN IN THE MILITARY?\nI seriously doubt it, because if so you would of gotten the point by now sense all of the responses you get are the same.... There is no "BEST" ALL HAVE DIFFERENT JOBS/MISSIONS!!!  If you want to know, JOIN AND SERVE WITH US!!!
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A husband is a guy.. a soldier can be a guy or girl
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Mercenary.\n\nAll Marines talk about how they are professional.  Anyone that gets paid to kill people is usually called a mercenary.