are Marines allowed to become SEALS or is it strictly for the Navy?
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Don't know why a Marine would want to be a Seal, if he joined the Corps instead of the Navy.  Recon has the same mission, but more opportunities to use it.
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I wouldnt look at the post in front of this one.  Sounds like a fed up Ranger without the ability to become a Delta. The woman had a pretty good response.  \n\nLook Navy Seals do all sorts of things and its not just about killing people.  \n\nLots of junior Seals want to get out becasue they are always deployed.  Combat ops and killing\n\nLots of senior Seals want to get out becasue they are not deployed enough.  stuck behind desks pushing paper. \n\nAn E-5 Seal will see more action then an Officer bottom line.\n\nEnlisted see combat more often because they are more expendable.  They follow the OIC and do as they tell them.  If you want action be enlisted, the pay is less but you will get to see and do more, plus promoting is easy... \n\nEnlisted get three chances to complete BUDS but Officers get one chance. \n\nOfficers get duty posts and some are even stationed on ships,  they cordinate operations and set up plans of attack. Eventaully they will command a who Seal unit, but after 0-5 they usually never see combat. \n\nIf you decide that you want to become a Seal, you need to be in shape.  Timed runs every Wednesday during Buds are not easy.  4 miles in 30 minutes should be your goal.  Understand you will now be running that four miles at the mercy of the Seal in charge, that can mean deep sand or hard sand.  Be able to do 20 pullups, and be familiar with the water. 100 push ups and 100 situps should be easy for you. d Water is a Seals best friend and often the best way for evasion and hiding.  \n\nMost Seals will go into combat because this is where the government needs you.  If you go to Seal Team five you will be in Guam and probably see action in SE Asia.  Seals stationed in San Diego will usually go to the sand box (Iraq/Afghanistan) and the Seals in Virginia always go to the middle east.  \n\nNow as for the toughest I would have to say they are very tough, but the British SAS has been compared, but I would say from what I understand the Army Deltas are the toughest.  They require you to attend Ranger school and then it is by Special Appointment.  It doesnt really matter because a Seal costs five million dollars to train, and if you become one you will be skilled in taking lives, and doing you mission what more do you really need. \n\nAny man who can meet the athletic requirements can become a SEAL. Out of a class of 110 Buds students, 15-20 will go on to become navy Seals. \n\nWhen you get your Trident things will change.  You go from just another navy guy to a celebrity.  YOU WILL HAVE women begging at your feet.  If you go on a ship you will wear that insignia and people will notice you.  You will not have much problems in the Navy and life will be good outside of war.
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HI JOSH,  \n              YOU ARE RIGHT, GO FOR THE MARINES AS THEY ARE THE WELL BEST TRAINED IN OUR MILITARY, I WAS IN \nTHE NAVY DURING THE VIETMAN ERA, BUT I ALWAYS FELT\nTHAT THE MARINE CORP GIVES THE BEST PHYSICAL AND\nINFANTRY TRAINING TO IT'S NEW RECRUITS. LETS FACE IT\nTHE MARINES ARE NOT OUT ON A PICNIC, THEY MEAN WAR\nAND WAR IS THEIR BUSINESS!!!  GO FOR IT!!! HOORAH!!!
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I think being able to spell Marine Corps is a prerequisite to joining them.  However, here is a list of job areas they have...\n\nThe following are the 'Primary' MOS Categories \nor Job Classifications in the United States Marine Corps (2002): \n\nUnited States Marine Corps (USMC) Enlisted Job Descriptions Main Category Listings: \n\n01    PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION \n02    INTELLIGENCE \n03    INFANTRY \n04    LOGISTICS \n05    MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF) PLANS \n06    COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS \n08    FIELD ARTILLERY \n11    UTILITIES \n13    ENGINEER, CONSTRUCTION, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT \n18    TANK AND ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE \n21    ORDNANCE \n23    AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL \n25    OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS \n26    SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE/GROUND ELECTRONIC WARFARE \n28    DATA/COMMUNICATIONS MAINTENANCE \n30    SUPPLY ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS \n31    TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT \n33    FOOD SERVICE \n34    FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT \n35    MOTOR TRANSPORT \n40    DATA SYSTEMS \n41    MARINE CORPS EXCHANGE \n43    PUBLIC AFFAIRS \n44    LEGAL SERVICES \n46    VISUAL INFORMATION \n55    MUSIC \n57    NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL \n58    MILITARY POLICE AND CORRECTIONS \n59    ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE \n60/61/62   AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE \n63/64      AVIONICS \n65    AVIATION ORDNANCE \n66    AVIATION LOGISTICS \n68    WEATHER SERVICE \n70    AIRFIELD SERVICES \n72    AIR CONTROL/AIR SUPPORT/ANTIAIR WARFARE/AIR \n      TRAFFIC CONTROL \n73    NAVIGATION OFFICER/ENLISTED FLIGHT CREWS \n80 TO 95     CATEGORY B MOSs \n98 TO 99     SPECIAL IDENTIFIER MOS
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Hey,\nI am a member of the United States Navy. This question should have a follow up question because it definitely depends on your preference. I am obviously going to go with the USN mostly because the Rates we offer transfer into the Civilian sector and most sailors can make a career coming out of the Navy. When you ask which branch is the toughest, its a very wide question because it all comes down to whether you mean physcially, which is trained more harsh than the other? We are all tough in our own ways. The SEALs are a very tough spec ops rank to achieve and overcome, they are trained mentally and physically to a high extreme. Also, Hooah is the Army's saying. Oorah is Marines and Hooyah is Navy.
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First you join the Navy. Then if you stand out among the best you may be asked to try out for the Seals or you may see or get the opportunity to try. Not many that apply, make it through training.
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No. Marines are very prestigious, plus I have a brother that joined pretty much to do the same thing. Not to suck up to you or anything, but that method of thinking protects our country.
362931
Depends on what you want to do. Fewer occupational options for enlisted marines.
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It depends on which Service you are referring to.\nI have 3 nephews in the Marines in Iraq, and Boot Camp was a grind, with lots of Physical Training and Discipline.\nIf you are talking about the Navy, it's not too bad if you have made your mind up to conform to the Navy's Philosophy of Cleanliness, Discipline, Honesty and Vigilance.\nThe Army and Marines are ground Combat Forces, and as such are trained much differently than the Navy and the Air Force.\nThe hardest Boot Camp is The Marine Corp, followed by the Army. Then the Navy followed by the Air Force.\nI was in the Navy 50 years ago, and the Boot Camps then were much different from what they are now. Today they are not as hard nor as disciplined, because now we have an all volunteer force, and are MUCH better paid...much better !!!
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depends what you want to do.  the marines are the toughest guys in the military.  they are killing machines.  they are trained for combat and they aren't given as much equipment.\n\nthe navy is a more technical endeavor.  you will be trained in electronics maybe, or working decks or some such, depending on your post.  but the training and the job won't be as physically demanding.
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Not at all. Marines know who they're supposed to kill, when, and why. Anything outside of that is murder, plain and simple. Not everyone is the enemy.
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I depends on what you consider better, The Marines are hard core and really get into being Marines and want to storm beaches and fight. The Army is the same but the benefits of going into the Army are alot better because the DEP program is much better and the sign-up bonuses and the possibilty of promotion before your ship out date are great, the Marines don't offer that. The Army wins, hands down.
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First off there is no more challenging BOOT CAMP than the USMC.  There is no BASIC in the USMC that's for the Army (Aint Ready to be a Marine Yet), Navy and AF.  Secondly, Marines have their own special forces and they are just as highly trained as Seals...All branches of the military have special forces and they are equally tough.
61633
you can go into special forces..... from the navy if you have the balls.... but you can learn so many things... my advice would be to go to a recruiting office and ask them to explore your options with you.
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The Air Force is often harder to get into and make rank because of its limitations on job descriptions. The Navy actually TRAINS much of the Air Force in combat situations. Also the Navy has more special forces and jobs not normally seen at first glance (ie, Submarines, Seals, Marines, etc). The Navy has possible the best worldwide record in survival and firefighting. THE best in controlling and training safety at all levels. Particullarly Nuclear energy. The Navy is more open to recognizing untapped potential within you and willing to foot the bill to educate and train you. The travel options are greater too.\n\nFew people, ESPECIALLY the Marines, don't understand the MARINES are also part of the Navy.  I was on SUBMARINES for 4 years. I interacted w/Marines many times on security issues. I met many fine and intelligent people who never would have been anything if not for the Navy. I also had the chance to exchange knowledge with NASA (some Navy programs get you in here), British sailors, Canadian Submariners, Panama Military, and I explored many foreign ports.
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I don't see the problem providing information about what a person might expect in the marines.  If it is recruitment, it's for the better good.
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Like everyone else has stated above, you do not get your first choice.  They give you options, but remember as a marine your first duty is a rifleman, you are a foot soldier and most likely will see some type and form of combat in a war time environment. The only way out is if you have some speak law degree and or super computer skills, but that is normally left to the Navy to do for us.  You much understand that the MARINES own you, you do not think for yourself, you do not plan for yourself. If the Marine Corps wanted you to have a wife you would have been issued one in boot camp.  So if you have a girl, drop her.  I can not tell you how many "Dear John" letters are out there that have made grown men cry.  In the end you get only what you want out of the Marines, nothing else.  It is a commitment of your body, sole and life for the Stars and bars.  You would be the first and last line of defense and will be required to do things that you never thought you would or could ever do.  This is the worst case, my brother never saw anything more than the underside of a HumVee (JUNK) give me an old MUTT any time.