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Originally Posted by Stealthtank
Here comes a left-field question and this seems to be the thread for that...
What's up with the United States Marine Corps?
Doesn't the US Army already cover it's operational mission? I mean I know they're developed around amphibious doctrine but all the news reports I read have them nowhere near the seas. Like say Iraq or (landlocked) Afghanistan. I just don't know how to accurately describe them when talking about the US military (not a common conversation topic mind you).
The Canadian Forces have the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, and uh... er... the land guys. I'd say we have our theatres adequately covered.
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I'd tend to characterize them as Marines=SWAT team and Army=regular police. This is rather muddied by Army Rangers and Navy SEALS.
Now.. are the Marines being horribly misused in our operations of the last 10 years? Most military analysts would say, "damn straight"... and we're misusing the Army, and we've got Navy truck drivers in the middle of desert countries.