Why would you join the Army over the Marines? (srs)

[FrostyMarine]

marines do it better, ask a sailor,soldier,airmens wife

[Jesterclause]

Army has rangers... marines do not

Strong logic...

[Acevedo85]

Marines have Reconnaissance Marines, Army does not





Ranger cooks are the most bad ass men in the military.One single Ranger Cook > Every single NAVY SEAL ever

now i wouldnt go that far..

[Acevedo85]

marines do it better, ask a sailor,soldier,airmens wife

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[stk13]

marines do it better, ask a sailor,soldier,airmens wife

Apparently you bang soldiers, sailors, and only airmen's wives?

Not that I can blame you on the chairmen problem, they are a tad hefty.

Got to stay off of the water beds and air mattresses, too soft, not enough support.

[J.L.3386]

OP it does not matter what branch you are in. Just served your country with some pride not everyone is willing to join the service.

P.S if you had to choose go with Marines

[YolkedBrah]

I liked the prestige of being a Marine when I signed up. But truth be told, it really depends on what you're doing in the particular branch.

I'm hoping to join the Army and become a Ranger officer after college.

[Squid4Lyfe]

Also I didn't want sound like an idiot saying hooah all the time and using it as a replacement word for...everything.


lol.

[Ryan_Cunningham]

no and no
didnt say one was better than the other... but i am considering joining and the rangers seems like a sweet gig... perhaps transition in to the green berets
how bout that recruiting class?

Regarding the recruiting class - I'm stoked. Hopefully it'll translate to a return to what we use to have in the '90s.

As for your goals - That's excellent. However, voicing them is another thing entirely. I have friends who have been in the 75th or SF. These are not things to be taken lightly. Qualifying and/or being accepted for one, let alone the other, would be one hell of an accomplishment. Speaking of transferring between two elite units before you've yet to be in either, wow.

Confidence is good - I knew I'd be flying jets in the Marine Corps before I even completed OCS. Would I have ever voiced that to someone other than my closest friends? Absolutely not.

Something to think about.

[hardwork08]

You going to Quantico this summer brah?

not selected yet, but put up a 275 today (should have been a 290 but I hit the support bars switching my pull up grips). shooting for PLC-C with an air contract.

[supmannn]

CIA Paramilitary operator > all.

Only the CIA can legally carry out assassinations and other such covert operations. Only CIA agents can legally exercise plausible deniability (if a CIA agent is caught, his chain of command can deny any involvement, or knowledge of what the agent did) Most CIA paramilitary agents come from various special operations units.

Actually, yeah. In all the dick measuring contests between various SOCOM units, people tend to leave out the CIA SAD (Special Activities Division) since they're not technically a part of the military. SAD recruits the best from groups like Delta and DEVGRU, who in turn recruit the best from SF/Rangers and SEALs (respectively).

[LiftHeavy85]

I joined the Marines because I enjoyed being around people that could actually shoot....u would think thats kinda important.

[metallicide]

no thread hi-jack, but did you metion if you are a sapper blumpkin, you said sapper unit, but you got the tab?

[USCBRAH]

Army has rangers... marines do not

What about Marine Recons?

[strongbrah]

So isn't sapper just slang for combat engineer? Can you get that in your contract or do you have to just go for MOS 13 and hope you get it?

Also how does one go into EOD? I know in the Marines you can't join as an EOD

[blumpkin415]

no thread hi-jack, but did you metion if you are a sapper blumpkin, you said sapper unit, but you got the tab?

Non-tabbed. Believe it or not, we cannot get any slots for the school as a Sapper Company. Yet fricking desk ranger LTs from state and BDE HQ get the slots allotted for the state.

[TheDukeUSMC]

I joined the Marines for all the reasons already listed. It comes down to choice.

I do however respect all branches, other units, elite units and those who serve period over those who do not.

[xeron]

hell naw