Posted on Jan 2, 2018
Will Boyd
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Maj John Bell
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NO!!! The Marine Corps is NOT A branch.

The UNITED STATES of AMERICA MARINE CORPS is THEEEEEEEE branch.

Now get down and give me 20.

Too slow, do it again maggot. ;)
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Sgt Charles Welling
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PO2 Mike Shorey - Never understood the Coast Guard thing.......... I think they are great and do some really dangerous stuff.............
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PO2 Mike Shorey
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From what I know they’ve never been under the DoD except during times of war. They were Dept of Transportation, and now they’re Homeland Security.
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Sgt Charles Welling
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SSG Joseph Callan - Get back on your meds.
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Maj John Bell
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PO2 Mike Shorey - Promotion rates are a lot slower in the Marine Corps.
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Sgt Field Radio Operator
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Will Boyd The Marine Corps is a branch of the military. It does however have close ties to the Navy, and the Department of the Navy oversees both service branches, each having its own autonomous leadership (Marine Corps has its Commandant, US Navy has its Chief of Naval Operations, both leaders are members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and both branches are under civilian oversight of the Secretary of the Navy.

https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/us-military-overview.html
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PO2 Steven Michaeli
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We have three military departments and four military branches.
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PO2 Steven Michaeli - Five: Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard.

https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-military [login to see]
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Cpl Justin Goolsby
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Yes. Why wouldn't it? What kind of question is this? Hell a simple Google search could have answered this question rather than coming into a military forum and questioning the legitimacy of one branch or another.
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It's not a troll question, it's a family member, probably very confused by the Navy/Corps relationship. The vast majority of Americans know nothing about the military. This wasn't an amused answer, it was rude, to a family member. Pretty messed up.
Cpl Justin Goolsby
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No. It's a troll question. If it's a family member question, then you ask family members, not complete strangers. Like I said, this could have easily been Google searched.
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Al Reynolds
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Dang, relax folks....
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Cpl Justin Goolsby - How different is it asking a question on Google and asking a question here? If you don't like a question, you're under no obligation to post anything.
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