Should former Marines who join another service give up the Title?

What ever motivates you. Acknowledge that which you become/are and carry it with pride. We all have a role to play. I am proud to call myself a retired Sailor and feel that was my calling. Training and traditions mold one into believing/living that which has been instilled in one's thought process. So be it. We are all brothers in arms. Call us what you will. Just be true to the cause. Standing for America with pride and conviction.

Soldier is given... Marine is earned... in my case Paratrooper was also earned. When asked, i say i was a Paratrooper and a Marine.

If you are a bit older than the usual 18 year olds who went to Boot Camp right out of high school, and you appear in a seemingly new uniform, you were likely accept because of your prior service time and experience. Thus nobody should have to hide or apologize for that experience.

Once a Marine you are always a Marine regardless of weather or not you chose another branch for whatever reason.

No. That title is earned and not given lightly. The example for a woman taking the husbands name is not close to the same. She doesn't earn the name, she takes it, it is freely given. To call yourself a Marine is to have passed a rigorous test and the title should never be relinquished if ever earned.

Look, if it gives you the warm and fuzzies to say you're a marine, well God Bless, here's your cookie.

No. If you crossed the grinder and finished boot, you EARNED the right to the title be called a Marine. It doesn't matter what other service you may have joined, once a Marine, ALWAYS a MARINE.

No

Being a Marine, no matter what you do after you leave the Marine Corps, is something that stays with you the rest of your life. You could say that about any branch, whether you are a former Sailor, Soldier, Coast Guardsman, or Airman. However, we take it probably the most seriously with the Corps. We have the phrase, "Once a Marine, Always a Marine," and we etch it into our hearts. That's just the way we are in the Corps. I have a friend who was a former Marine and later joined the Army. He served proudly and honorably in both branches. I still consider him a Marine, but maybe it's because I'm biased!

If a Marine gets out and does nothing more with his life than pumps gas he is still a Marine. No difference in joining another service as long as he served the USMC honorably.