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

Hell no.....being a Marine for my first 9 years in the military shaped and assisted in my success in the Army. My Dad was in the Army for just under 30 years....and retired as a Special Forces Colonel. He told me, before I came to the Army for Flight School, that the Army has pride in units.....where the Marines have pride as a whole. I have seen that first hand since I made the switch. I will always be proud of the time I spent in the Corps! I'm also proud of the time I spent in the 82nd Airborne!

Once a Marine always a Marine means just that, you can take a Marine out of the corps but you can never take the corps out of the Marine...

I am not sure that I understand the issue. What is wrong with increasing the quality of other services? Marines need them to hold rear positiion and what better way to effectively accomplish that goal then having Marines populate their ranks. Gives what may be a Marine in need of R&R some R&R.

"A Marine is a Marine . . . there's no such thing as a former Marine."

I think that those that are/have been a Marine, have every right to be proud of that.  When they move to another branch of service, there would be a chance for some cross-talk.  Learn about how other branches do the same types of tasks.  Maybe some of the takeaway lessons can work!  There are some instances that it is not the Marine's choice to change branches....an example: I have a buddy that was Marine Corps.  Decided to go to college, so separated.  There was NO MC Reserve anywhere close, so he changed to Army Guard while doing school.  After completion of school, he became an RN.  Guess what....Marine Corps does NOT have medical...they get their coverage from the Navy....He ended up going Air Force, and is now in the Army.  All were his choice, but not all choices were what he wanted...he made do.

I worked with two "Former" Marines while assigned to the 82nd Airborne in the early 80's. Both were Vietnam vet's who had done tours as Marines in Vietnam. They got out and then re-enlisted in the Army both were outstanding soldiers , but make no mistake they were marines at heart and wore their marine combat patches as authorized by the US Army with great pride.

Asking a Marine to give up the title that he or she earned just because they joined sister branch of service is like asking someone who is proud to have earned a tab such as Rangers or Special Forces, telling someone who earned a special skill badge like jump wings, air assault, ect. to give it up and pretend that you were never qualified.<br><br>Being a Marine currently serving active duty in the Army and having worked with people from every branch of service, I can say as Marines, we have the highest sense of belonging and Esprit de Corps than any other branch in general. There are always those small groups like the Rangers, SF, Cav Scouts, SEAL's, PJ's, and such that have the same pride, but if you walk up to a group of veterans and ask what branch they served in you will generally get responses like this:<div>From other than Marines-</div><div>"I was in the Army/Navy/Air Force/ Coast Guard...."</div><div>And from Marines-</div><div>"I am a Marine/former Marine"</div><div><br></div><div>Marine is a title that we are proud to have earned and are not willing to give it up. I am a Soldier and refer to myself as one now that I am proudly serving in the Army, but I am also a Marine.</div>