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In the grand scheme of things, does your branch of service really matter all that much? We can all agree that one’s branch of service holds some importance, gives specific identity and shapes how you may look at things –BUT – in front of every branch name is the designation “United States”. We are brothers and sisters from the same family. Yes, there are stepbrothers, sibling rivalry, and constant inter-branch squabbling. The bottom line is we all wear or have worn the uniform, we have all sworn an oath, and we all belong to the dysfunctional, dis-jointed family we fondly call the military.
We can freely admit there are rivalries … Army versus Navy, Marines versus anybody, Air Force versus everybody, and the Coast Guard versus – well, it is just the coast guard so, um, anyway. The point is, branch gives you some identity but family gives you vision, family gives you strength, and if we have to admit it this family is at its best when every member works together to complete a mission. If you remove one branch from the circle things begin to get complicated. It may be hard to admit that we need each other sometimes, but we know, deep down, we have each other’s back all the time. Take one look at your contacts list … most of you have a mixture of people from every branch, rank, and specialty on the map.
I guess I’m saying that while I’m proud of my Army history and heritage, I am also very proud to have some really weird, goofy brothers and sisters from those “other” branches that make my FAMILY so unique. Thank you for your service – whatever branch that may come from.
We can freely admit there are rivalries … Army versus Navy, Marines versus anybody, Air Force versus everybody, and the Coast Guard versus – well, it is just the coast guard so, um, anyway. The point is, branch gives you some identity but family gives you vision, family gives you strength, and if we have to admit it this family is at its best when every member works together to complete a mission. If you remove one branch from the circle things begin to get complicated. It may be hard to admit that we need each other sometimes, but we know, deep down, we have each other’s back all the time. Take one look at your contacts list … most of you have a mixture of people from every branch, rank, and specialty on the map.
I guess I’m saying that while I’m proud of my Army history and heritage, I am also very proud to have some really weird, goofy brothers and sisters from those “other” branches that make my FAMILY so unique. Thank you for your service – whatever branch that may come from.
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Gallup is out with its periodic poll on which military service is the “most important” to national defense. Makes about as much sense as pointing to a toolbox and asking: what tool in there is most important? It all depends on the job at hand. A hammer makes little sense when you need to cut a 2-by-4. But common sense like that might force pollsters to earn an honest living.
TIME - has added their two cents into the conversation .....
http://nation.time.com/2011/06/28/which-military-service-is-most-important-to-national-defense-%E2%80%93-and-the-most-prestigious/
TIME - has added their two cents into the conversation .....
http://nation.time.com/2011/06/28/which-military-service-is-most-important-to-national-defense-%E2%80%93-and-the-most-prestigious/
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Ran across this in a search and it is interesting ..... GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
PRINCETON, NJ -- The U.S. Army and the Marine Corps are now tied with the Air Force as Americans' choice as the most important branch of the United States' armed forces, with the Navy and the Coast Guard far behind.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/11824/Which-Branch-Armed-Forces-Most-Important.aspx
PRINCETON, NJ -- The U.S. Army and the Marine Corps are now tied with the Air Force as Americans' choice as the most important branch of the United States' armed forces, with the Navy and the Coast Guard far behind.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/11824/Which-Branch-Armed-Forces-Most-Important.aspx

Which Branch of the Armed Forces Is Most Important?
The U.S. Army and the Marine Corps are now tied with the Air Force as Americans’ choice as the most important branch of the United States’ armed forces, with the Navy and the Coast Guard far behind. This represents a significant change from Gallup Polls stretching back to the 1940s in which the Air Force was seen as the most important branch. The Marines are named by more than twice as many Americans as any other service as the most...
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