Does one US military branch think it's superior?

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us navy

There have been times in the past where there have been problems with service rivalry. The Nichols-Goldwater Act (among other actions) worked to end the separation of services and focus on "jointness". In the Chicago area PMI and Black Diamond Charitiies team up to provide a free class to veterans that provides the PMI 35 Hour Certificate. As the lead instructor one of the first things I tell them in the introduction hour is that we are a "Purple" class; a joint team of all the services. Not all the students have heard the term but readily accept and embrace the idea and we share stories of our experiences in the service. Great kick-off to a great experience for them. As in this class I believe and embrace the Purple Team of America!!

well I think that not one service is better than other they are in for one reason it to protect our country.
SSG MARK FRANZEN
USA VET

For those of us who have served we each chose our particular branch of service for whatever reason. None is better than the other as they all have honorably served to protect and defend. Though there might be some outright rivalry between the branches the one undeniable fact is that we are all brothers and sisters and no outside entity best be coming between us.

On the surface, each branch feels pride within its own community. Branch rivalries have existed since the first stone was thrown. While each branch of the service feels a certain superiority, the truth is each has its own distinct mission. Yes, there is mission overlap. It is not the overlaps, but the gaps that cause problems. Asking if a particular branch is superior is the same question of combining the services, just the other side of the coin. The fact is each service has its own unique benefits and weaknesses. Even though each service espouses its unique strengths, we have learned to work together as a singular team to form a formidable force. Whether in peace or war, the US military has learned to form a cohesive team. Each and every service member and veteran should feel a sense of pride in that accomplishment. And we should all remember, no matter what service, Field Artillery reigns supreme!

Well of course. Armor, Queen of battle, Artillary king of battle, Engineers, esssayons. It is a healthy competition that drives branches to do their best in the most difficult circumstances.

And yet again I Digress! Lol.
Ok.... Coasties you guys are rocking it.

One branch thinking it is superior over another goes back to the very begging of our military history.

To me that feeling is from the PRIDE that the military member feels about their chosen branch, their successes within that branch, the history of that branch, the training endured, the over all accomplishments of the branch they belong to and finally the opinions of the civilians about the branch they are in.

I feel that the participation trophies has all but destroyed true success and true competition to the point that people no longer desire to out compete anyone or anything that is above them, they instead stand content.

I was on a Combat Rifle Team for over 10 years and in order to stay on the team, one had to constantly out shoot anyone new competitor who wanted to join the team and constantly out shoot any of the OLD shooters so you would not be considered to be replaced. That created a Team that was unbeatable and we competed against other branches and other units and in the Internationals against other countries military. You better believe we thought we were better and we proved it.

The branches of service are the same, I feel if you feel you are better than the Air Force or Navy or whatever, you perform to be better and you present yourself in your appearance and actions to be better. That to me is Excellent and makes for true Professionals and Esprit De Corps.

I remember one time, myself and few other Marines were in a Shaky's Pizza near Pearl Harbor and there was this self playing Honky Tonk piano that played many songs, including all the Military songs of the different branches and would project the lyrics on a wall with a bouncing ball that would bounce on the word in the lyrics as it was to be sung. At the time the Marines and Navy were paid twice a month and the Army and Air Force were paid once per month. Well the first of month, usually the bars and other joints were packed with hungry and thirsty military personnel. Someone would put a quarter in the piano and play their branch of service song and stand up with their mugs of beer and sing at the top of their lungs with the piano and not to be outdone by that branch, the very next song would be from another branch and all of the members of that branch would do the same and so on. We all tried to out do the other branches with our singing and the show of our pride within our branch. Once in awhile trouble would break out and today, I do not see anything wrong with that either.

The military has some tough jobs to do and they can not get those jobs or missions accomplished without a heavy dose of PRIDE and Esprit De Corps. Even within the branch one unit will feel superior over another and that drives them to push to be better. An example would be artillery versus mortars.

Hold your heads up and be PROUD of what and who you are, before you even start to boast about your unit or your branch, you are already much less than 1percent of the total U.S. Population, just being in the military.

Semper Fi

No one branch of our military is superior over the others. We all come from different walks of American life, but we bind together when we serve in the military. Sure inter-service rivalry puts us at odds, but it's good to know we can rub each others noses in friendship and still have the respect of each other. No matter the mess we get ourselves into (or not), we will still pull ourselves up together as military members. It those people who don't serve that think one service branch is superior or inferior to the other. We have our faults and graces, and we know them ourselves.

I believe so and I am a proud US ARMY retiree who know's that we're the oldest force going back to the Continental Army.