Posted on Jan 12, 2016
Does one US military branch think it's superior?
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Do you feel there is still an "inner service rivalry" between the Service Branches or that any one branch thinks they are Superior?
RP Members what do you think - be honest and professional in your responses please! Thank you
With all the deployments and joint operations that we have been involved in over the last 15 plus years of war and prior to that as well, aren't we all part of something a little bigger than our own service branches? We represent the United States of America in so many ways! We represent the freedom that all of the American citizens enjoy, to include ourselves!
For myself, I think is great to that we have the Navy/Army/Air Force rivalry on the football field and other sports, but I think it is important to realize the importance of joint operations and synchronization among the service branches.
I don't think that anyone branch is better than the other. That is my personal feeling.
They all have their specific missions, training philosophies, challenges, and characteristics that make them unique and special, but does that make them inferior or superior to the other service branches?
I'm sorry if I didn't tag some of the specific service branches!
RP Members what do you think - be honest and professional in your responses please! Thank you
With all the deployments and joint operations that we have been involved in over the last 15 plus years of war and prior to that as well, aren't we all part of something a little bigger than our own service branches? We represent the United States of America in so many ways! We represent the freedom that all of the American citizens enjoy, to include ourselves!
For myself, I think is great to that we have the Navy/Army/Air Force rivalry on the football field and other sports, but I think it is important to realize the importance of joint operations and synchronization among the service branches.
I don't think that anyone branch is better than the other. That is my personal feeling.
They all have their specific missions, training philosophies, challenges, and characteristics that make them unique and special, but does that make them inferior or superior to the other service branches?
I'm sorry if I didn't tag some of the specific service branches!
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I would hope that members from each service thinks that service is the best. The inter-service rivalry should be just that - "Inter-Service". We close ranks when civilians make comments. In fact, I selected the Marine Corps as my first choice before Army. I had passed every element of the entry physical to join the Corps, but at the last station, they couldn't fit that Jar on my Head. RLTW Hooah Airborne.
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My school has an Air Force program and naturally there's a rivalry between their program and my own. One of my most memorable exchanges with some of their cadets was an energetic exchange about who was better, but one quote stands out for me; "As long as you keep bringing the brrrrt brrrrt we'll get along fine". It might be cheesy and very cadet-y but it's something that in hindsight I think has been reflected in every conversation I've been a part of between service members from different branches.
It's a sibling rivalry, something like: "naturally I'm better than you, but the enemy hasn't earned the right to kick your teeth in. That's my privilege."
It's a sibling rivalry, something like: "naturally I'm better than you, but the enemy hasn't earned the right to kick your teeth in. That's my privilege."
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Any non vet who watches NCAA football realizes the rivalry exists. It's called the Commander's Cup and involves Navy, Army and AF Academies
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This is a question that must have been officer generated. A vast majority would think the branch they chose was the superior one. Personally, I did not like marching and carrying a gun, and the thought of travel was appealing. The Navy let me see the world at an age when it had the most impact The fact I basically had a 9-5 job on a 24 hour ship might have helped.
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No, but some men think men in the military are superior to women in the military.
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The Army, as the senior service, is the best. I could go on and talk about how they do the most because they are asked to do the most. They have greater diversity in jobs, they have more boats then the Navy. They actually take ground. They provide air support- yea they don’t have jets like all the other services but like I said the Army takes ground. I could say that stuff but I don’t need to. I just have to say, the Army is the best and everyone knows it. They also have the best football team.
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