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 have seen this a lot. Every group has a chip on its soldier and believes itself superior in one way or another. Likewise each branch is a little jealous of another for something. The truth is we are all specialized in our own ways and better at somethings and worse at others. At the end of the day as ling as we work together we accomplish the mission. United we stand, divided we fall.
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I am proud of my 25-years in the AF. I worked with outstanding people. We put the mission first and the person next to us second. I primarily worked in AFRTS before we had full-time satellite service. We knew people relied on us. I worked in joint facilities as early as 1972 and developed a great appreciation for the other services. Becoming familiar with the other service's cultures served me extraordinarily well. I became a much better NCO because the men and women I worked for and later with lead by example. That being said, I must admit that for my money, the Marines bring the most to the table. Working for, with, and later supervising Marines was a humbling experience. I could never have made the grade, and to a person, they were kind enough to never point it out.
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Members of my family served in all Branches of Service and I've served in both Air Force and Army Active and Reserve each has it's specialty when unified are unmatched around the World and I'm proud to call them my brothers and sisters all.....
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" I'm sorry if I didn't tag some of the specific service branches!"
HAHA How funny that you are discussing whether or not one branch thinks it is superior to the others , then apologize for not tagging the superior branch . lol
HAHA How funny that you are discussing whether or not one branch thinks it is superior to the others , then apologize for not tagging the superior branch . lol
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We are all part of the same mission. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy.
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LoL, the First Branch wins by virtue of having Medics who can heal you after they shoot you .... No offense to the Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard or Merchant Marine , Roflol
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Every military branch thinks it is superior and for good reason. Navy rules the seas, Air Force rules the skies, Army rules the land, Marine Corps in their diversity to function in all three terrains.
Each service has it's elite tier 1 operators and teams, each one their special operations. Each one has their contributions to the warfighter that the others can come close to but not match. The rivalry, the one up mentality is all tossed though when it comes to getting the mission done. We might trade barbs in the bar or in training or downtime, might get into drunken brawls as things got a little too heated with booze in the mix but out there doing the job all that is stowed fast and tacked down as we all have each others six when the shtf.
I've worked with Navy, Marines and Air Force in my day. Navy and Air force got us there, Marines and Navy worked with us to on the ground. Air Force, Marine and Navy provided close in air support and the list goes on and the flip can be said from any branches perspective.
At the end of the day it is all about the team, rather than the individual service. I've bled for and been bled over. And will gladly do it again.
Each service has it's elite tier 1 operators and teams, each one their special operations. Each one has their contributions to the warfighter that the others can come close to but not match. The rivalry, the one up mentality is all tossed though when it comes to getting the mission done. We might trade barbs in the bar or in training or downtime, might get into drunken brawls as things got a little too heated with booze in the mix but out there doing the job all that is stowed fast and tacked down as we all have each others six when the shtf.
I've worked with Navy, Marines and Air Force in my day. Navy and Air force got us there, Marines and Navy worked with us to on the ground. Air Force, Marine and Navy provided close in air support and the list goes on and the flip can be said from any branches perspective.
At the end of the day it is all about the team, rather than the individual service. I've bled for and been bled over. And will gladly do it again.
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Of course, other branchs think they are superior than the other. It's always good to strive to be than the other, especially between branchs. Ultimately, we are all on the same side.
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Any rivalry between the branches is - or should be - good-natured. (Except for those at a much higher level than I would aspire to, fighting for a "fair share" of the DoD budget.) This good-natured ribbing (at least I HOPE it is done in good-nature!) is probably just as prevalent between those in "combat arms" and "support and logistics" within each branch. The important thing is that every member of the armed forces is a vital member of not only "the team" but of a culture that emphasizes self-discipline, trust, respect, honor, and duty.
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Absolutely, the Marines have always felt they were "superior" to all other branches.
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