If being a Marine is so awesome, why is it that there are so many Marines that join the Army and Air Force?

I was Security Police in USAF and there were plenty of marines, they all rotate as Training instructors for basic trading and cop school. Not sure where else they went in USAF.

They Marines teach you discipline they make you military for life at 51 I join the Army National Guard did a tour overseas about to retire at the age of 62 I take nothing from the Army NG but I truly don't believe I could have withstood being a marine at that age in a combat arms MOS as greatest shape as I'm in skills of a Marine at that age is better suited for the Army National Guard as I salute the Marines forgiving me a mentality like no other to be able to be Army National Guard until I'm 62 that's my reasoning

Damn I must of read 100 comments.. and not a single person made a joke about being "the son of two Marines" .... The military has gone soft lol

Because they don’t promote as quickly as others branches

This Marine never joined the Army or any other branch of service. I wouldn’t lower my standards!

I did

It has a lot to do with the opportunities provided by the Army to rank up and get better pay, where as the Corps doesn’t have as many opportunities. Some Marine officers are what they call Mustangs, who didn’t start as an officer but rather an enlisted man and worked his way up through experience.

There was no more room for me on the Corps. Force reduction so I ended up ANG. Wasn't only Marine there

The Army is the only branch that extends a service members career. The blue to green program where one can serve enlisted, Warrant Officer and Officer.

More MOS choices.