Is the Marine Corps considered a branch?

Will Boyd — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:51:40 -0500

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 2 at 2018 1:54 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:54:14 -0500

Yes

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 2 at 2018 2:12 PM

CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:12:09 -0500

Short answer: Amphibious Corps of ground forces of US Navy. What other nations often refer to as Naval Infantry. Primary mission is to "seize and defend advanced naval bases".

Marine Corps Mission
The mission of the Marine Corps was set forth in the National Security Act of 1947 as amended (1952) and outlined in US Code collection § 5063. Historically, Marine Corps preparedness has been characterized by the phrase, "The First to Fight," and the mission of a Marine rifle squad is "To locate, close with, and destroy the enemy...There are the seven elements of the Marine Corps Mission.

1. Provide Fleet Marine Force with combined arms and supporting air components for service with the United States Fleet in the seizure or defense of advanced naval bases and for the conduct of such land operations as may be essential to the execution of naval campaign.

2. Provide detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy and security detachments for the protection of naval property at naval Stations and bases.

3. Develop, in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment employed by landing forces in amphibious operations.

4. Provide Marine forces for airborne operations, in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, according to the doctrine established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

5. Develop, in coordination with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the doctrine, procedures, and equipment for airborne operations.

6. Expand peacetime components to meet wartime needs according to the joint mobilization plans.

7. Perform such other duties as the President may direct.

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Jan 2 at 2018 3:03 PM

Cpl Justin Goolsby — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 15:03:09 -0500

Yes. Why wouldn't it? What kind of question is this? Hell a simple Google search could have answered this question rather than coming into a military forum and questioning the legitimacy of one branch or another.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 2 at 2018 3:51 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 15:51:35 -0500

Yes. 4 branches of the military, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Jan 2 at 2018 5:26 PM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:26:30 -0500

That they are.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jan 2 at 2018 9:00 PM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 21:00:23 -0500

Will Boyd Most Definitely and if You Say Otherwise My Marine Shipmates get Real Pissy About It.

Response by Maj John Bell made Jan 2 at 2018 9:28 PM

Maj John Bell — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 21:28:39 -0500

NO!!! The Marine Corps is NOT A branch.

The UNITED STATES of AMERICA MARINE CORPS is THEEEEEEEE branch.

Now get down and give me 20.

Too slow, do it again maggot. ;)

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 2 at 2018 10:35 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 22:35:12 -0500

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 2 at 2018 11:41 PM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 23:41:49 -0500

Will Boyd The Marine Corps is a branch of the military. It does however have close ties to the Navy, and the Department of the Navy oversees both service branches, each having its own autonomous leadership (Marine Corps has its Commandant, US Navy has its Chief of Naval Operations, both leaders are members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and both branches are under civilian oversight of the Secretary of the Navy.

https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/us-military-overview.html

U.S. Armed Forces Overview

In simple terms, the U.S. Armed Forces are made up of the five armed service branches: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy.

Response by CPO Glenn Moss made Jan 3 at 2018 1:35 AM

CPO Glenn Moss — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 01:35:01 -0500

Yes...but not totally independent.

The Marines are part of the Navy. But they're most DEFINATELY not Sailors.

Response by SSgt Dan Montague made Jan 3 at 2018 9:25 AM

SSgt Dan Montague — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 09:25:46 -0500

Yes they are a branch of the armed services. However, they are not their own department. They fall under the department of the navy.

Response by Al Reynolds made Jan 3 at 2018 10:44 AM

Al Reynolds — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 10:44:11 -0500

When I think of 'a branch' I think of the Spring... Dark green leaves reaching out through the Virginia coastline up into the Appalachian Piedmont ..... Long Island; not so much, but green leaves just the same....

Never thought of the Marine Corps as a 'branch.' A pack maybe. or a herd, but not a branch... To be a branch I imagine you have got to be attached to something bigger than yourself....

Well, dang, excuse me.... Maybe the Marines are a branch after all. I stand corrected.... A branch of that huge old oak tree.... The tree that wooden ships are made and who's decks are manned by men of steel... That's it.... Toddlers learning from their older brothers... those swashbuckling Navy types.... That's something to be proud of.... and learned .... Is there a ribbon for that...

You gotta excuse me Will Boyd.... I just couldn't help it.

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Jan 3 at 2018 12:22 PM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 12:22:00 -0500

The US Marine Corps is an Armed Service. It is also part of the Department of the Navy headed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps. To my knowledge, it isn't a Branch like those in the Army, such as Infantry, Armor, etc.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Jan 3 at 2018 9:13 PM

COL Charles Williams — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 21:13:53 -0500

Will Boyd I am confused? There are 4 or 5 branches, depending on where you place the Coast Guard, and the United States Marine Corps is one of them. There are, however, only three military departments, Army, Navy, Air Force. While the USMC falls under the Department of Navy, they are still and branch in and of themselves.

Response by Capt Tom Brown made Jan 3 at 2018 10:35 PM

Capt Tom Brown — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 22:35:17 -0500

Yes, or so I was taught to believe.

Response by PO1 Barbara Matthews made Jan 4 at 2018 12:40 AM

PO1 Barbara Matthews — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:40:15 -0500

Yes it is.

Response by GySgt Lamont Land made Jan 4 at 2018 9:01 PM

GySgt Lamont Land — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 21:01:29 -0500

No it's a cult

Response by GySgt Charles O'Connell made Jan 9 at 2018 5:58 PM

GySgt Charles O'Connell — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:58:07 -0500

A branch, YES! The United States Marine Corps, 242 years keeping the hated foes of democracy away from the door.

Response by TSgt Tommy Amparano made Jan 10 at 2018 6:03 PM

TSgt Tommy Amparano — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:03:39 -0500

I had a friend that was a Marine. One day I said something like, "hey I just found out that the Marines are actually a part of the Navy." Without missing a beat he says, "Yea the male part".

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 10 at 2018 6:14 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:14:15 -0500

Although you would never have it defined as such anywhere in the DOD I consider them separate. Having served with Marines and being attached to them during a few deployments I will always feel like they are their own branch; though technically incorrect and I know that.

Response by PFC Elijah Rose made Jan 10 at 2018 6:48 PM

PFC Elijah Rose — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:48:31 -0500

Why do we have branches should be the question. Since we don't mass paradrops or amphibious landings anymore, what's the difference between army and marine infantry?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 11 at 2018 12:22 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:22:25 -0500

Will Boyd nope. It is a service.

Response by SFC Christopher Taggart made Jan 11 at 2018 7:48 PM

SFC Christopher Taggart — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:48:56 -0500

Yes.

Response by SFC Mark Klaers made Feb 9 at 2018 5:15 AM

SFC Mark Klaers — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 05:15:16 -0500

Is the Marine Corps a branch...yes, of the Navy, just like the Seabees.

Response by CW4 Chad Balwanz made Feb 10 at 2018 2:13 PM

CW4 Chad Balwanz — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:13:42 -0500

It is not a branch, it is a service. Infantry / artillery etc is a branch of a service.

Response by Cpl Billy Ashworth made Feb 11 at 2018 4:35 PM

Cpl Billy Ashworth — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:35:33 -0500

Yes it is a branch of the Navy the men's branch

Response by MAJ Wiley Winter made Feb 12 at 2018 10:15 PM

MAJ Wiley Winter — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 22:15:51 -0500

The Marines are part of the Navy. Now, who saw the movie and can tell me which part of the Navy? No, not the men’s department. It came from a line in a movie about one Marine.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 16 at 2018 3:09 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 03:09:35 -0500

No it is a Department within the United States Navy not a separate military branch.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 16 at 2018 7:59 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:59:59 -0500

I wanted to be a part of that "only" branch but I flunked the physical...my head wouldn't fit in a JAR!

Response by SPC Rudy Hawkins made Feb 16 at 2018 8:31 PM

SPC Rudy Hawkins — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 20:31:59 -0500

Other than being "the whole GD tree", The Marine corps is a Department of the Navy...... "The MEN'S DEPARTMENT" !!!!

Response by Cpl Scott McCarroll made Feb 18 at 2018 12:38 PM

Cpl Scott McCarroll — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 12:38:35 -0500

Yes it is a Branch, now I know that I am going to get a lot of grief over this, however if memory serves me (and it fails to on numerous occasions). Until the War Powers act the only service branch that POTUS Could send into harms way without anyone elses permission. The didn't like that (they also love to leak information which is a death warrant) any way he can still pretty much do it he just has to play nice with the bullies.

Response by LCpl Cody Collins made Mar 5 at 2018 2:28 AM

LCpl Cody Collins — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 02:28:42 -0500

I'm a Marine , and back in the 80's we were taught, that the Marine Corps " is a Department of the Navy " . Hence the Anchor as part of our symbol.

Response by SN Jay Perry made Mar 5 at 2018 1:40 PM

SN Jay Perry — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:40:06 -0500

Old joke that USN recruits pulled on Marines on Payday in San Diego for years....get them to look at their checks they DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY one them! LOL

Response by PO1 Jim Jones made Mar 9 at 2018 1:13 PM

PO1 Jim Jones — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 13:13:09 -0500

The Marine Corp is a branch of the U.S. Navy Seabees. I got to put that dig in somewhere. Hoorah.

Response by PFC James Thompson made Mar 12 at 2018 4:08 PM

PFC James Thompson — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:08:01 -0400

The Marine Corp is part of the Navy, their there to protect and babysit the Navy.

Response by PVT Raymond Lopez made Mar 12 at 2018 4:14 PM

PVT Raymond Lopez — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:14:38 -0400

I am not sure they don't grow on trees.

Response by MSG Eddie Rape made Mar 22 at 2018 3:09 PM

MSG Eddie Rape — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:09:21 -0400

Who cares

Response by MGySgt Jerry Suarez made Mar 22 at 2018 10:16 PM

MGySgt Jerry Suarez — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 22:16:35 -0400

No it's considered the United States Marine Corps!!!!

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 24 at 2018 1:19 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 13:19:47 -0400

No, they are part of the Department of the Navy. They are a service, they are a DOD component. They are most anything but a branch. Branch has a lot of different meanings in the military. There are only three military departments. Army, Navy, Air Force.

Response by SSgt Jim Gilmore made Mar 24 at 2018 7:02 PM

SSgt Jim Gilmore — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 19:02:02 -0400

Although falling under Department of the Navy, it is a branch of the armed forces along with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, US Public Health Service and NOAA.

Response by Sgt Charles Welling made Mar 27 at 2018 9:59 AM

Sgt Charles Welling — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 09:59:38 -0400

The United States Marine Corps is headed by a general officer called the Commandant, he wears four stars. The other services are headed by the same rank or equivalent rank. The Marine Corps is under the Department of the Navy and both the Commandant and the CNO report to the SecDef through the SecNav. When the unofficial listings of the service branches is given you typically see Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps...... sometimes the Coast Guard is given but not always but, in my opinion, should be as they are headed by an Admiral. As for whether the Marines are a branch, I will leave that up to you, we don't care and are content being under the Navy department because we are the land extension of projected Naval power and were commissioned as such in 1775. Oorah!!!
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PS: About three years ago, six Marine Corps Generals were on active duty, the Marine Corps is allotted two. The others were in special command assignments. Rah!!!!!!!

Response by CPO Graves Johnson made Mar 28 at 2018 2:00 PM

CPO Graves Johnson — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:00:07 -0400

Yes

Response by A1C Lisa Casserly made Mar 30 at 2018 7:11 PM

A1C Lisa Casserly — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 19:11:50 -0400

Well, since I'm Air Force, and we affectionately call them "jar heads"... sure they are. They have to be family for you to call them names. And yeah. I've heard all the "chair force" jokes. But y'all sure do love to see us carpet bombing the dug-in enemy. And we love you, too.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 26 at 2018 8:07 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 08:07:44 -0400

The Marine Corps is part of the Department of the Navy....just saying