Should Army and Marines (or components of) consolidate?

No, just because of similarities? Get real the Marines were originally organized to protect the Navy because the Army didn't have the Manpower to fight on both land and sea I realize things have changed with each branch becoming a separate force having multiple specialties. What this boils down to is politics and funding, I don't pretend to be politically correct and I don't care who's feelings get hurt. Cut the pay the congressmen and senators get and we would have the money to support the Military. SEMPER FI.

Absolutely not. Marines are already a dept of the Navy. No offense to the Army but they are an occupying force the Marines are not they are tje Navy s ground support also a shock troop why we go in first and leave last.

Well no offense to the leather necks but the The US army were the ones on the ground throughout all the wars we've been through. We pushed the Germans back from the Atlantic to Berlin twice. You jump train at Ft Benning. You have you're uses but you're not Soldiers.

Traditions and everything else aside, Marines hold a niche capability that the Army doesn't currently possess, Amphibious Assualt. Because they've done it for so long, they're quite good at it. To try and combine our collective forces would only create more problems than it'd solve. Besides, ask any Marine if they think this marriage would work, you'll have your anwser lol

The 4 branches all have their corner of the "warfare" pie. The better fix is cross training the higher ranking enlisted and the officers to clear up communications across the branches

I was an Army brat and was medically discharged during boot camp while trying to continue the legacy of my family. My Grandfather retired Sgt. Major in the Army. I could see where it may help in some ways but I don't think it would go over well with soldiers. Don't take this statement wrong but both branches carry a sense of pride about the branch they are in and most Marines I know carry a bigger chip on their shoulder than the Army men. Both branches have their own elite groups. As well Navy Seals have multiple branches among their special elite group. I respect all the branches and think if we were going to combine our branches back together, we should look into putting the Air Force back with the Army where it began and the Marines back with the Navy. I also think that there should be combined training between the ground units and air units for all branches, that way both branches and all soldiers from privates and up understand why and what each branch does and how they operate in situations when they are put in the same area. I have friends in both Army and Marines that have been in this war against terrorism and I can honestly say that their stories for the most part are identical. One of my Marine friends had probably the easiest time while another was in a shithole the whole time. One of my Army friends went 4 or 5 times and was in a shithole each time but one of the other ones was never in harms way really. So I feel it would cause issues between the soldiers. It would be like combining the bloods and crips in my opinion

No. The rivalry is beneficial. With Seals and Special Forces, there is already some consolidation. Their missions have some differences and I think it should stay as it is. I think traditions are important and should never be cast aside for any reason.

While ‘Land Squids’ earn their Goode and anchor,we earn our CIB and,for those lucky enough to survive,our Ranger Tabs. No offense,but I wouldn’t want to be associated with anything Navy. Lists just stay separate.

Since none of the branches train in the same way, I can’t in good conscience lump any of them together. We each have specific training for our respective branch of service

Considering Army's comabt arms misson truly simular to Marines but conbat support or other non combat organizations are not equal to Marines. I have served many times with Marines throughout my career and from my own experiences it would not be a smart choice of action to combine them
Into one service. In a general statement two very differnet caliber of services!