Should Army and Marines (or components of) consolidate?

When in doubt, call the Marines, when you need it done right, and right now, again call the Marines. If there is time to coordinate a logistical, tactical strike, call both. There's room for both of these units at the table!!

Marines do it all land Airen and sea
If army wants to join marines then they can earn it like we had to same to the rest

I say no I served in the Corp and in the army. The Corp made a man out of me. The army isn't as focus as the Corp. Also the army was to focus on the individual then the team. They also didn't watch each other's backs like we did in the corp.

We would still get the army's hand me downs lol semper fi, dont mess with the best

Can they, yes. Should they, probably not, if for nothing else other than tradition. In almost every recent poll taken, the Marines are by far the most prestigious of the services. As mentioned in earlier postings, they have their “story” down to a science; the war stories, the myths, the uniforms, the required bravado and they do an excellent job of inculcating every new Marine fully into their tradition. But when asked which is the most valuable service, the Army wins hands down. There is no mission that the Marines do that cannot be duplicated by the other services, amphibious assault, revisit D-Day / Normandy. But by the economy of scale, the Marines cannot duplicate the Army’s missions.

What? No way. Two different missions!

If it ain’t broke then don’t try to fix it

No ! they each have their own missions and the reasons behind it.

Having been deployed and gone to schools all over, I have had the chances to serve with work along side of all branches. I have also attended schools of the Army branch.
There are many things that separate us. Starting from day one and the difference in discipline that Marines have. This discipline develops leaders early on. Unlike any other branch Marines lead at lower ranks. This helps when sent into combat operations. Being able to send less troops with less gear and do more, allows for many different tactical advantages. No big surprise the Corps is the smallest branch and does far more with less.

There are many different issues we could easily argue here, and everyone has a point of view. However; I believe saying that any branch is “close enough” to another that they could just become one, is not even close to a valid argument at all. There are similar jobs and ability across the board. But that is as far as it goes. We do all serve a purpose. If the idea is to try and save money, the government should look elsewhere.

As for fire superiority with minimal troops on the ground, with low visibility, you have to pick the Corps hands down every time. Not to mention the only branch that can be anywhere in the world within 24 hours, with sustainability. The only branch able to be in the fight for 90 days before having approval. Doesn’t take an act of Congress to get us into the fight.

There is also a reason why the Corps is the choosen ones to protect the White House and the POTUS as well as Embassy’s around the world.

I'm prior Army reserves retired.No I think the Marine corps are a elite group, and theirs no need to change that now or ever.