Should Army and Marines (or components of) consolidate?

It is the Marine Corps that serves as the diplomatic arm of the services and as such they can be stationed in nations without a formal declaration of hostilities...some neutral countries request that marine legation staff wear civilian clothes

I ve been saying since the 90s that the Goverment is working towards having just a military. I recommend removing the sentence about Navy and Air Force lack of combat contact. It makes you appear as a complete idiot.

Ask this question at the same time: Why does the Army need all the different groups such as Airborne, Infantry, Armor, Artillery...why not combine them all into a combined force and eliminate communication issues and provide full coverage to all situations when needed?

I wouldn't have minded consolidating ALL the Military branches. There are certain schools, which are only available to a particular branch. If it were all one force, those schools would be more accessible to Service Members.

For example, I LOVED flying Black Hawk helicopters and would never trade that experience, but if I'd decided I wanted to fly F-18s, I'd have had to transfer from the Army to the Navy. If I'd wanted to fly AV-8s, I'd have had to switch to the USMC. If I'd wanted to fly C-17s, I'd have had to switch to the USAF.

If it were all one force, there'd still be no guarantee that I could switch between air frames, but it would certainly be easier filling out a Soldier Action Form, than it would be to switch from one branch to the other.

There are multiple other examples of training and qualifications which are specifically available to certain branches. I'm sure ground troops in the U.S. Army could benefit from the swimming qualifications available to the USMC. Similarly, the USMC could benefit from the logistical capabilities of the U.S. Army.

And we'd ALL be a lot happier with USAF Dining Facilities. :-D

SHORE UP OUR MILITARY DON'T STACK IT UP !

MORE GOVERNMENT BILL SHIT WANTING TO SCREW WITH SOMETHING THAT WORKS ! LINE OUR MILITARY UP FOR A EASEY KILL LIKE OBAMA DID WITH OUR ENTIRE SUBMARINE CORP. IN VIRGINIA WHILE IN OFFICE ORDERD ALL SUBS INTO HARBER LINED UP LIKE LITT LE DUCKS , FORT HOOD TEXAS MULTY UNITS GAMED ON ONE BASE WHAT A SCORE EXAMPLE AT HOOD ONE MUSLIM A MAGER KILLES 38 PLUS AMERICANS AND HE IS STILL ALIVE ? WE AS A NATION HAVE AND ARE BEING GROOMED FOR A FALL, WE THE PEOPLE BEST WAKE UP PRONTO !

No, they have different missions. They will occasionally work together for a specific mission.

Mixing oil with water!

After 28 years Ive seen the best and worst of all Branches of Service. I do not think the USMC should be tampered with, they should remain Naval Infantry, or whatever defines tough sons of guns. Perhaps the Air Corps is not a bad idea but still called US Army Air Forces. perhaps even more specialisation of the USMC and reduced generalisation (leave that to the Army) If the Marine Corps is a Dagger, the Army is a Sledge Hammer. Use the tool that the job in question calls for.

OK, it's been 49 years since I was a Marine. My dad was in the Marines during WW11. There is a certain amount of pride that you gain when you finish boot camp of the Marine Corps that just never leaves you. The marines are a tradition that's been carried on for almost 243 years or will be on November the 10th of this years. Not taking anything away from the Army or the Navy or any of the other branches. But, once a Marine always a Marine.