Posted on May 28, 2014
Should Army and Marines (or components of) consolidate?
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Think objectively. Traditions, camaraderie aside. Both are somewhat similarly more combat-oriented than USN or USAF. Answer practically without putting down either one of them.
PS: Yes, some are taunting about USN and USAF consolidation or Air Force return to Army Air Corps. My take on that if it's practical, lessen bureaucracy, and make for a smoother communications pipeline amongst the DoD components, why not? Again, camaraderie and traditions aside for a min.
PS: Yes, some are taunting about USN and USAF consolidation or Air Force return to Army Air Corps. My take on that if it's practical, lessen bureaucracy, and make for a smoother communications pipeline amongst the DoD components, why not? Again, camaraderie and traditions aside for a min.
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The Marine Corps has always been a Department of the Navy and should remain as such. The Marine Corps also serves a different function than the Army. Where as the Army is a Sustaining Force, the Marine Corps in general is an Invading force. Keep them separate.
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Why not just raise the army’s standards and cut out all the useless people we need workers not leaches
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Not only is this insulting, it’s also fiscally irresponsible. The US Army has a total of 1,018,000 uniformed personnel (including reserves AND national guard) as of 2017, and a corresponding budget request of $148 billion. The Marine Corps total force numbers a mere 220,500 (including reserves), but manages to operate quite effectively with a budget request of just $23.4 billion.
For the sake of saving time by not forcing you to take off your shoes to count past 10, that’s a total drain on taxpayers of $145,383 per soldier and $106,122 per marine. Need I say more?
For the sake of saving time by not forcing you to take off your shoes to count past 10, that’s a total drain on taxpayers of $145,383 per soldier and $106,122 per marine. Need I say more?
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From my experience the command elements can barely handle current matters like sharp EO. They can’t handle consolidating the branches bc that would mean the command would downsize at a division level making it Harder for matters to be resolved. On the other hand consolidation may put an iron fist in the fight. Sad part is we can’t solve our own problems at home within our own units.
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To be honest. I should have joined the marines. Those guys are proud to be marines, the army makes you wonder what kinds of ppl with no integrity decided it’s ok to lead soldiers and play judge and jury, the freaking president can’t do some of the things army commanders and 1sgt does at leisure. No wonder marines don’t respect our standards bc we have none
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It’s like you all forgot about the navy, as well as the marines being a branch of the navy
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