700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles amid ongoing ICE protests
Amid ongoing protests in response to ICE raids and arrests in Los Angeles, 700 Marines in California have been ordered to assist.abc30.com
It's not the Army. It's the Marines.
It could be Coast Guard Reservists but the MAIN point is they're pointing weapons at US citizens.
The National Guard is a reserve component of the U.S. Army and Air Force. And Trump sent them into California, as well.
I know you're just being silly, but I've seen some soldiers get really pedantic about these terms for real. The terms "army" and "soldier" predate the modern divisions into the different branches. It is kind of funny when Marines insist they are not also "soldiers" lol.
US Marines vs Royal Marines and the Netherlands Marine Corps (both of whom are most certainly part of their respective countries' navies)
And any time you try to discuss anything with MAGAts online they make this kind of stupid distinction as if the branch of service is the main point.
The point I was making was that the distinction between "sending the army" versus the Marines wasn't important in this case.US Marines vs Royal Marines and the Netherlands Marine Corps (both of whom are most certainly part of their respective countries' navies)
Royal Marines Commandos force US Marine Corps troops to surrender in training exercise
The Royal Navy Commandos alongside troops from allied countries held a five-day battlefield simulation in which they were victorious over their American counterparts.news.sky.com
ETA From what I read, a more accurate comparison between US forces and what I (and, I suspect, Dutch people, too) understand by the term "Marines" would be with US Navy Seals.
No, i meant our Royal Navy Marines are more like your US Navy SEALS (specially trained amphibious combat troops). The US Marines are more like one of our Army divisions.
One of the reasons for the US Marines' existence was originally to defend ships at sea from boarders. Later, to defend our embassies. They were converted into mostly-combat roles by the war with Mexico ('thus the "Halls of Montezume". They earned their reputation in the Pacific during WW2.
This. Navy SEALS go through training that would wash out the majority of regular troops. I don't know their washout rate, but it's surprisingly high. To be fair, though, some of the Marines in question who were shipping to CA were ForceRecon which is another subdivision for specially trained men. They're not SEALS, but they're tough.
Organizationally, you are correct. I'm doing a thought exercise about what would happen if I walked up to a bunch of Marines and said they reminded me of army troopers.
I think you'd be safer if you just called them any number of other bad names I'll not put in writing, lol.Organizationally, you are correct. I'm doing a thought exercise about what would happen if I walked up to a bunch of Marines and said they reminded me of army troopers.
I'd stand back
They have like a 70-80% drop out rate and that is among the people who passed their very difficult physical standards, that most troops couldn't pass anyway.
Sorry, misread you. I'll take your word on the Royal Navy Marines since my sources are far more US specific. I just looked it up and it seems you're likely right since there are not that many Royal Marines.
I doubt, "Hi, sailors" would be good, either.Organizationally, you are correct. I'm doing a thought exercise about what would happen if I walked up to a bunch of Marines and said they reminded me of army troopers.
I'd stand back
