The amount of horrible, incorrect information in this thread makes Baby Jesus want to cry.
Lets see where I can start...
billdan wrote:
Their missions are different: Marines=power projection from the sea & "quick-reaction force" (they're on ships, duh) while Army=long-term, drawn out land conflicts with its larger numbers and logistical capabilities. The Marines don't have non-SF airborne grunts like the 101st or 82nd. Marines can win battles, but Soldiers (and maybe Airmen) win wars. However, I think the two branches will grow more similar to each other because of the similar fighting both must conduct in Iraq/Afghanistan.
The first responders to a conflict are generally a tie between the ready unit of the 82nd Airborne and the BLT of the MEU in that particular region. Depends on location. This is of course discounting Special Forces.
I want to cry. Seriously. This was one of the more useless posts in PR History.
1. Marines are not SF Soldiers. They are a motivated amphibious army. They conduct many of the same missions as the Army.
2. "I'd LOVE to see a U.S. Army Ranger go one on one in a firefight against a U.S. Marine."
From a technical standpoint, the Ranger would probably win. On average a Ranger is more experienced, better trained and in better shape than the average Marine.
3. "The U.S. Army has Rangers/Delta Force...
The USMC has the 22nd M.E.U. /Force Recon!"
This is where you lost all credibility.
Army Special Ops includes Rangers and 1st SFOD-D, yes. It also includes US Army Special Forces (aka Green Berets)
Force Recon is a type of Special Forces, I guess. Its reconnasiance based but recently has been leaning back toward its roots of infantry and getting away from the "high-speed" hollywood ****.
The 22nd MEU is not a Special Operations Force. It is a Marine Expeditionary Unit. Each MEF operates a few MEUs (1st MEF-> 11th, 13th, 15th MEUs in Pendleton, 2nd MEF -> 22nd, 24th, 26th MEUs in Lejeune, 3rd MEF 31st MEU out of Okinawa).
Yes, MEUs are Special Operations Capable, essentially meaning MARSOC can toss some guys from a MSOB over and they can conduct a mission. But a MEU is based off of an infantry battalion and supporting units, including generally a platoon of tanks, some armor, appropriate support troops and a mixed squadron of helos and jets.
4. "ON THE IMPORTANT SIDE,why does it say,M4 (not the automatic rifle) ?
is it suppossed to be automatic carbine? lol
Because U.S. Army use the full auto capable M4."
Again, no.
The US Army transitioned to the M4 Carbine, the Carbine of the M16. It is a safe-single-burst weapon like the M16A2/A4. The M4A1 is used by various Special Forces and has full auto capability.
agentscar wrote:ALSO,The Army doesn't have MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program) do they?
No, they have their Combatives Program. Its Martial Arts.
Skodz wrote:In Brief, USMC is the fast-first-offensive branch of the US military.
Whoever is closest. Often its the MEU described above, but at other times the 82nd Airborne or Rangers are deployed, such as during Desert Shield.
This concludes today's Armchair General Session. Have a nice day.