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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 05:40 PM
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Troops are troops. Why are
Army personnel called soldiers while Marines are differentiated as Marines? That bugs me as they are all doing their duty in roughly the same capacities. Just something I've always meant to get clarification on.
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 05:54 PM
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1. Marines have always been a unique service branch. Perhaps its
a tradition thing.
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ashmanonar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 05:57 PM
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2. yea.
it's a marine thing. crazy bootnecks. :D
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yorgatron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:03 PM
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4. "I" was a soldier
"THEY" are jarheads. :evilgrin:
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ashmanonar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:46 PM
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9. i think bootneck is the irish/british way to say it.
:D...or leatherneck.
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Branjor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:03 PM
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3. Well,
Navy personnel are called sailors, not soldiers. Are they not?
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recovering democrat Donating Member (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:14 PM
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5. Warriors
Army has adopted "Warrior Ethos".

http://www.army.mil/warriorethos/
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:16 PM
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6. Marines are naval infantry.
Edited on Sun Feb-06-05 06:16 PM by Padraig18
For the same reason Air Force members are referred to as 'airmen', rather than soldiers, so too are Marines called 'marines'.
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Wcross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:28 PM
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7. I am an ex-Marine.....
Why not call all soldiers "sailor"? Why not call all airmen "coasties"? Marines are called that because they serve in the United States Marine corps. I always cringe when I hear some idiot talking head on TV refer to a Marine as a soldier.
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progressiveright Donating Member (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:53 PM
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10. aren't you
former marine, not ex-marine?

cringe...
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Wcross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 07:01 PM
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11. Whatever you wish.....
I guess I am a former Marine but ex is so much easier to spell fer us jarheads....
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progressiveright Donating Member (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 07:08 PM
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12. lol
i'm in the army, its just some people who were marines get pissed of when you call them ex-marines

- i am a former marine, never ex-marine, once marine always a marine !

must be a regional thing
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GetTheRightVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:33 PM
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8. Marines look down on the Army big time, I know a Marine so I know
:kick:
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progressiveright Donating Member (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 07:16 PM
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13. how many marines does it take to write a letter?
three

one who can read, one who can write, and one to watch over those two dangerous individuals.
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stanwyck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 07:18 PM
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14. I'll pass this along
to my jarhead son. He leaves for Iraq (a return visit) next week.
The former Marines at DU are a big comfort to me.
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