True . I was in the navy . My first ship was an older class that was nearing retirement , and we got the older gear . My second ship was stateof the art and we got all the new tech . The navy puts their money where they see fit , and oftentimes the Marines get underfunded .
@@victorwaddell6530 true. I went from the Eisenhower to the WASP. Huge difference. I was in repair division. We had a large maintenance budget on the IKE. The WASP is a amphib, so it has a tiny budget.
@Master Catnip the Asvab is same for all but my gt was actually less in the marines than what it was In the other branches so fair 2 say in marines its actually harder 2 get a high gt score cuze mine was 106 in army and on the marine section it said 100 .
"Marine Corps does everything as cheap as possible." Yup, here's a little story for ya: I was stationed at one of the gates in Camp Pendleton (the midway point between the one leading to Oceanside and the furthest North gate, it's been over a decade, don't remember the name) while I was working with PMO in '07. A huge convoy of brand new Army humvees drives through the gate. 5 minutes later, another huge convoy of brand new Air Force humvees follows. It starts to rain, and 5 minutes later a convoy of Marine Corps humvees come through. The lead vehicle had strings tied to the windshield wipers, and in order to operate them, the driver would pull one string, and then the front passenger would pull the other to bring them back down. Over and over. My fellow Marines and I on the gate saw this, and we were like, "Yeah, seems about right." It was the perfect illustration.
@@MeekMeek tell that to my ankles and my knees.. oh and don't forget the back.. I am skinny as F yet a machinegunner for the last 4 years and reuped too.. :D I hope my ankles hold up..
I still stay at military lodging when I travel (USA RET). What I've learned is the Marines have deserts, the Army has swamps and pine trees, the USAF has golf courses and the Navy, beaches.
@@thepuddingking5204 Yeah , there are the six month deployments and sea duty assignments in between . At least we sailors get Liberty in foreign ports from time to time . I've been on Liberty in Australia , Thailand , Hong Kong , Spain , The UAE , among many other places around the globe . Better than getting to visit the local suq on occasion while sweating in the sandbox . The chow on navy ships is usually better than MREs and regular army rations . Navy sailors E4 and above stationed on ships get sea pay . Serving on a warship isnt for most people , though . Inmates in prison probably have more living space and get more sleep .
When I was active in the Marine Corps we used to always say "I have done so much with so little for so long, I am now qualified to do absolutely everything with nothing at all".
In ww1 & ww2 being in the airforce was riskier than army(same as submarines) as they were experimental. In ww1 the airmen would keep one bullet, to use if they were shot down. Better than dying on impact
Not sure if it is still there or not but when I was at Ft Drum the Airforce unit there had its own DEFAC, I was blown away when I went there on a Friday with my good friend who was a Msgt with the 20th Asos.
My HS buddy and I entered the service on the same date, he went Marine Infantry and I went Army Infantry. We had many similar experiences in boot camp and in garrison but the differences came when it came down to equipment and opportunities. In the Army we had all of the latest equipment as where he said they got the Army hand-me-downs. By the time we were halfway through our initial enlistments, I had already been to Airborne and Air Assualt school as to where he was still hoping to fly in a helicopter. Needless to say, the lack of opportunity to go to high-speed schools and other high-speed units was the main reason he did not reenlist after his 4 years was up. I stayed in an additional 2 years until I got broken up in Afghanistan and had a choice to get out on medical or reclass to some POG mos.
Pay is one thing. Ordinance and gear is another. Think Sea King helicopter. Canadian Navy bought 41 of them in 1963 and kept them until 2018. Kept together with duct tape.
@@JesusGarcia-cs9wl don't look at the pay. The Canadian Air Force is still flying the 77 CF18 Hornets bought in the late 1980s. The Canadian Navy finally replaced the 44 Sea King helicopters they bought in 1963.... In 2018. They used duct tape to keep them flying.
@@vincenzocomments980 Doesn't matter... They have the longest border in the world with the US. We would never allow any country to invade Canada and expose our northern flank. You don't really need a standing military. A border defense force somewhat like Japan's would be fine.
I was army for 15 years. The difference are slight depending on the missions and time period. I love my Marine brothers and sisters but I've never lost a fight to one and when we were stationed together on the battlefield we both had a go hard or go home attitude. The Army is just bigger so the perceived weaknesses are due to some support elements not being as hardcore, but elements like combat arms, maintenance, and special operations operate at the same tempo. We do tend to keep more troops that the Corp would probably cut but it's because like it was stated, we're bigger. Dicipline depends on the command. I've saw undisciplined Marines just like I've saw undiciplined Soldiers, but the Army would give more chances.
@@Richie.brogan Not speaking about the US Army Combat Arms or USMC . But the US Navy Nuclear Power Program is very hard to get into and is two years of schooling before getting into the fleet . When I enlisted into the navy I was considered for the nuke power program , but it required that I sign a six year contract .
Same, but the only thing I don't like about the army anymore is that they are focusing on going woke and completing political agendas rather than focusing on important things. When i go to basic i want the shark attack to be there not some stupid ass 100 yards thing.
Unless you're talking about being partnof the 75th, Definitely talk about getting it on your contract before you actually sign up, going to ranger school is something very few end up being able to do even for those who want it.
A client (we did work for the railroads) asked a co-worker & I if we had been in the military. He told them that I had been in the military and he had been in the Air Force. That became our running joke for the next few years that we worked together.
My dad enlisted in the Army straight out of high school. He used that opportunity to apply for grants to go to college to become an officer, and while there he switched to the Marine Corps. While at OCS, one of the instructors asked if anyone was prior service. My dad raised his hand and the instructor asked him which branch, when my dad replied Army, the instructor said, "I thought you said you were prior service."
Im in the army and honestly we kinda do a lot of things on the cheap as well, most of the equipment we use is at least 10-15 years old, Our vehicles are mostly from the 80s or early 90s. There are probably more modern stuff out there but I think the specialized units get them first and then the rest of us maybe get them a sometime down the line. Even the new uniforms, like the pinks&greens everyone keeps talking about, Id be willing to bet ill be out of the army before that shit reaches my unit. Marines are definitely more intense batch of guys but thats definitely a good thing.
Dont get me wrong. I saw plenty of shit the Army had just always seemed we 'borrowed' from Army or the Navy to get good sth1t. Or we were just thieves. Lol.
@@JamesonsTravels I also think it depends where you're at in the country, since the armys so big and has so many bases, the roll out of equipment happens on kind of a periodic basis, and even on the same base the best equipment will go to the units that really need them first and last to units that dont or to PR/HR personnel. Thats another big difference id say. Do the marines have like financial service and humans resources units? Or is that stuff handled by civilians?
I’m not convinced the Marines are any more intense than Soldiers. Put a company of Infantry Paratroopers next to a company of Infantry Marines and I doubt you’ll see much difference.
Thank you for your service. I enjoy watching this channel and look forward to your take on these subject matter. Would be cool to see a continuation of episodes on how the military from various nations operate. The Austria and Russia episode was good, would like to see Italy, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, etc.
Good take. Agree with points made, as well as concerns about not packing our own armor and really do not want see us lose our own close air support. Semper Fi
I am a Army Parachute Infantryman, and having fought and trained besides Marines was one great experience, we learned lots from one another. I felt like me and my boys benefited more from them than the other way around, the junior leadership was simply top notch we absolutely believed that in a fight our advanced equipment could give us the edge if we could nullify their violence of action. I loved working and fighting alongside them it was lots of fun.
Question : Army vs Marines, who would win? Answer- BOTH. When they team up and molly-whop whoever was dumb enough to start shit with the US in the first place.
Just got stationed at Irwin as a 19K. I love watching all of your videos as some have great amounts of information and puts a different perspective in my head about learning about different branches, or just new things i didnt know about since i am just starting off this career. Thank you for the videos ill continue to watch when you upload next. Keep up the great content you earned a new subscriber and a fat amount of like in the near future 👍
I don't know how things are now, but when I came back from a deployment with the 18th Airborne Corp thirty years ago on a Navy ship, we ran into a Marine platoon that came in on Chinooks. They did seem lighter armed with older weapons than an infantry platoon. I hope things have changed. By the way the motto of the 18th ABN was anywhere in the world in 18 hours and they sure lived up to it.
It depends on your MOS. I was in combat arms, main battle tanks in the U.S. Army. While stationed in Germany we were a part of the rapid deployment force.
Just saw Task & Purpose's video on this in their own channel, and I was curious what a marine would think of someone from my branch analyzing them. I appreciate hearing the second input on his description.
Cant wait to join the marines, I’m going to boot in June boys right after high school, I’ll see some of you there. Appreciate everybody that came before and after! 👍
One of my close friends was a Marine. He and I went to school together and became instant friends since we were both Veterans. I was in the Army. We still poke fun at each other. In any downrange scenario we'd have each other's backs for sure.
Great video, I think these differences certainly exist but as far as standards I feel that grunts from both services have more in common than things that set us apart. A lot of army infantryman lived very sparsely in small COPs
I spent 6 out of 10 years in the 82nd. The difference between majority of Army units and Airborne units is huge. I loved the 82nd. Just alone the capability to be able to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours notice...
I am currently in the Army, however I am a former Marine. I was out for 17 years from the Marines before joining the Army. I am always asked why I joined the Army and not back in the Marines. I tell them the Marines are for the young and bold. I am old and careful now plus after 17 years of being out, I didn't have to goto bootcamp a second time when I joined the Army..
I've been in the Army...first as an Infantryman. You could probably say that the "Combat Arms" segment is made up of the young - especially Infantry. I was one of the older ones. It's probably the same for the Marines. Speaking of Marines, I've seen good ones in the Army and not so good ones. There is a lot of hype with the Marines and apparently many do not live up to that hype. To their dismay, when they came into the Army like that - I called them out when they fell short.
How were you out for 17 years and not required to go back through basic? They send people back after like 3 years or if you choose a combat job and you weren’t infantry in the corps. How long were you in the marine corps and what year did you join the army?
@@michaelmatthias9495 When I talked to the army recruiter I told him I didn't want to go through basic and he told me I didn't have too since I was in the marines. I was a combat engineer in the marines MOS 1371, so I was a grunt with explosives. I was in the Marines for only 4 years, from 89 to 93 and joined the army in 09. I am now in aviation with about 4 years left until retirement.
That’s a Looong time out. They definitely make marines go through now if they’ve been out too long or depending on the job they choose(infantry). I personally went through osut with about 5 prior service marines in 08.
@@michaelmatthias9495 maybe he means specifically "basic training"...called "boot camp" for the Marines. That would be all of the basics - like marching, military courtesies, etc. You went to MOS training also, the way that I am ready it.
I just finished 20 years in the Army. I was ready to join the Marines but the thing that held me back is my dad (former Army) heard bad things about Paris Island. I have worked with Marines and have always respected their drive and love for what they do. Looking back I wish I had gone Marines.
When I was in the Corps, we were using the M16A2. I remember our unit got "new" M16s. They were actually used Navy M16s (may as well been new). I had never seen a black M16 before that. The ones we had were darkish gray and silver.
In February 2004, control of Fallujah and the surrounding area in the Al-Anbar province was transferred from the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division to the 1st Marine Division.
I'm from a family where we have 5 Marines, 1 Sailor, and 3 Army. I'm the Sailor. I know what my Son and Grandsons do in the USMC, my Father and Uncles in the WW2 & Korea. I went through SERE training with 2 Army Rangers and they were outstanding! So I have nothing but the highest respect for them all.
The new marine organisation reminds me of modern German “groups” being made from up to 12 soldiers and subdivided into two “troops”. Traditionally one being led by the assistant commander. It seems the hard fighting in the Middle East causes an adaption of more decentralised command structures on the field.
Marines have been trying to transition to more of a maneuver warfare since iwo jima and really saw the benefits after vietnam. Its been slow cause its not how i did it back then officers but its going
I hope the one thing that has never changed, Marines were taught the there is no one in the world, more feared than a young Marine, straight from boot camp. They will walk thru hell's fire. I've never heard that disputed anytime in my life.
Just because you've been lead to believe something does not make it reality. I have respect for the branch known as the Marines, but to assume that they are somehow better people, or better servicemembers is flawed. I know it isn't the case from real-life experience.
I think the best way to look at the difference between the Army and the Corps is the Marines are like a shock force, while the Armys' purpose is to occupy and hold a position that the Marines cannot because of their lesser numbers. As a retired Army E-7, I tend to look at the Marines as generally better troops, because in bad situations some of the Armys' individuals leave something to be desired. In Vietnam, I dealt with Marines on several occasions and was very impressed.
I told my grandfather (1st MEF Marines WW2) when I was 10 I’d like to join the Army some day. He said if I were joining today I’d enlist in the navy because they always ate and always had a bed to sleep in. After a few deployments and many years later in my 30’s medically retired and my body is paying for it. Touché grandpa, I should’ve taken that advice.
I've never been in the military, but a friend of mine, who I only see every two years or so, was a royal marine commando and is now some thing else. He told me that the soldier makes the kit work. Respect.
I loved your statement about the Corps making due with whatever they can get. I was career Navy Aircrew, and we would fly to Air Force bases to get surveyed winter flight gear and parkas. The Air Force would turn in gear because the wrist cuffs got frayed. We had guys flying long-range aircraft that could take off in SoCal and land in Alaska, and some guys couldn't even get issued flight jackets. That Air Force gear sure came in handy. Look at pickup trucks. New trucks get a shiny blue paint job and go to the Air Force. Once the new truck smell wears off, they paint it green and send it to the Army. Once they beat the service life out of the truck, they paint it gray and send it to the Navy. In 20 years, I never rode/drove a duty vehicle that was even close to new.
@@havoc1zero The Marines have good equipment (equal / better when compared to the rest of NATO). I understand that it would be nice to have the best of the best but there are budget restrictions... I think that the compromise adopted by the USMC looks fine works well. Plus ...not likely they will face any time soon China, Russia etc.... because if they will we will have WW3
@@JamesonsTravels what branch won combatives the last x years in a row??? Also who wins the shooting competitions the last x years as well????? Already Rescued Marines Yesterday!!
When I was in the Corps and promoted to E-5, I was the 2nd youngest E-5 in the Corps. Most around me of the same rank or lower ranks were their because they had best busted down a rank or two in the past. Discipline is tough and swift. My big question which I never got the answer to.....who was the other Marine that was younger than me. Not only was I young, but I was also small and looked like I was 15. Can't tell you how many times I had to show ID to the bartender at an NCO club or correct a E-4 on proper edicate when dealing with a superior.
I've never had any animosity for the marines I've been stationed with I just felt bad for them sometimes. Nearly was impossible to promote compared with us over in the army (for example one of my best buddies before I enlisted was an e5 before I joined and eventually when I became e5 he was still here). Also the funding for the mission was obviously way less.
I'm in the army , have much Respect for Marines, but I hate it when I hear people call Marines Soldiers, just like Marines earn their right, I earned mine. Does anyone else feel that way.
When I was in the Marines in the mid to late 80's the marines were HARD CHARGERS AND PROFESSIONAL no question but todays Marines are not only hard Chargers When I was embedded with the marines in Afghanistan I WAS IMPRESSED with how much more TECHNICAL AND Intelligent they are today. I was impressed. Even the Officers were WAY MORE Professional and Intelligent but the Enlisted were MUCH MORE technically trained and intelligent today than in years past.
***WOW*** !!!!! i was scrolling TH-cam and saw this post. What caught my eye was the guy ( is he a recruit ?? or certainly not Active duty ). KUDOS to him for wanting to do something that would most certainly change his life if he can complete basic training. One thing I remember back in my Recruiter Assistance days was that in the USMC ( back in the day ) they would have NEVER sent a guy that is twice the weight he should be to basic training. Back then he would have had to have gotten down to a certain weight first. I saw some DIET PRIVATES back in book camp in my day but NONE EVER the size of the ARMY guy I saw on your cover clip today.
And not all Marines are are even infantryMOS.... Not all Marines are on par with Army Infantry grunts. Past their SOI schooling..Depends on MOS.. Marine mechanics can't compete with an 11 series MOS who train daily in their job..this goes all sorts of ways..even the other way, not all Army is Marine recon Warriors..but yea, harder initial schooling/SOI goes to Marines. A POG is a POG is a POG, no matter what branch u in...
It’s irritating when you have people comparing infantry Marines to SOF 11bs in the 75th Ranger Regiment. The 75th is a completely different beast than it used to be.
@@echoromeo4218 my point is more a POG is a POG and gets a fat P to the forehead no matter what branch u in.. It bothers me when I see MOS electricians call them selves veterans and act all tough, dude you fixed wall sockets man, lol..
Don't forget the forward deployed aspect as well. The MEUs and MEFs allow our (Marine Corps) forces to be forwarded deployed on ships (Expeditionary). Oh he said right when I was typing it.
Funny story about the Marines being cheap. This was back in the late '80s. Got back to the barracks one day and noticed that we had new furniture in the common areas. I said "cool" and sat down to relax on the new sofa. It was then I noticed that although the sofa looked new, there was some minor wear with it. The S4 guy was still there and I asked him where the new furniture came from. He said they found out the air force were renovating some of their barracks over at Seymour Johnson and were throwing out all the old furniture. Naturally, we were more than happy to take it off their hands. Gotta love the cheapskate Corps.
@Maria Ramirez LOL. That's another thing. I was completely blown away when I first saw an AF chow hall. It was like a 4 star restaurant compared to what I was used to. More power to them I guess.
18 hours? I've been called up and on target in 12, 10 and even 6. I've been in and out in 24. But the main difference here is, the Army has to have an act of Congress, the Marines,... we only need a call from the President.
They only need the 1 call because they’re not technically a “branch”, they’re a subgroup off of the navy. If the army only needed that one call they’d be the same. IF we weren’t talking about general infantry, I’d say the army sf were probably already there gathering intel and such so the marines could have something to work with till regular army gets there, but we’re not talking about sf operations and I’ve never been a marine so idk. I know all the different branches are gonna pick on one another but we’re all working together for the same outcome. Freedom! All these heated arguments are senseless cause I’ve seen marines get their asses handed to them by army soldiers, and same the other way around so it’s basically a pecker measuring contest at that point, some are bigger and some smaller. Every branch is better at something than any other branch and that’s why we have different branches lol, just depends on what you want to do I guess...can’t be a marine seal or a navy ranger
In sweden we have 6 man or 8 man squads. The reason for that are that studies have shows that a Leander can lead up to 6 people effectively. So thats why we have about 5 squads in a Platoon = 5 squadleaders to talk to for the pluton commander. And 5-6 platoons in a company. About 5 platoon officer for the kompany commander to lead and so on
There’s plenty of marines that literally avoid war but just wanted the title. It all depends on MOS. Lots of Army guys who battled the enemy get called weak by a marine who stood behind eggs and bread his whole career
I was stationed in 29 Palms with 1st Tank Bn. We bought all our Humvees and tanks used from the Army. We cross trained with the Army at Fort Irwin. All there Humvees were new, and had two radios, a GPS and everyone had NVGs. We had used Humvees and only the section leaders and above had two radios, GPS and only one PVS-7 per vehicle. We were still using map and compass to navigate. I saw that the Army wasn't as ready to fight as we were. Being a Marine 0352 (TOW Gunner), from Pvt on up we can assemble and accurately fire a TOW missile system. The Army unit we trained with, trains TOW gunners at Corporal rank and above. So in the Army, if the gunner gets taken out the Pvt that is driving isn't trained to fire the TOW missile system. He can only drive away or hopefully there is another Corporal or Sgt that is trained in the Humvee. The Army unit that we trained with didn't know how to navigate with map and compass. We had to give them a refresher course, because there GPS wasn't working. That was the whole problem that I saw with the Army, is that they are too dependent on technology. I always did my navigation with a map and compass, either on foot and by vehicle. I was never issued a GPS. There was one time having a GPS would have helped me. It was at night, and the visibility was low. There was very little ambient light and the nvg's were not helping at all. But, I was able to get within 75 yards of my grid. I think the military as a whole needs to get back to basics and learn to do more with less.
you should check out Life Is a Special Operation, he has some cool informative videos on the US military that you could check out and give your opinion on
Did a 60 day "rotation" as Army Global QRF as we had to cover down as the emergency option since 82nd/101st unavailable - Russia invaded Georgia - and went on full alert as we were on the EIB testing range.
Being part of the 82nd Airborne unit for 3 straight years we were tasked to stay ready. it was insane. we were technically the high speed low drag unit of the army
This neglects to mention that divisions like 82nd, 101st, 10th Mountain... you know the whole 18th Airborne Corps can deploy in 36 hours and project a division. The 82nd can drop people anywhere in 18 hours. Not to mention the 173rd and assets in Europe. The original video is pretty one sided.
There is also a major difference in mos within the army itself. Infantry platoons and combat MOS, generally have stricter regulations. People outside of Infantry are typically what have different rules. We had to get a 270 to not be s shit bag, dress code was enforced, and new infantryman would get put through strict tests to make sure they could do their job.
Wow I have to say that profile picture was taking at the Fallujah DFAC in October or November 2004 too funny what a flashback of the heavy army guy in pt gear.
My brother was in the Army around the same time I was in the Marine Corps in the mid 1970s. Some fiscal differences were when the Army was at the rifle range, they were told to use up all the ammo so they wouldn’t cut their budget. In the Marines you were told to turn in all unused ammo. When it got called in the Marine Corps we would go to supply and be issued Long Johns and field jackets. When winter was over you turned it all in. My brother in the Army was issued his cold weather gear and kept it. He came home with his field jacket, I did not. Our barracks had lockers that belonged to the Navy. When the Navy was done with them they gave them to the Marines and we painted them green. My buddy was in the Marine Corps artillery. In his barracks the squad bay had both junior marines and NCOs. The junior marines still had bunk beds, the NCOs had single beds and they separated the area between the two with a blanket hung up across some lockers.
I'd go Army right now. We're in peace time, the Marines literally aren't doing anything. I know some guys in Marine infantry right now and they basically just mow lawns all day every day. My advice: go Army and get a job involving computers or a trade like plumbing. You'll get out and have actual certifications to use in the civilian world later on while the infantry guys will be working at McDonald's
I remember for Operation Dessert Shield, dad was stationed in Okinawa at the time, and his unit was in Kuwait less than 24 hours later. He never did say how they were transported, if by ship or airdrop. I never did ask either.
I read the graffiti on a portable toilet wall when stopping at a border crossing manned by US troops in the middle east. A lot of inter service rivalry lol one that stuck in my head was: M.A.R.I.N.E My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment.
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Have you seen the new Chinese self detonating helmets? Might be a good video. Semper fi JT
Its because the Marines budget is based on what the Navy breaks off for them
True . I was in the navy . My first ship was an older class that was nearing retirement , and we got the older gear . My second ship was stateof the art and we got all the new tech . The navy puts their money where they see fit , and oftentimes the Marines get underfunded .
Go Navy, Fly Navy 🇺🇲
@@victorwaddell6530 true. I went from the Eisenhower to the WASP. Huge difference. I was in repair division. We had a large maintenance budget on the IKE. The WASP is a amphib, so it has a tiny budget.
@@lonner98 my wife is on the Ike as we speak
@Master Catnip the Asvab is same for all but my gt was actually less in the marines than what it was In the other branches so fair 2 say in marines its actually harder 2 get a high gt score cuze mine was 106 in army and on the marine section it said 100 .
My 18 yr old son just completed the crucible yesterday...1-16-2021...he is now a United States Marine ! 🇺🇸👊🏼
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hooah. good job marine
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I didn't even realize they were still doing the crucible. Oorah
@@jackiechance795 No doubt that it’s been watered down 🙄 but I’m still very proud !
"Marine Corps does everything as cheap as possible." Yup, here's a little story for ya:
I was stationed at one of the gates in Camp Pendleton (the midway point between the one leading to Oceanside and the furthest North gate, it's been over a decade, don't remember the name) while I was working with PMO in '07. A huge convoy of brand new Army humvees drives through the gate. 5 minutes later, another huge convoy of brand new Air Force humvees follows. It starts to rain, and 5 minutes later a convoy of Marine Corps humvees come through.
The lead vehicle had strings tied to the windshield wipers, and in order to operate them, the driver would pull one string, and then the front passenger would pull the other to bring them back down. Over and over. My fellow Marines and I on the gate saw this, and we were like, "Yeah, seems about right." It was the perfect illustration.
So true, when I was stationed in camp foster okinawa our humvees had no tops so we had to carry ponchos. 🤣
It rains alot there
Not like that anymore. Guard and reserve units are pretty run down, some still use M16A2s
If you think you got it bad.. remember the NG... NOBODY LOVES US.
@@eckasas cause NG has it easy
@@MeekMeek tell that to my ankles and my knees.. oh and don't forget the back.. I am skinny as F yet a machinegunner for the last 4 years and reuped too.. :D I hope my ankles hold up..
I still stay at military lodging when I travel (USA RET). What I've learned is the Marines have deserts, the Army has swamps and pine trees, the USAF has golf courses and the Navy, beaches.
The navy has the best bases if you're into living on the coast and hanging out at the beach on liberty .
@@victorwaddell6530 if you're into being on a boat for half a year lol
@@thepuddingking5204 Yeah , there are the six month deployments and sea duty assignments in between . At least we sailors get Liberty in foreign ports from time to time . I've been on Liberty in Australia , Thailand , Hong Kong , Spain , The UAE , among many other places around the globe . Better than getting to visit the local suq on occasion while sweating in the sandbox . The chow on navy ships is usually better than MREs and regular army rations . Navy sailors E4 and above stationed on ships get sea pay . Serving on a warship isnt for most people , though . Inmates in prison probably have more living space and get more sleep .
Pretty much lol
When I was active in the Marine Corps we used to always say "I have done so much with so little for so long, I am now qualified to do absolutely everything with nothing at all".
now that sums it up. good one.
And that is why most of us become successful we accomplish more by accident than most accomplish intentionally.
Thats an Army philosophy to! 75-78.
USAF guy here. Usually, we see the Marines “tactfully acquire” our gear when they need assistance. It’s funny for sure.
lol. that sounds right on the money. It not stealing if you need it and the Army has it, right?
Marine Air Wing here and that's absolutely true. When we'd visit an AF base we always came back with newer and better gear than we came with, ha, ha.
You had what we needed. And you traded. I went to Chanute AFB for NDT school, 10 AF/3Marines, Air Force failed, we passed.
Try being in the Army then seeing how airmen live, talk about about a difference in spending
I actually did talk with a few dudes in the airforce... I gad to look up the fucking words they were saying hahhahaha
Yea it’s a different world
In ww1 & ww2 being in the airforce was riskier than army(same as submarines) as they were experimental. In ww1 the airmen would keep one bullet, to use if they were shot down. Better than dying on impact
I loved my ac and dorm rooms.....lol. we also got steak and lobster on our birthday in the chow hall.
Not sure if it is still there or not but when I was at Ft Drum the Airforce unit there had its own DEFAC, I was blown away when I went there on a Friday with my good friend who was a Msgt with the 20th Asos.
My HS buddy and I entered the service on the same date, he went Marine Infantry and I went Army Infantry. We had many similar experiences in boot camp and in garrison but the differences came when it came down to equipment and opportunities. In the Army we had all of the latest equipment as where he said they got the Army hand-me-downs. By the time we were halfway through our initial enlistments, I had already been to Airborne and Air Assualt school as to where he was still hoping to fly in a helicopter. Needless to say, the lack of opportunity to go to high-speed schools and other high-speed units was the main reason he did not reenlist after his 4 years was up. I stayed in an additional 2 years until I got broken up in Afghanistan and had a choice to get out on medical or reclass to some POG mos.
Thank you for you service, and good luck to you. I leave for Marine BC in 19 days and I signed up for 0300 (infantry) as well
@@GrAttitudHow was boot camp? Congrats, your profile pic looks like you made it!
"doing more with less" describes the entire Canadian military lol
Hard to believe considering Canadian service members are the highest paid in the world.
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Pay is one thing. Ordinance and gear is another. Think Sea King helicopter. Canadian Navy bought 41 of them in 1963 and kept them until 2018. Kept together with duct tape.
@@JesusGarcia-cs9wl don't look at the pay. The Canadian Air Force is still flying the 77 CF18 Hornets bought in the late 1980s. The Canadian Navy finally replaced the 44 Sea King helicopters they bought in 1963.... In 2018. They used duct tape to keep them flying.
@@vincenzocomments980
Doesn't matter...
They have the longest border in the world with the US. We would never allow any country to invade Canada and expose our northern flank. You don't really need a standing military. A border defense force somewhat like Japan's would be fine.
I was army for 15 years. The difference are slight depending on the missions and time period. I love my Marine brothers and sisters but I've never lost a fight to one and when we were stationed together on the battlefield we both had a go hard or go home attitude. The Army is just bigger so the perceived weaknesses are due to some support elements not being as hardcore, but elements like combat arms, maintenance, and special operations operate at the same tempo. We do tend to keep more troops that the Corp would probably cut but it's because like it was stated, we're bigger. Dicipline depends on the command. I've saw undisciplined Marines just like I've saw undiciplined Soldiers, but the Army would give more chances.
Who has the longest and toughest training? just interested to know. I have talked to American soldiers before be never ask this question.
@@Richie.brogan Navy Seal training
@@Richie.brogan airforce combat airmen have the longest training. CCT’s are up around two years for the pipeline with a 95% failure rate.
@@Richie.brogan Not speaking about the US Army Combat Arms or USMC . But the US Navy Nuclear Power Program is very hard to get into and is two years of schooling before getting into the fleet . When I enlisted into the navy I was considered for the nuke power program , but it required that I sign a six year contract .
How do I thumb up this twice?
I think the Army is the best option for me. I want to do everything in my power to be a Ranger.
Same, but the only thing I don't like about the army anymore is that they are focusing on going woke and completing political agendas rather than focusing on important things. When i go to basic i want the shark attack to be there not some stupid ass 100 yards thing.
Unless you're talking about being partnof the 75th, Definitely talk about getting it on your contract before you actually sign up, going to ranger school is something very few end up being able to do even for those who want it.
@@Utsu-P_Enjoyer that’s not true. They hand out ranger school slots like Motrin 800’s in the infantry.
As a former marine, go ranger battalion.
So a Power Ranger...Yeah, Army is a good fit for you. 😁
Maybe the Marines need a new slogan “we can do almost anything with almost nothing”
Improvise, adapt and overcome... basically means the same thing
My uncle was in the military aka USMC. My father was in the service aka US Army.
A client (we did work for the railroads) asked a co-worker & I if we had been in the military. He told them that I had been in the military and he had been in the Air Force. That became our running joke for the next few years that we worked together.
My dad enlisted in the Army straight out of high school. He used that opportunity to apply for grants to go to college to become an officer, and while there he switched to the Marine Corps. While at OCS, one of the instructors asked if anyone was prior service. My dad raised his hand and the instructor asked him which branch, when my dad replied Army, the instructor said, "I thought you said you were prior service."
Im in the army and honestly we kinda do a lot of things on the cheap as well, most of the equipment we use is at least 10-15 years old, Our vehicles are mostly from the 80s or early 90s. There are probably more modern stuff out there but I think the specialized units get them first and then the rest of us maybe get them a sometime down the line. Even the new uniforms, like the pinks&greens everyone keeps talking about, Id be willing to bet ill be out of the army before that shit reaches my unit. Marines are definitely more intense batch of guys but thats definitely a good thing.
Dont get me wrong. I saw plenty of shit the Army had just always seemed we 'borrowed' from Army or the Navy to get good sth1t. Or we were just thieves. Lol.
@@JamesonsTravels I also think it depends where you're at in the country, since the armys so big and has so many bases, the roll out of equipment happens on kind of a periodic basis, and even on the same base the best equipment will go to the units that really need them first and last to units that dont or to PR/HR personnel. Thats another big difference id say. Do the marines have like financial service and humans resources units? Or is that stuff handled by civilians?
@@Utsu-P_Enjoyer every Marine Corps Bn has a H&S(Headquarters & Service)Co that is responsible for payment dispersal and personnel services.
I’m not convinced the Marines are any more intense than Soldiers. Put a company of Infantry Paratroopers next to a company of Infantry Marines and I doubt you’ll see much difference.
Thank you for your service.
I enjoy watching this channel and look forward to your take on these subject matter.
Would be cool to see a continuation of episodes on how the military from various nations operate.
The Austria and Russia episode was good, would like to see Italy, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, etc.
Good take. Agree with points made, as well as concerns about not packing our own armor and really do not want see us lose our own close air support. Semper Fi
I am a Army Parachute Infantryman, and having fought and trained besides Marines was one great experience, we learned lots from one another. I felt like me and my boys benefited more from them than the other way around, the junior leadership was simply top notch we absolutely believed that in a fight our advanced equipment could give us the edge if we could nullify their violence of action. I loved working and fighting alongside them it was lots of fun.
Question : Army vs Marines, who would win? Answer- BOTH. When they team up and molly-whop whoever was dumb enough to start shit with the US in the first place.
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Laughs in vietnamese
@@heisenberg8270 laughs in napalm!
Absolutely!
@@libertyprime8964 *Laughs in 250 Captain Zhaos*
Just got stationed at Irwin as a 19K. I love watching all of your videos as some have great amounts of information and puts a different perspective in my head about learning about different branches, or just new things i didnt know about since i am just starting off this career. Thank you for the videos ill continue to watch when you upload next. Keep up the great content you earned a new subscriber and a fat amount of like in the near future 👍
I know some pretty tough guys in the ARMY. My son is ARMY, he’s an outstanding soldier. 🖍
I don't know how things are now, but when I came back from a deployment with the 18th Airborne Corp thirty years ago on a Navy ship, we ran into a Marine platoon that came in on Chinooks. They did seem lighter armed with older weapons than an infantry platoon. I hope things have changed. By the way the motto of the 18th ABN was anywhere in the world in 18 hours and they sure lived up to it.
It depends on your MOS. I was in combat arms, main battle tanks in the U.S. Army. While stationed in Germany we were a part of the rapid deployment force.
Just saw Task & Purpose's video on this in their own channel, and I was curious what a marine would think of someone from my branch analyzing them. I appreciate hearing the second input on his description.
Love this dude and his vids
thanks brother. need to hear that once and awhile.
Cant wait to join the marines, I’m going to boot in June boys right after high school, I’ll see some of you there. Appreciate everybody that came before and after! 👍
Same bro I’ll see you there
Sameeee
did you
One of my close friends was a Marine. He and I went to school together and became instant friends since we were both Veterans. I was in the Army. We still poke fun at each other. In any downrange scenario we'd have each other's backs for sure.
Great video, I think these differences certainly exist but as far as standards I feel that grunts from both services have more in common than things that set us apart. A lot of army infantryman lived very sparsely in small COPs
Has this guy heard of the 82D Airborne?
I spent 6 out of 10 years in the 82nd. The difference between majority of Army units and Airborne units is huge. I loved the 82nd. Just alone the capability to be able to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours notice...
@@dougespinosa1 someone gets it
@@dougespinosa1 Yeah until you get put into 2nd Brigade. I feel sorry for all my battles in 2nd Brigade.
@@tarantulathree-one8013 funny lol, I was in 2nd Brigade
@@warriorpoetapprentice1523 you know. We were the ones who trained up Marines in Afghanistan when they arrived.
This is my favorite channel to watch I'm watching this waiting on my daughter to be born
congrats. I have 2 girls.Enjoy them while they are young. goes by quick
Thank you keep.up the good content
@@JamesonsTravels "Enjoy them?" Gross
Thank you very much for your service sir !
My nephew was in a Tank Division, he told me about the decision to cut tanks. He's off to Marine Drill Instructor school, I'm proud of him.
I am currently in the Army, however I am a former Marine. I was out for 17 years from the Marines before joining the Army. I am always asked why I joined the Army and not back in the Marines. I tell them the Marines are for the young and bold. I am old and careful now plus after 17 years of being out, I didn't have to goto bootcamp a second time when I joined the Army..
I've been in the Army...first as an Infantryman. You could probably say that the "Combat Arms" segment is made up of the young - especially Infantry. I was one of the older ones. It's probably the same for the Marines. Speaking of Marines, I've seen good ones in the Army and not so good ones. There is a lot of hype with the Marines and apparently many do not live up to that hype. To their dismay, when they came into the Army like that - I called them out when they fell short.
How were you out for 17 years and not required to go back through basic? They send people back after like 3 years or if you choose a combat job and you weren’t infantry in the corps. How long were you in the marine corps and what year did you join the army?
@@michaelmatthias9495 When I talked to the army recruiter I told him I didn't want to go through basic and he told me I didn't have too since I was in the marines. I was a combat engineer in the marines MOS 1371, so I was a grunt with explosives. I was in the Marines for only 4 years, from 89 to 93 and joined the army in 09. I am now in aviation with about 4 years left until retirement.
That’s a Looong time out. They definitely make marines go through now if they’ve been out too long or depending on the job they choose(infantry). I personally went through osut with about 5 prior service marines in 08.
@@michaelmatthias9495 maybe he means specifically "basic training"...called "boot camp" for the Marines.
That would be all of the basics - like marching, military courtesies, etc.
You went to MOS training also, the way that I am ready it.
I just finished 20 years in the Army. I was ready to join the Marines but the thing that held me back is my dad (former Army) heard bad things about Paris Island. I have worked with Marines and have always respected their drive and love for what they do. Looking back I wish I had gone Marines.
Better question. 75th Ranger Reg. vs Force Recon That would be something to see
When I was in the Corps, we were using the M16A2. I remember our unit got "new" M16s. They were actually used Navy M16s (may as well been new). I had never seen a black M16 before that. The ones we had were darkish gray and silver.
Hello, I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
In February 2004, control of Fallujah and the surrounding area in the Al-Anbar province was transferred from the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division to the 1st Marine Division.
I'm from a family where we have 5 Marines, 1 Sailor, and 3 Army. I'm the Sailor. I know what my Son and Grandsons do in the USMC, my Father and Uncles in the WW2 & Korea. I went through SERE training with 2 Army Rangers and they were outstanding! So I have nothing but the highest respect for them all.
The new marine organisation reminds me of modern German “groups” being made from up to 12 soldiers and subdivided into two “troops”. Traditionally one being led by the assistant commander. It seems the hard fighting in the Middle East causes an adaption of more decentralised command structures on the field.
Marines have been trying to transition to more of a maneuver warfare since iwo jima and really saw the benefits after vietnam. Its been slow cause its not how i did it back then officers but its going
An oddly The Army went from 11 - 12 men to 9 men Squads just a few years ago
Sounds like most Squads/Sections from WW2 to be honest.
That drone idea sounds so fking smart. “Hey guys where are the enemy’s” you can literally just deploy a uav at this point🤣
I respect for all branches of military! I was army green baby!! Be all you can be and I was 😂
Another awesome video man! Keep up the great content 👍
Great video Sir
The Marine Corps unofficial motto is.....”we’ve done so much with so little, for so long we can do everything with nothing forever”
I hope the one thing that has never changed, Marines were taught the there is no one in the world, more feared than a young Marine, straight from boot camp. They will walk thru hell's fire. I've never heard that disputed anytime in my life.
I'm game
🤣🤣🤣🤣. Oh please. Quit eating those crayons.
Just because you've been lead to believe something does not make it reality.
I have respect for the branch known as the Marines, but to assume that they are somehow better people, or better servicemembers is flawed.
I know it isn't the case from real-life experience.
When I was on a float on the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) I opened one of the ship’s fan rooms and found two sailors in various states of undress.
This guys level headed, realistic responses are what makes him extremely watchable. No bullshit bravado. Just real answers.
I think the best way to look at the difference between the Army and the Corps is the Marines are like a shock force, while the Armys' purpose is to occupy and hold a position that the Marines cannot because of their lesser numbers. As a retired Army E-7, I tend to look at the Marines as generally better troops, because in bad situations some of the Armys' individuals leave something to be desired. In Vietnam, I dealt with Marines on several occasions and was very impressed.
Cheapness is another aspect of our interservice rivalry LOL
Great video! Every video you do is good.
The Corps lives off hand me downs, then improves them, like the Ontos 106 recoilless rifles, the Corps added the 50 cal spotter guns
I told my grandfather (1st MEF Marines WW2) when I was 10 I’d like to join the Army some day. He said if I were joining today I’d enlist in the navy because they always ate and always had a bed to sleep in. After a few deployments and many years later in my 30’s medically retired and my body is paying for it. Touché grandpa, I should’ve taken that advice.
I'm a proud woman army doc vet God bless 🙏
I've never been in the military, but a friend of mine, who I only see every two years or so, was a royal marine commando and is now some thing else. He told me that the soldier makes the kit work. Respect.
I loved your statement about the Corps making due with whatever they can get. I was career Navy Aircrew, and we would fly to Air Force bases to get surveyed winter flight gear and parkas. The Air Force would turn in gear because the wrist cuffs got frayed. We had guys flying long-range aircraft that could take off in SoCal and land in Alaska, and some guys couldn't even get issued flight jackets. That Air Force gear sure came in handy. Look at pickup trucks. New trucks get a shiny blue paint job and go to the Air Force. Once the new truck smell wears off, they paint it green and send it to the Army. Once they beat the service life out of the truck, they paint it gray and send it to the Navy. In 20 years, I never rode/drove a duty vehicle that was even close to new.
Makes sense to go for the cheap option ... even when choosing the cheap option they are still better equipped than any enemy
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Ha, yeah right. Have you seen China’s military? Or North Korea’s? How about Russia? They are far from under equipped.
@@havoc1zero The Marines have good equipment (equal / better when compared to the rest of NATO). I understand that it would be nice to have the best of the best but there are budget restrictions... I think that the compromise adopted by the USMC looks fine works well. Plus ...not likely they will face any time soon China, Russia etc.... because if they will we will have WW3
Marine corp would lose only because its dwarfed by the size of the army
Army does have masses of bodies to bring to the table however in a bar fight, I call winners.
@@JamesonsTravels what branch won combatives the last x years in a row??? Also who wins the shooting competitions the last x years as well????? Already Rescued Marines Yesterday!!
They got rid of My old mos 0351 I understand the engineers are going to take over
Well the Marines are today's Spartans and they did not how many was the enemy but where was the enemy
When I was in the Corps and promoted to E-5, I was the 2nd youngest E-5 in the Corps. Most around me of the same rank or lower ranks were their because they had best busted down a rank or two in the past. Discipline is tough and swift. My big question which I never got the answer to.....who was the other Marine that was younger than me. Not only was I young, but I was also small and looked like I was 15. Can't tell you how many times I had to show ID to the bartender at an NCO club or correct a E-4 on proper edicate when dealing with a superior.
I've never had any animosity for the marines I've been stationed with I just felt bad for them sometimes. Nearly was impossible to promote compared with us over in the army (for example one of my best buddies before I enlisted was an e5 before I joined and eventually when I became e5 he was still here). Also the funding for the mission was obviously way less.
I'm in the army , have much Respect for Marines, but I hate it when I hear people call Marines Soldiers, just like Marines earn their right, I earned mine. Does anyone else feel that way.
I don't, because many civilians don't know of the difference in terms... it's a generalization sometimes, too.
@@Golgi-Gyges you make a valid point
@@brandonnodine6934 thanks.
They are navy sailors who are trusted enough to carry weapons =)
I do. 😂 Y'all should be proud of being soldiers as im proud of being a Marine.
When I was in the Marines in the mid to late 80's the marines were HARD CHARGERS AND PROFESSIONAL no question but todays Marines are not only hard Chargers When I was embedded with the marines in Afghanistan I WAS IMPRESSED with how much more TECHNICAL AND Intelligent they are today. I was impressed. Even the Officers were WAY MORE Professional and Intelligent but the Enlisted were MUCH MORE technically trained and intelligent today than in years past.
We’ve become better in just about every way to the Army, but losing a lot of MOSs is going to cause change that is bad in some ways.
***WOW*** !!!!! i was scrolling TH-cam and saw this post. What caught my eye was the guy ( is he a recruit ?? or certainly not Active duty ). KUDOS to him for wanting to do something that would most certainly change his life if he can complete basic training. One thing I remember back in my Recruiter Assistance days was that in the USMC ( back in the day ) they would have NEVER sent a guy that is twice the weight he should be to basic training. Back then he would have had to have gotten down to a certain weight first. I saw some DIET PRIVATES back in book camp in my day but NONE EVER the size of the ARMY guy I saw on your cover clip today.
Semper Fi, Brother.
75th Ranger regiment is not the regular Army
And not all Marines are are even infantryMOS.... Not all Marines are on par with Army Infantry grunts. Past their SOI schooling..Depends on MOS.. Marine mechanics can't compete with an 11 series MOS who train daily in their job..this goes all sorts of ways..even the other way, not all Army is Marine recon Warriors..but yea, harder initial schooling/SOI goes to Marines. A POG is a POG is a POG, no matter what branch u in...
It’s irritating when you have people comparing infantry Marines to SOF 11bs in the 75th Ranger Regiment. The 75th is a completely different beast than it used to be.
@@echoromeo4218 my point is more a POG is a POG and gets a fat P to the forehead no matter what branch u in.. It bothers me when I see MOS electricians call them selves veterans and act all tough, dude you fixed wall sockets man, lol..
@@froglicker9267 right lol 😂
Adapt and overcome...I can still hear my AIT instructor screaming that almost 40 years later
I like the new background
Don't forget the forward deployed aspect as well. The MEUs and MEFs allow our (Marine Corps) forces to be forwarded deployed on ships (Expeditionary). Oh he said right when I was typing it.
Funny story about the Marines being cheap. This was back in the late '80s. Got back to the barracks one day and noticed that we had new furniture in the common areas. I said "cool" and sat down to relax on the new sofa. It was then I noticed that although the sofa looked new, there was some minor wear with it. The S4 guy was still there and I asked him where the new furniture came from. He said they found out the air force were renovating some of their barracks over at Seymour Johnson and were throwing out all the old furniture. Naturally, we were more than happy to take it off their hands. Gotta love the cheapskate Corps.
@Maria Ramirez LOL. That's another thing. I was completely blown away when I first saw an AF chow hall. It was like a 4 star restaurant compared to what I was used to. More power to them I guess.
When the Marines can deploy within 18 hrs like airborne units do then id say they are the first to go per conventional force.
18 hours? I've been called up and on target in 12, 10 and even 6. I've been in and out in 24. But the main difference here is, the Army has to have an act of Congress, the Marines,... we only need a call from the President.
They only need the 1 call because they’re not technically a “branch”, they’re a subgroup off of the navy. If the army only needed that one call they’d be the same. IF we weren’t talking about general infantry, I’d say the army sf were probably already there gathering intel and such so the marines could have something to work with till regular army gets there, but we’re not talking about sf operations and I’ve never been a marine so idk. I know all the different branches are gonna pick on one another but we’re all working together for the same outcome. Freedom! All these heated arguments are senseless cause I’ve seen marines get their asses handed to them by army soldiers, and same the other way around so it’s basically a pecker measuring contest at that point, some are bigger and some smaller. Every branch is better at something than any other branch and that’s why we have different branches lol, just depends on what you want to do I guess...can’t be a marine seal or a navy ranger
Awesome video
In sweden we have 6 man or 8 man squads. The reason for that are that studies have shows that a Leander can lead up to 6 people effectively.
So thats why we have about 5 squads in a Platoon = 5 squadleaders to talk to for the pluton commander. And 5-6 platoons in a company. About 5 platoon officer for the kompany commander to lead and so on
There’s plenty of marines that literally avoid war but just wanted the title. It all depends on MOS. Lots of Army guys who battled the enemy get called weak by a marine who stood behind eggs and bread his whole career
Agree, marines are just happy with being marines. Army knows you earn your keep when you deploy/go to more schools etc.
All because they think just because they underwent rigorous bootcamp,they are tougher.
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Sorry had to do it, great video😂
I was stationed in 29 Palms with 1st Tank Bn. We bought all our Humvees and tanks used from the Army.
We cross trained with the Army at Fort Irwin. All there Humvees were new, and had two radios, a GPS and everyone had NVGs. We had used Humvees and only the section leaders and above had two radios, GPS and only one PVS-7 per vehicle. We were still using map and compass to navigate.
I saw that the Army wasn't as ready to fight as we were. Being a Marine 0352 (TOW Gunner), from Pvt on up we can assemble and accurately fire a TOW missile system. The Army unit we trained with, trains TOW gunners at Corporal rank and above. So in the Army, if the gunner gets taken out the Pvt that is driving isn't trained to fire the TOW missile system. He can only drive away or hopefully there is another Corporal or Sgt that is trained in the Humvee. The Army unit that we trained with didn't know how to navigate with map and compass. We had to give them a refresher course, because there GPS wasn't working. That was the whole problem that I saw with the Army, is that they are too dependent on technology. I always did my navigation with a map and compass, either on foot and by vehicle. I was never issued a GPS. There was one time having a GPS would have helped me. It was at night, and the visibility was low.
There was very little ambient light and the nvg's were not helping at all. But, I was able to get within 75 yards of my grid. I think the military as a whole needs to get back to basics and learn to do more with less.
the bus driver in FT Leonard Wood said and to the right is the Navy's training ground, whilst pointing out the kids play park lol.
you should check out Life Is a Special Operation, he has some cool informative videos on the US military that you could check out and give your opinion on
Hahaha the paper airplane UAV
Did a 60 day "rotation" as Army Global QRF as we had to cover down as the emergency option since 82nd/101st unavailable - Russia invaded Georgia - and went on full alert as we were on the EIB testing range.
Love your videos!
Being part of the 82nd Airborne unit for 3 straight years we were tasked to stay ready. it was insane. we were technically the high speed low drag unit of the army
This neglects to mention that divisions like 82nd, 101st, 10th Mountain... you know the whole 18th Airborne Corps can deploy in 36 hours and project a division. The 82nd can drop people anywhere in 18 hours. Not to mention the 173rd and assets in Europe. The original video is pretty one sided.
I was with 10th MTN we were completely deployable anywhere on the globe in 72 hours.
Marines run around the planet looking for a fight...
There is also a major difference in mos within the army itself. Infantry platoons and combat MOS, generally have stricter regulations. People outside of Infantry are typically what have different rules. We had to get a 270 to not be s shit bag, dress code was enforced, and new infantryman would get put through strict tests to make sure they could do their job.
Wow I have to say that profile picture was taking at the Fallujah DFAC in October or November 2004 too funny what a flashback of the heavy army guy in pt gear.
There's strong, and then there's Army strong.
Lucky for us, we still have Marines.
The Army has better funding bc its the main land combat force in the military. Yo don’t have a military without the Army
The army also sends in advance ready to deploy units into war.
I agree we used old broken equipment and yes I agree... First In. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sgt.
I was stationed on U.S.S Tarawa. I met some really cool ass Marines when i was in the Navy.
I remember in BCT when we were not authorized toilet paper so we had to steal napkins from the chow hall
I'm confused was it part of training? Like were you in the woods and had to use leafs? I'm really curious 😳
@@ketchupdude1319 there was no reason, they were just assholes to us.
When I went through basic at Benning, we got stuck with TA-50 from Vietnam
I'm in the reserves rn and we have shit from desert storm
@@chikenmcsandwich4413 damn bro, I'm sorry, the NG unit I'm in is using ACP mixed with the new UCP stuff.
only just discovered your channel, but you should totally do movie reviews.
starting with hamburger hill.
My brother was in the Army around the same time I was in the Marine Corps in the mid 1970s. Some fiscal differences were when the Army was at the rifle range, they were told to use up all the ammo so they wouldn’t cut their budget. In the Marines you were told to turn in all unused ammo. When it got called in the Marine Corps we would go to supply and be issued Long Johns and field jackets. When winter was over you turned it all in. My brother in the Army was issued his cold weather gear and kept it. He came home with his field jacket, I did not. Our barracks had lockers that belonged to the Navy. When the Navy was done with them they gave them to the Marines and we painted them green. My buddy was in the Marine Corps artillery. In his barracks the squad bay had both junior marines and NCOs. The junior marines still had bunk beds, the NCOs had single beds and they separated the area between the two with a blanket hung up across some lockers.
Come on! Not everyone is getting state of the art gear in the Marines.
I love the Marines and Army idk what to choose 😭
I'd go Army right now. We're in peace time, the Marines literally aren't doing anything. I know some guys in Marine infantry right now and they basically just mow lawns all day every day. My advice: go Army and get a job involving computers or a trade like plumbing. You'll get out and have actual certifications to use in the civilian world later on while the infantry guys will be working at McDonald's
@@kingcarlos7048 yea I was leaning more towards the army
You look genuinely happy 😂 SEMPER FI
I remember for Operation Dessert Shield, dad was stationed in Okinawa at the time, and his unit was in Kuwait less than 24 hours later. He never did say how they were transported, if by ship or airdrop. I never did ask either.
The marines kind of sound like us Aussie's. Get by and make do.
I read the graffiti on a portable toilet wall when stopping at a border crossing manned by US troops in the middle east.
A lot of inter service rivalry lol one that stuck in my head was:
M.A.R.I.N.E
My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment.
Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Essential. EX Bootie :)
@@EIREriddick13 🤣
“The only good marine is a submarine”
@@Glove513 It's the only one that likes the water :)
Army Ain't ready to because marine yet
I wonder if you ever meet my grandfather he was a green beret but he loved his devil dog buddys and tried to help them as much as he could
Jamesons, At Ft Benning that is the home of the 75th Rangers. The only comparison that could be made to a USMC unit and a Ranger unit would be MARSOC
Several basic training battalions too.