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> The Marines fundamentally, organizationally, and tactically approach warfare different than the Army. The Army would have been incapable of fighting WWII in t
by namdnay 7y ago
> The Marines fundamentally, organizationally, and tactically approach warfare different than the Army. The Army would have been incapable of fighting WWII in the Pacific. It's just not what it's designed to do.
But is that still true?
- ethbro 7y agoArguably. I look at it as equipment vs training vs organization. The stuff can change, but it's even harder to change the way people think. And almost impossible to reorg and entire organization. And all militaries are very effective at making sure people think and behave in desirable ways -- kind of important when things start exploding around you. So a response that might be advantageous for pushing across continental Europe isn't optimal for a chaotic beach assault. You throw a Marine in the former, and they're still going to respond like a Marine.
- treis 7y agoIt never was true. The army played a bigger role in the Pacific than the Marines and pulled off D-Day.