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In the United States, the marines appear to be a separate force to the navy. They are listed as a branch of the United States Armed Forces, of which the coast g
by SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago
In the United States, the marines appear to be a separate force to the navy. They are listed as a branch of the United States Armed Forces, of which the coast guard is also under.
(Edit: someone downthread had explained to me that the marines are a sister organization to the us navy, and are both under a department. It makes more sense to criticize the branch based on what a sister branch did.)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces
- scarmig 5y agoTechnically, they're under the Department of the Navy and a sister organization to the US Navy (also under the Department of the Navy).
- SamoyedFurFluff 5y agoAh, I understand, thanks for explaining. I would still argue that something specifically focused on flaws in the marines is probably left-field of someone who was in the US navy if they’re sister orgs. (This is not to say the flaws are inaccurate or that the navy doesn’t have issues, only that they should be leveled accurately to the organization of the military.)
- ethbr0 5y agoAfaik, the easiest way to explain it is that the Marines get their funding as a branch of the Navy, but their orders and command as their own branch.