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Can a other than honorable discharge from the military stop you from becoming a merchant seaman?
Not necessarily in the commercial merchant fleet, but for the Merchant Marine, yes. The U.S. Merchant Marine is actually a branch of the Armed Forces.
What is the difference between a Marine and a Merchant Marine?
A Marine in a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, the USMC is a branch of the militray and members of the USMC are in the military. "a merchant marine" would be the private maritime industry of any nation, if you meant a merchant mariner, then that would be a civilian employed on a private ship.
Is the marine corps part of the military branch?
the marine corps sure are a military branch.
Can a merchant marine have a military wedding?
No, in spite the Santa Clara decision an industry cannot wed, if by some chance you meant to ask "can a merchant mariner have a military wedding?"Then the answer is would be only if they are also in some branch of the military reserves, but the merchant marine is an industry, not a military service or government agency so merchant mariners are civilians, just like airline employees.Now any civilian could dress up in a military style uniform and have a wedding that mimics a military wedding.
What is the Sailors Service Branch?
The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, the person who claimed that the merchant marine is a service branch is misinformed, the term merchant marine refers to an industry, like commercial airline.
Is a merchant marine id considered a military id?
Yes, I have a US Coast Guard License, I can use any Military PX. In time of war I will be called to action.
What are the groups of the military?
The American military consists of the U.S. Marine Corps, the Navy, the Army, the Coast Guard, the Merchant Marine, the National Guard, and the Air Force. There are also Reserve components of each service branch.
Distinguish commercial navy and merchant navy?
The main difference in any country is mission. The "Navy" is a branch of the government in questioned who uses military built ships as weapons. The Merchant Marines or Merchant deal in Sealift or moving materials from one place to another. The Merchant Marine may also defend the Merchant ship he or she is on but the ship is not necessarily used by the military. Now in the US Navy we have MSC or Military Sealift Command. MSC moves materials around the world for the military but is more of a merchant Navy. Also the merchant navy may have military sailors stationed on them such as many of the US Navy's oilers.
Is the marine corps a branch of the us military?
The US Marine Corps is a branch of the US Military. It is a part of the Department of the Navy. The commandant services on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Is the marine corps a militia?
No, the Marine Corps is not considered a militia. It is a branch of the United States military and operates under the Department of the Navy. The Marine Corps has a distinct structure, purpose, and chain of command separate from the concept of a militia.
Can someone who works in the merchant marine be awarded a purple heart?
No. This is a US military award.
Is merchant navy better than engineering?
Marine Engineering is on of the two branches of Merchant Navy service. The name of another branch is "Nautical Study"
