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No. Merchant Marines are an entirely different organization.
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Was The Marine Corp ever a part of tha army?
No. The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy. The Marine Corps was started November 10, 1775 at Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, PA. as the Continental Marines and are considered "direct descendants" of the British Royal Marines.
Why do US Marines wear Navy equipment?
The United States Marine Corp is part of the Department of the Navy they don't have there own Department. Many of the people that work with the Marine Corps are actually Navy personnel. Corpsman, chaplains, JAG, dentists, doctors and nurses are actually Naval personnel assigned to work with the Marines, so they often continue to wear Navy uniforms and are issued Navy equipment.
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.
When were the Royal Marine Commandos first established?
They were first created as a part of the Royal Marines in 1942.
Is the navy the same as the marine?
No, you are not. The Navy and the Marines are two separate services. But the Marines are a part of the Navy. Some Navy personnel are assigned to the Marine Corps, such as Corpsman.
What were the third Marine division casualties from the Vietnam War?
About 391,000 US Marines served in Vietnam. Approximately 14,838 US Marines died. For a breakdown of Divisional casualties; see history of the 3rd Marine Division.
Are Seals part of the Marines or Navy?
This may come as a shock to you, but the US Navy SEALs are under the Navy and not the Marine Corps
Is the Army part of the Marines?
Absolutely not. The US Marine Corps is a separate service, that is a branch of the Department of the Navy.
What part of the civil war did the marines corp play?
A very small part. The Marine Corps is part of the US Navy, their original purpose being to provide detachments on ships to fire small arms at the enemy when Naval battles found two opposing ships alongside each other, to board enemy vessels, and to provide a landing force when the Navy needed to make an attack on land, at a harbor or its defenses, for instance. Large Navy ships still have a Marine detachment aboard. During the Civil War the Marines continued to provide detachments for shipboard service, and thereby assisted in maintaining the blockade of the Confederacy. The Confederates actually formed their own Marine Corps, but it was very small and did nothing of note.
Is corps or car a homograph?
Corps is only used one way, as a team, as in Marine corp, the ress corp, Peace Corp. There is no other use. Car, on the other hand. can be a vehicle OR a moving part of a train or elevator. Definition is varied enough to win out over corp.
Was the Marines started from the Army?
No. The Continental Congress established the Marine Corps as a separate service to provide Naval Infantry for duty aboard Naval Ships and Naval shore installations. Most early enlistment was made among merchant seamen and General Washington refused to allow his troops to become a part of such a force.
What Military branch least likely to go to war?
The merchant marine is not part of the military, the term refers to a commercial industry, I assume that people who think merchant mariners are in the military also think Alaska Airlines i part of the Air Force. Now to answer your question, it depends on how you define combat, many in the USN are in combat, yet never hear shot fired, same with the USAF, for that matter there are many in the Army or Marines who, while technically in combat are never really near the "front" (though in most modern wars the "front" wasn't real specific) A cook on a navy destroyer is more likely to be in combat than an instructor in the Army
