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The USMC does not have its own cabinet level secretary, but receives guidance from the SECNAV.
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Combat code 5 IS A DESIGNATION THAT YOU COMPLETED at least one tour in a combat zone
The USMC is under the Navy. The Navy is it's own branch.
Some websites: Vietnam War Combat Art, US Army Combat Art, USMC Combat Art, US Navy...the Vietnam Experience.
No, it is not the same thing. The USMC has developed a full system to train their personnel in hand to hand combat.
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Gomer Pyle, USMC. The United States Marines.
No, you do not have to be a Recon Marine to attend the USMC Combat Diver Course. However, the course is primarily attended by Recon Marines, as it is part of their specialized training. Other Marines, such as Force Reconnaissance and certain Special Operations units, may also attend the course.
Since the Marines are the first in, the USMC engineers must provide demolition, maintenance, repairs, and construction to have the theater combat ready when the fighting troops arrive. The Army engineers provide the same service after the Marines are gone and the Army has taken over the military operations.
Captain Vernice Armour, USMC from Chicago, Illinois who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
They joined the BEST branch of the military, The United States Marine Corps. (I am not biased or anything having a daughter in the USMC and a husband too.)