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No. Merchant Marines are an entirely different organization.
in peace and war
The 'merchant marines' are defined as the ships of a nation that are engaged in commerce, or the officers and crews of such vesels.
yes
They met in the Merchant Marines.
There is no official patron saint of the British Marines.
I believe they met in the merchant marines.
The first commandant of the USA Marines was Major Samuel Nicholas. The Marines started in 1775 but there is no official "founding" father
Only if a merchant mariner works on a government owned ship, otherwise the pay is from whichever shipping company that seafarer works for
27 >2. Call your local recruiter and ask about age restrictions .
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.
railways, highways, waterways, pipelines, seaports, harbors, merchant marines, airports, and heliports