US Marine Corps

Artillery provides support for ground troops. The artillery man the cannons and howitzers. They move them, set them up and fire rounds as directed by spotters. There are many MOS's within the Artillery community. Survey, Fire Control and howitzer maintenance are all parts of the unit.

The 5th and 6th Marine Regiments and the 6th Machine Gun Battalion became the 4th Marine Brigade with a troop strength of 9,444 men. They were combined with the 2nd Engineer Regiment (US Army) and 3rd Brigade, US Army to form the 2nd Division (Army), American Expeditionary Force.

The Second Division was under the command of two different Marine Corps Generals at different times during WWI, Brigadier General Charles A. Doyen and Major General John A. Lejeune.

You can wear the dress uniform just about anywhere. You cannot wear it in situations that might bring shame on the uniform. A homecoming dance would be a great place to wear it, as long as there wasn't intoxication involved!

A few months ago, there was a recruiter who posted on this site regularly. According to him, the Army was actual overstrength, and wasn't accepting GEDs at the time - you had to possess at least a high school diploma. That may or may not have changed since then - you'll have to talk to a recruiter to find out. If they're accepting recruits with GEDs again, you'll have as much opportunity to become a sniper as someone with a diploma. However, you don't enlist as a sniper - you'd enlist as... typically an infantryman or cavalry scout... and then you have to prove to your chain of command that it's worth it for them to send you to the sniper course. There's more to it than just being a good shot.

The Navy SEAL emblem or rather the more correct term 'insignia' is made up of four different symbols; Anchor, Eagle, Trident and a Pistol. In each talon the eagle is holding something, in the eagles right talon it is holding a trident which symbolizes the 'sea king Neptune'. In its right talon the eagle is holding a cocked pistol which symbolizes both that they operate on land and that they are always prepared and ready. The anchor displays that the SEALS are a part of the Navy. Here is a detailed image of the Navy SEAL insignia: http:/patrioticseal.comTrident1.jpg Most correct is breast insignia. The Eagle symbolizes attack. We are totally offensive. The eagle is pouncing, if you will. The job: aquire intel, catch or kill bad guys.

The U.S. Marines conducted a surprise amphibious landing in Inchon(Incheon)

The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force is called _____.

There is no acronym for a woman Marine. They are just called, "WMs", which is an abbreviation, not an acronym.

The Marine Corps Reserves do the EXACT same thing as active duty Marines except they are reserves. Instead of going to work EVERYDAY, they go to work once a month. They are expected to do the exact same PFT as active and have the exact same expectations and requirments as active duty Marines. The only real difference is the name. Active and reserve.

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To join the BSA (Boy Scouts of America) You must have completed the fith grade, have earned the Arrow of Light (You are able to earn this in you last year as a cub scout) You have to be 11 years or older but not yet 18 to join also. This is one website you can visit if you want to know more; www.scouting.org ------------ YOU DO NOT HAVE TO EARN YOUR ARROW OF LIGHT IF YOU JOIN WITHOUT BEING A CUB SCOUT If the age that they want you to be is 14 minimum, then it's probably Venturing, which is a branch of Boy Scouts.

We do things that make us more available than any other branch... we are aboard ships that float the world. If anything ever pops off, a ship of Marines is near by and they've got enough stuff available to attack quickly and fiercely. Also, the president has to get approval to go to war, but technically he has the right to send the Marines on ANY operation that doesn't extend past 30 days. So if the Presidents feels it's necessary to take some kind of action, there's nothing stopping him from ordering Marines to do it. So long as the operation ends within 30 days, or he tricks the system by renaming the operation and starting the 30 days all over again. He can't IMMEDIETLY order the Army though, he needs to go through some kind of process to make that happen.

There are several ranks of sergeants. Buck sergeants (three chevrons) and staff sergeants (three chevrons with one rocker) led squads, usually of about twelve men. A platoon had four squads. There was a platoon sergeant (three chevrons, two rockers), the top enlisted man in a platoon. The platoon commander was supposed to be an officer, a second lieutenant or a first lieutenant. Platoon leaders got killed a lot. Platoon leader was the single most lethal job of the war. When the lieutenant went down the platoon sergeant took over, until a new lieutenant was assigned. So, squad leaders reported to either the platoon sergeant or the platoon commander, and the platoon sergeant reported to the platoon commander, unless he had become the platoon commander. If the platoon sergeant was leading the platoon he met with the captain or the first lieutenant commanding the company, with the other platoon commanders, when officers were called to company HQ to discuss plans or receive orders.

It may sound strange, but getting to E-3 is tougher than getting O-1 by going to ROTC and getting commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. Why go through the hell of Lancing out of boot, when one could instead go for a commissioned straight out of university. No OCS, just ROTC and commission.

The Recruiting Ribbon to Robert Cook at Tun Tavern in 1776

The Iwo Jima Memorial is located near the Pentagon. It is adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery. It is quite an imposing statue. The base contains a great deal of the information about the history of the Marine Corps.

They will be kicked out of the Naval Academy if they are married. If the Academy does not know about it and does not find out about it during your entire 4 years there (i.e. not even letting your friends know) then you should be ok.

Or you can go to Ebay The Marlow White Company, 400 Seneca, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66048 is the current supplier of "Certified" Marine Corps Officer and Enlisted swords. The Officer model goes for $495 and the Enlisted $450. They bought the dies when Wilkinson Sword of England went out of bussiness.

According to Snopes.com, it's false.

US Army/US Marine snipers have existed since the Continental Army/Marines of 1775 (Revolutionary War 1775-1783). Only they were called "Marksmen" or "Sharpshooters" or "Expert Riflemen", etc. The best riflemen of all time may have been the "Kentucky (Hunters) Riflemen" at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. From those wars, up thru the Mexican War (1846-1848), Frontier Wars (1620-1890), US Civil War (1861-1865), Spanish-American War of 1898, Philippine Insurrection of 1900-1902 (now re-named the Philippine-American War), WW1 (1917-1918 for the US), WW2 (1941-1945 for the US), and the Korean War (1950-1953); US Riflemen (snipers) have been deactivated/demobilized when their services were no longer needed (when the war ended). Then came the Vietnam War. US Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock became the highest (93 confirmed) ranking US sniper during the war (others have surfaced since his death). In the late 60's the USMC, then the US Army created the first PERMANENT US military "Sniper" schools. During the Vietnam War, snipers were a stealthly, quiet group of men, who didn't advertise themselves; the war wasn't popular...and neither was this sort of profession. For the most part these men kept to themselves. By the the 80's & 1990's Television, Police Departments, Movies, and Commercialized Business's (websites) have become the new market. Sniping is NOT about the rifle (the new .50 BMG) and marksmanship. In Vietnam, US Army/US Marine Snipers were hunters; all snipers are marksman...but NOT all marksman are snipers.

* Base pay for an E-3 is roughly $1500 a month

1500 is 3:00 PM

Yes--if you serve on active duty in the military.

Not, however, if you are a civilian. The Secretary in charge of the Cabinet-level Executive Department Of Defense is only required to receive salutes from active-duty personnel of the United States armed forces.

Between $15,400.80 (over 20) and $18,936.90 (over 40), base pay per month. There will be additional stipends and pay enhancements based on the number of dependents the General has and his duties.