This gets a BIIIIG L-O-L!!
You are barking up the wroooonnnng tree with "Vive el Todras" there #47... I hate to say it, but you are certainly not helping the stigma that that Army grunts typically receive. That being that they are cocky, ignorant 18 year olds with weapons. The Army does some great things, because they are a great force. And I do mean great as in size, not as in a heroic or outstanding way. I don't mean to knock on the Army here, just simply am trying to point out it's purpose. Let me break it down for you...
Tactical Advantages of each Force
Army - Pure numbers. Largest Force. Great massive ground combat/artillery effort. Does all the heavy lifting of the military.
Navy - Simple enough. A floating country. Launches TLAMS,JDAMS, other missiles, planes, helo's, expeditionary forces, special ops, etc.
Air Force - Air Dominance. Can attack anywhere and anything, using various missiles intended for different purposes on various aircraft intended for different purposes.
Marines - Amphibious, highly maneuverable, small, tactically efficient units. Extremely mobile, go anywhere do anything in a quick amount of time without causing much fuss.
Now then, you have to understand that in today's military EACH force is extremely joint. All are dependent on eachother. Air Force can't hit #$%^ without the Army or Marine forces laser-guidance systems. Same goes for Navy/Marine aircraft and missiles. Army can't do anything quietely or quickly, i.e., huge force=huge attention to there existence in an area and huge amounts of time to deploy and setup command. And none of the forces would be where they are without the aid of the CIA. Huge amounts of intelligence advantages are gained from them, which saves countless lives of guys like you, in an war era where intelligence is EVERYTHING. The Army "does more" because the Army "has more". I hope you can grasp that.
I highly doubt the Army has more planes than the Air Force. I'd like to see some backing of this point. I can't recall ever hearing about an Army F-117 or B-2 or AC-10 executing the latest bombing strike. Or an Army AH-1 Cobra gunship helo attacking the caves in Afghanistan. I do recall Army helos executing cargo and troop deployment, which is what the Army's good at. I hope you can start to see that there are no longer HUGE gaps between services. We truely are becoming one military. And that's the way it should be. Look at the huge military victories we've had in Desert Storm, Afghanistan, and Iraq. You can't deny that these have been some of the best fought "wars" in human history. We have had EXTREMELY low comparitive casualties, and it was done through JOINT operations.
It's very simple to look at it this way:
This was something someone showed to me, written by the President of the Naval War College. It's slightly Marine biased(can ya blame me?), but a good way of looking at the forces seperately.
The Air Force reminded me of a French Poodle. The poodle always looks perfect... sometimes a bit pampered and always travels first class. But don't ever forget that the poodle was bred as a hunting dog and in a fight it's very dangerous.
The Army is kind of like a St. Bernard. It's big and heavy and sometimes seems a bit clumsy. But it's very powerful and has lots of stamina. So you want it for the long haul.
The Navy, God bless us, is a Golden Retriever. They're good natured and great around the house. The kids love 'em. Sometimes their hair is a bit long... they go wandering off for long periods of time, and they love water.
Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean or skinny and mean. They're aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They've got really short hair and they always go for the throat. That sounds like a Marine to me!
Last edited by PlatoSVT; 11/10/05 05:04 AM.
