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That's a pretty dumb @ss statement. My dad is messed up too, and he was in the Corps. Don't you think that Vietnam was the cause, not the Army in general. :p

And, please......go find an Army Ranger and make fun of him to his face. Jumping out of planes is not the only thing they do. :rolleyes: Even the Jarheads (I mean this will all do respect) will agree that the Rangers are a "High Speed" bunch.

Yes they are! I have trained with Army Rangers (hence Marine Recon Ranger), Navy Seals, and many foreign outfits.

I give ALL branches much respect because we all work as a team, not individuals!

Do not go to the Marines. Its just not what a smart intelligent kid who has aspirations of College and a professional white collar job like you should do. I could outline my reasons but I don't need the crap from the others on this board.

How bout you tell that to the owner and CEO of Xenox.. since he is a former marine!!!

ooh and so many more peeps.. yeah shaggy is also a former marine..but we will sweep that one under the rug!!

dont you mean TROOPS!!!hehe

thank you icey bro!! i have agreed with everything that you have said....

we all have a different mission in every branch, its just the marines are special in a few lights....
.. we are small
.. we are americas force in readiness per the ACT
.. we do everthing!fly, swim, ground, tank, everything that you can think of.. even amphibous which the army is just now starting from what i hear, which is what i hear, so dont take it for gospel, but im almost positive they JUST started an amphibious war style..

I have been civilianized now, so soldiers is the appropriate word. :p

Smoothy, the Army is the land component command, hence the avoidance of Marine-style warfare. That would be a duplication of effort. But, if you recall the soldiers that mounted the largest amphibious assault of all time were Army soldiers at Normandy. The Army also did extensive amphibious assaults while island-hopping in WWII in the Japanese theater of operations.

You will note that the Marines did not attempt an amphibious assault during the Gulf War as the waters off the coast had been extensively mined and defenses were heavy. But the mere threat of such an attack drew away defenses along the Saudi border allowing the joint British/Marine/Army invasion to occur over land with awesome speed and success. The Marines have tried to develop the V-22 Osprey as a means of reducing the dependency on landing craft to allow assaults from farther off shore where they are safer from anti-ship missiles.

I will note that the Army has superior CH-47 vs. Navy/Marine CH-46, Apaches vs. Cobras, Blackhawks vs. twin-engine Hueys. For years we had the M1 tank while Marines still used the M-60. The Bradley is superior to the wheeled LAV.

The Marines have a superior hoooah attitude and every Marine is an infantryman. They are scary creatures which further adds to their mystique and effectiveness. Both forces are essential and complementary.

Infuryum, I was going to suggest the prep school, myself but forgot about your age. That is how I got in. My sister's son wanted to got to the Naval Academy but did not get in, and instead enlisted in the Navy for Nuclear Engineering. He finished in the Great Lakes area, went to New York for training and is now training with industry while they finish his nuclear-powered ship.

Maybe you spent too much time trolling here and not enought time studying at Texas A.M. Do whaever you want and make the best of any decision you make. Night, all.

***UPDATE***

I'm too old for the Naval Academy. No waivers. No exceptions. End of story.

Marine infantry it is. I go over paperwork and take the physical and retake the ASVAB this week. I also have some strings to be pulled in the pentagon and some recommendation letters will hopefully follow. Since the USNA is out of the picture, I'd like to get a NROTC scholarship and terrorize Texas A&M once more. I'll keep you all posted.

Thanks so much for carrying on such a huge discussion. Any more opinions are more than welcome.

Sorry about the USNA. Glad you made a decision, though

I hope you're going to write letters to someone that can post them here so we can hear about how well you'll do in basic.

This is a bit off topic for you guys,but am I the only Canadian infantryman out there?