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Offline jhookt

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« Reply #30 on: January 19, 2007, 01:46:36 PM »
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If marines and seals aren't soldiers ... what are they? Sailors?



marines are marines  are classification all thier own, and i believe SEALs fall under the special ops category
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« Reply #31 on: January 19, 2007, 02:36:42 PM »
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janam.mil cuz they r all ninjas:O:O:O :noid:noid :noid :noid


you mean Japan?

You might wanna join their navy after you see this video:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJrIF7pHyO0
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« Reply #32 on: January 19, 2007, 02:50:36 PM »
I can't believe no one mentioned Korea (north and south) and Turkey.
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« Reply #33 on: January 19, 2007, 03:00:01 PM »
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Gee, the USA is still in Iraq after 5 years. :eek:  Must be crappy soldiers as well.



USA beat the crap out of Irak Republican Army.  What USA can't do is to police post-war iraq because they will be accused as war criminals:rolleyes:
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« Reply #34 on: January 19, 2007, 03:27:31 PM »
Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force:

Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen.

Seals are Sailors, Marines are Marines.
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« Reply #35 on: January 19, 2007, 03:48:29 PM »
Cite one example of a modern army dislodging and disarming a substantial and locally-supported guerilla army.




[!950's- The British done it in Malaysia in what is called the Malay campaign


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« Reply #36 on: January 19, 2007, 05:02:17 PM »
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Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force:

Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen.

Seals are Sailors, Marines are Marines.


They are all soldiers. You may not call them that, but that's what they are. The term "soldier" is not a rank or position; it's an occupation that predates your armed forces, even your nation. Professional warriors are people who are paid money for engaging in military campaigns and fall into one of two categories: Soldiers, when fighting on behalf of their own state; or mercenaries, when offering their services commercially and unrelated to their own nationality.
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« Reply #37 on: January 19, 2007, 05:43:44 PM »
I accept the definition put forth by the USMC.

If you want to argue with them, go ahead.
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« Reply #38 on: January 19, 2007, 06:10:23 PM »
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Cite one example of a modern army dislodging and disarming a substantial and locally-supported guerilla army.




[!950's- The British done it in Malaysia in what is called the Malay campaign


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They also did it in Cyprus and Oman.


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« Reply #39 on: January 19, 2007, 06:18:20 PM »
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« Reply #40 on: January 19, 2007, 06:55:20 PM »
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I accept the definition put forth by the USMC.

If you want to argue with them, go ahead.


I don't need to.

The Marine Corps recruiters do that for me and so does this US Marine:

http://www.angelfire.com/ca/dickg/soldier.html
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« Reply #41 on: January 19, 2007, 07:12:19 PM »
yeah , yeah, yeah, but when someone asks me if i served i don't say "i was a soldier", i say "i was a Marine".  There is a difference.

but i don't fault you viking, i guess you just have to be a Marine to understand.
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« Reply #42 on: January 19, 2007, 07:16:58 PM »
Yes you call yourself a marine, and you are (or was) a marine. But that does not change the fact that you are (was) also a soldier. "A Soldier Of The Sea" if I remember the recruiting poster correctly.
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« Reply #43 on: January 19, 2007, 07:18:43 PM »
That was an interesting read Viking. Thanks for posting it.

Mark
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« Reply #44 on: January 19, 2007, 07:19:42 PM »
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but i don't fault you viking, i guess you just have to be a Marine to understand.


Perhaps, but GySgt USMC Dick Gaines certainly understands, and he thinks himself a soldier (as well as a marine).
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