Excuse me?
Obviously not in the military, are we, Compton? Brainwashed fools? When you do more of something, better than the others that try to do the same task, with more effeciency than the others... I think that gives you a reason to consider yourself "better". Similar to how sports teams that win 3-4 champions in a row are referred to as "dynasties". They're named the best because they've proven, year after year, that they are the best.
You could get this same concept from comparing everyday household items. Garbage bags, for example. If you had garbage bag "A", that held more garbage and tore much less than garbage bag "B", you would say that "A" was a better garbage bag, right? Make the connection...
I found this comment both interesting and ignorant... and decided to add proof to my statments. If you go here;
http://icasualties.org/oif/Details.aspx, you will find a table with casualty information. From simply comparing the U.S. Army death toll to the U.S. Marine Corps death toll, I found that the Army has experienced 764 deaths since 01/01/05, as the Marine Corps has only experienced 417 deaths during this same timeframe. Draw fire?
You did make one true statement in your uneducated post...
Yes... Marines are the first to fight. Once the Marines clear the area (fighting), they leave it to the Army, yes, the Army, to provide security and ensure the area remains safe (security patrols). And... as a previous situation helped illustrate, the Army cant seem to handle that responsibility (Marine deployments increased around June 9th, 2004, to replace Army units in Iraq.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2004/040609-marine-deployment.htm will help verify those statements. Notice... as it states, the extra 5,000 Marines are sent because of the "continued difficulty coalition forces are having in providing security". Also notice how the same site states "It (the Marine Corps) is traditionally used as a strike force". Apparently, they can and successfuly do the jobs of 2 branches, while being the smallest of the 5.)
Notice how, even though Marines are the first to engage the enemy, they still have fewer deaths.
Before you open your mouth in an attempt to degrade the most powerful branch of the military this country has, do some research. It should prevent ignorant statements like these from being made in the future. Thank you.
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