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No respect: Navy is the least prestigious military branch in the eyes of Americans
The Washington Times ^ | 05/23/2014 | S.A. Miller

Posted on 05/23/2014 9:15:37 AM PDT by Allah AtBar

Americans say the U.S. Army is the most important service branch to national defense, but the Marine Corps is still considered the most prestigious, said a Gallup poll released Friday.

The annual poll​, timed to mark the start of the long Memorial Day weekend, showed that 26 percent of Americans say the Army is the most important military branch, followed closely by the Air Force at 23 percent. The Marine Corp was called the most important by 19 percent, the Navy by 17 percent and the Coast Guard by 3 percent, the poll found.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: airforce; army; marines; navy
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The Marine Corps has consistently been considered the nation’s most prestigious military branch, even if not the most important, with nearly half of Americans — 47 percent — saying they respect Marines the most. Semper Fi.
1 posted on 05/23/2014 9:15:37 AM PDT by Allah AtBar
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To: Allah AtBar

Apparently S.A. Miller is a moron. The story clearly states the Navy beat the Coast Guard by 14% does it not?


2 posted on 05/23/2014 9:19:59 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Allah AtBar

Odd ranking.

To my mind the ranking in order of importance to national defense would be Navy, Air Force, Army, Marines.

Have immense respect for Marines, but they’re most often used as an expeditionary force to project power overseas. Thank God (or, more precisely, the Navy and Air Force), that we don’t actually need the Marines and Army to defend our shores.


3 posted on 05/23/2014 9:20:40 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: Allah AtBar

Naval bases are generally located in much nicer places than Army bases. About the only state side Army base that is located in a beautiful part of the country is Ft. Lewis in Tacoma, WA.


4 posted on 05/23/2014 9:21:04 AM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: V_TWIN
The story clearly states the Navy beat the Coast Guard by 14% does it not?

Coast Guard ain't military. Although they are now DHS, they used to be Dept of Transportation.

5 posted on 05/23/2014 9:23:08 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: Allah AtBar
Their new motto isn't helping...
"America's Navy: A Global Force For Good"

6 posted on 05/23/2014 9:23:56 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: V_TWIN

The Coast Guard in peacetime falls under Homeland Security, not DoD and is responsible for maritime law enforcement. It has always been a semi-military law enforcement and security agency except during wartime.


7 posted on 05/23/2014 9:24:29 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: Allah AtBar
Say what you want about the Navy, but all I know is the only way we are ever going to get the Air Force or the Army to go to sea is if we "update" our aircraft carriers to suit their lifestyle;
8 posted on 05/23/2014 9:26:30 AM PDT by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
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To: rjsimmon
>i>they used to be Dept of Transportation.

Transportation or Treasury?

9 posted on 05/23/2014 9:28:26 AM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: Allah AtBar
The United States Marine Corps is part of the United States Department of the Navy........

go ahead, finish it off.....

Semper Fi.
10 posted on 05/23/2014 9:30:27 AM PDT by stylin19a (Obama ----> Fredo smart)
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To: Allah AtBar

Were it not for the US Navy there would not be a USA OR Western Civilization.


11 posted on 05/23/2014 9:32:07 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Allah AtBar

Where does the title get “NO RESPECT” from?

Seriously, nothing in the articles suggests it has no respect.


12 posted on 05/23/2014 9:32:56 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Allah AtBar
Up front, I am retired Army.

It shocked me when I read during CGSC that the Navy is the power projection arm of the United States.

But after reading about it, I had to agree. When a Navy Carrier Group enters a foreign port, that country has nothing to match it.

However, when the US Army lands an Armored Division, it is only because the US Navy has already been there.

13 posted on 05/23/2014 9:34:20 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Held my nose to vote.)
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To: Mariner

Dude that was like two years ago or something.

Heck the navy deserves to be disbanded just for that new slogan. Global force for good indeed.


14 posted on 05/23/2014 9:35:38 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: rjsimmon

The Coast Guard is the hard core around which the Navy forms in times of war.

And anyone who thinks differently is more than welcome to try to say so to the face of any random Coastie senior Chief ...


15 posted on 05/23/2014 9:36:35 AM PDT by tanknetter
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To: Allah AtBar

Not sure how I’d rank the branches, as I was never particularly inclined to do so, other than recognizing a certain special status for the Marines. But since all branches have all been grotesquely degraded by forced faggotization and PC-agenda social engineering, they’ve all certainly come down more than a few pegs, compared to where they used to be, in terms of the lofty respect I used to harbor for them.


16 posted on 05/23/2014 9:37:18 AM PDT by greene66
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To: stylin19a

Yeah, I mean, what can the Marines really do without the Navy?

Besides win on Guadalcanal ...


17 posted on 05/23/2014 9:38:54 AM PDT by tanknetter
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To: Mariner

Ain’t that the truth.


18 posted on 05/23/2014 9:40:55 AM PDT by bimboeruption ("We Recognize No Sovereign But God, And No King But Jesus!" - John Adams & John Hancock)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

As another retired Army guy, I have to agree. When the Royal Navy ruled the ocean waves, the British ruled the world. We took their place in 1945 and the Navy was the key. When it comes time for fighting, however, this era is an Army and Marine show with everyone else chipping in and helping out.


19 posted on 05/23/2014 9:41:09 AM PDT by centurion316
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To: BerryDingle

Over the years mostly treasury then navy dept I think in WWI and WWII

Then treasury and transportation then most recently DHS

Kind of a red headed step child..... from parent to parent

I think they did see some action in wartime even in Indochina

On the seas I always thought of them as like highway patrol with bigger guns

Cannon even....likely have drones now too..


20 posted on 05/23/2014 9:43:38 AM PDT by wardaddy (we will not take back our way of life through peaceful means.....i have 5 kids....i fear for them)
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