[Chinstrap61a]

That was a very strange post, buddy..

I read your background, which mentions your Vietnam-era service in the Navy, so I salute you...

But you really do disservice to your brothers and sisters in the Marine Corps when you even vaguely compare them to something as disgusting as Germany's SS.

If you knew Marines and the Marine Corps, you would wonder how such a great group of Americans could be assembled in one team.

Do yourself a favor - visit Camp Lejeune or Camp Pendleton, wander around and talk to some Marines at random. You'll never meet finer or more patriotic Americans anywhere.

[DainBramage]

I think hes comparing these times we’re in to the circumstances our marine may soon face, and that they are similar to the ones faced by the SS.

[Happy Rain]

Glad you see my question as rhetorical.
Yes,I knew many marines,but that was over 30 years ago.
Guess I was worried political correctness had softened the breed OUTSIDE the battlefield.

[GAB-1955]

I am not a Marine, though my brother and brother-in-law were. I was Army. Having said that, if I had to trust the life and safety of my family to a total stranger, and I could pick the stranger, I would pick a Marine Corps Drill Instructor.

The military are not automata. They have sworn an oath to the Constitution, not to a person. Most members of the Armed Forces would reject such an oath as illegal.