180,000 bad ass men.
I've seen Marines do amazing things in my years in the Navy. The discipline is unmatched. Man for man, they shoot better than any other military force in the world.
And, they are the type of men who clean out Falluja or Beruit or some other hell hole where nobody else wants to go.
If the US ever sets foot in Mosul again, it will be under the USMC banner.
Marines, Seabees cousins.
Seabees, by the way, the least known of them all.
I fess up and admit that I used to give a fair ration of guff to Navy personnel.
My excuse is that I was young and stupid. I’m still stupid, but just not as young.
That all changed when I got sentenced to 2 weeks or so as part of the live cargo on one of y’alls troop hauling ships.
That was a true misery. I gained a ton of respect for those that serve on ships.
Of course, I still give guff to Navy. Tradition must be maintained, after all. But now I feel bad when I do it.
Semper Fi, Mariner.