opinions on marines v. army
 

So I'm going to be going either the army or the marines.... I've been leaning towards the marines.... but i need some more opinions... I've talked to both recuiters and have talked to a few people from both the army and marines.... I'm gonna do the ROTC (NROTC for the navy) progam and am gonna be a combat engineer... What do ya'll think? are they're any marines or army guys on here? what dont and do you like about your job/branch in the service... all opinions are appricated...
thanks guys :tu:

A few years ago when I was looking at enlisting the Army was willing to give you more if you joined than the Marines, or at least the Army recruiter was willing to lie more. I think that the Marines aren't as hard up for recruits as the Army, due to people joining the Marines to be Marines.

A word from the "wise":
Anything not written on paper and documented will not happen.

Insist on everything they lure you with, to be documented and a copy given to you.

On the other hand -life in the air force is kinda cool.

No one branch is better than the other . Ultimately they serve the same purpose through various means .

To answer your question you need to answer one . What do you want or lack in your life right now . Marines for the most part you will get Discipline and structure and strong fellowship . While I can't speak of the Army personally they seem very similar but just more flexible and with a little more freedoms . I served from 85 to 89 in the Marines was stationed at Army bases for all of my schools .

And as all ready stated get everything in writing .

I am army national guard. I am a mechanic that supports a unit full of 21C (bridgers) but i sometimes hop in on their training. Its a real good time in the guard but i here it kinda sucks doing it active duty.

IMO the bigger the branch, the more BS. I was a grunt for 6 years, did 3 tours, and now I'm in the reserves about to go to school for heavy equipment. The Army has way too much politics, especially combat arms, and is way disorganized. I was at my wits end and thought my head would blow off at any moment until I came home in November and was 3 months away from getting out. A lot (please no one take offense) of the people in the Army think they are a lot smarter than they are and there is a severe lack of respect between ranks. How you are supposed to respect someone who does nothing but bully you around and doesn't know as much about your job as you do is beyond me. IMO combat arms in the Army is all about officers wanting to make themselves look good on paper and most of them are willing to put people's lives at risks to do so.

About combat arms in general: if you don't plan on being a career soldier, marine, airman, sailor, etc, don't go combat arms because it gives you little to no real-world experience to use for jobs in the civilian world.

I won't give my opinion on the Marines because I have no first-hand experience and I'm not one to talk about things I don't know. Good luck with your decision and don't trust any recruiter.

My brother is a marine but my dad was army. Travis (brother) is general infantry (by choice so he could go with his unit to Iraq) while dad was a missile commander based out of Germany. Id say the job you want will have some say in the matter ... Ive been told some jobs are easier to get in some branches as opposed to others.

Two acronyms to consider:
My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment Sir!
Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Essential Sir!

Just kidding for all of our marine members.

If you go....Thank you for your service...and regardless the BS, thank you to everyone else who has done their time.

thanks for all of your opinions! dieselsharker a few other army guys have said kinda the same thing... i went to talk to the marines recruiter about NROTC cause i want to go to college..... of course they where closed :argh::argh: there goes 4 gallons of diesel... with nothing acomplished:argh::argh::argh: ny ways im gonna set up another date to meet with him... as for one job being easier in one branch vs. another... i can see that... but i dont think i just wanna be a grunt... i would like to learn something that i can use back in everyday life.... i.e combat engineering, you learn how to do alot of construction, and i plan on either doing construction or ranching after the service... either way that would help out a SHIT TON... ok so dont trust anything the recruiter says unless its in writing... ok got that :tu: shit i forgot what that test was called for what jobs you can do.... could somebody remind me please? how hard is that and what should i do to prepare for it? i'd like to do as good as possible so i can keep as many options open as possible... thanks guys!

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