
Originally Posted by
piperdbh
They are in the same department, aren't they? A sailor once told me what M.A.R.I.N.E. stands for.

No, the Marine Corps is the Men's department. The sailors provide a very excellent taxi service, though, I must say. You know, pound the enemy with gun fire from three miles offshore and send in the Marines.
The bonnet is nave blue, not a navy issue. I don't think the US Navy issues bonnets or berets. However, the Royal Navy does, I think.
Jim Killman
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Freedom is not free, but the US Marine Corps will pay most of your share.
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