oljames3 wrote:Soccerdad1995 wrote:I was Army, not Marines, and have never known many Marines personally. But I always thought of "Soldier" as Army, just like "Airman" = Air Force, "Sailor" = Navy, and "Wannabe" = Coast Guard.
I would never think to call a Marine "Soldier", any more than I would call him a "Sailor". Maybe that is just me.
Of course, I never miss an opportunity to remind my younger brother, retired USMC LtCol, that he was in the Navy!
Further, in the Army, all tend to call all Sergeants "Sergeant", except for the Sergeant Major, of course. Try that with a Marine and you will get an education.
I honor all my brothers in arms, but only the Army makes soldiers.
The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy... The Men's Department.
