Botak
Active member
Hi guys,
I saw a thread on another forum and it prompted me to get curious on what the reality was when deployed...
Obviously it can be pretty difficult to get an "Average" opinion, let alone a consensus, everyone has their own views and opinions...
But I was wondering if you could let me know your views on Navy Corpsmen attached to Marine Rifle units? The thread I came across indicated they were held in some derision, as if they'd taken a "back door" to their place within a given subunit...
Not being intimately familiar with US Marines beyond what I've read in books, I thought I'd ask the question here and see if such a view could be considered typical or on the other hand anomalyous. I'm definitely not looking for a Service vs Service shitstorm here. Simply looking for frank and honest views. As I said, knowing about a particular service organisation's history through academic exposure and knowing about the same organisation through a more practical perspective are two different things.
I saw a thread on another forum and it prompted me to get curious on what the reality was when deployed...
Obviously it can be pretty difficult to get an "Average" opinion, let alone a consensus, everyone has their own views and opinions...
But I was wondering if you could let me know your views on Navy Corpsmen attached to Marine Rifle units? The thread I came across indicated they were held in some derision, as if they'd taken a "back door" to their place within a given subunit...
Not being intimately familiar with US Marines beyond what I've read in books, I thought I'd ask the question here and see if such a view could be considered typical or on the other hand anomalyous. I'm definitely not looking for a Service vs Service shitstorm here. Simply looking for frank and honest views. As I said, knowing about a particular service organisation's history through academic exposure and knowing about the same organisation through a more practical perspective are two different things.