How do marines fight

Marine Corps was founded in to conduct ship to ship fighting and amphibious warfare. In the more than two hundred years since, the Marines have evolved into America's crisis response force. A typical Marine combat unit fields everything from fighter planes to riflemen, from hovercraft to main battle tanks. As a result the Marines can fight the full spectrum of warfare, from lightly armed guerrillas to mechanized tank armies.

The ,strong Marine Corps is possibly the most versatile military organization in the world. But how do Marines fight, exactly? How are they transported to distant battlefields, and how do they integrate air and land forces into a single seamless package that operates from the sea?

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When it comes to discipline, Marines are top tier. The Navy can learn a lot from Marines and have plenty of opportunities to do so while on a ship. Unfortunately for sailors, the kind of discipline Marines have is learned during their boot camp, which is actually hard. What are you going to do when someone falls off the ship at night? The Navy likely needs it for those big-ass boats. But how many of those mugs in the wardroom were purchased with government money?

A sailor or Marine must perform a special duty on the ship. I knew it would hold some importance during my time, but I was sadly mistaken.