i served alongside an army ranger and we werent impressed in the least bit. not, that there is anything wrong.
it's just what he considered specialized training was simply our standard training and survival stuff we teach to lower ranks plus we all had him beat on swim qual 😇
none of us did jumping school except for one of our female marines in the rear so we cant say anything about that..
but there is a reason why:
"I can never again see a UNITED STATES MARINE without experiencing a feeling of reverence." GEN. JOHNSON, U.S. ARMY
"Uncommon valor was a common virtue."
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
“If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.”
General of the Armies Douglas McArthur in Korea,
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!"
GEN. PERSHING, US.ARMY
"The more Marines I have around, the better I like it."
General Clark, U.S. Army
"I have just returned from visiting the MARINES at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!"
GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, US.ARMY
"The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of MARINES. LORD, how they could fight!"
MAJGEN FRANK LOWE, US.ARMY
Roger that George, and even an Army guy like me has to admit that it is always best to have a Devil Dog unit on your flank in combat because that's one flank you don't have to worry about. Here's a true story: In 2003 when the Marines and the Army 3d Infantry Division had taken down Baghdad and had truck convoys scattered all the way into Kuwait, I was a plans officer at USCENTCOM when our intelligence intercepted an order from the Iraqi insurgency commander. It was a field order to all the insurgent unit commanders and it went something like this:
"Resistance Commanders, When attacking supply and truck units you must be aware that there are two different American "armies":
1. The US Army which wears tan desert uniforms like this (photo of a
Soldier wearing the old desert uniform); and.
2. The US Marine Corps which wears a different uniform like this (photo of a Marine wearing the newly issued USMC digital uniform).
When planning your attacks on supply lines and truck convoys ensure that you do NOT attack a US Marine unit. If you do, these supply-unit Marines will immediately act like Army infantry and they will attack you and hunt every one of your men down and kill them. The US Army truck and supply units will not pursue you. Attack them instead."
As deeply embarrassing as that was to the entire US Army, it was a long time coming. As an Infantryman, I know that in the past 25 years we trained the hell out of our active duty combat units but we let the rest
of the force waste away. The Army has a long ways to go, but we have rectified some of these problems in the past four years. It's just sad that we had to let the enemy tell us how screwed up we were.
VR,
John A. Keenan
Colonel, USMC (Ret)
plus my own quote from an airmen E-5
walking in the middle of the desert from a landings site near our base. i was acting as base security/guardian angel.. rifle, radio and side arm.. hey, Reggie where is your rifle arent you issued one?
oh, i only got a side arm in my pack, i didnt feel a need for a rifle since i got you muscles and i'm surrounded by marines, i'm as safe as can be and i know you'll die to keep me that way... (Angry stare) hmmm..
😄
by the way i am just teasing you, i respect all my fellow soldiers with guts and spirit.