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jeff47

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68. They have their own planes because they do different jobs

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #60)

Tue Jun 18, 2013, 10:20 PM

Jun 2013

So you'd end up with fewer branches, but the same number of planes. Because those jobs still need doing.

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Why do we have 5 branches of the military? [View all] Yavin4 Jun 2013 OP

'Cause we need more top brass and bigger budgets than two branches would allow. Naturally! truebluegreen Jun 2013 #1

well, 3 of them make good sense quinnox Jun 2013 #2

marines are technically the navy arely staircase Jun 2013 #16

My favorite poster: The Marines are looking for a few good men. The Navy has them. Siwsan Jun 2013 #43

The Air Force wasn't a separate branch until 1947 frazzled Jun 2013 #34

Yep. and Air Force was spun off into their own branch, Volaris Jun 2013 #61

Ask Tevye... pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #3

so each is limited in its power so there are no military coup'd'etats by one rogue head graham4anything Jun 2013 #4

You mean someone like George Washington should never be president? former9thward Jun 2013 #37

Eisenhower should never have been President. Most everyone I know agrees Adlai should have. graham4anything Jun 2013 #38

We had no war when Eisenhower was president. former9thward Jun 2013 #39

Not quite correct............. mrmpa Jun 2013 #48

No quite correct. former9thward Jun 2013 #51

Truman sent money and advisors in 1950 bike man Jun 2013 #52

George Washington said no military general should be president nt markiv Jun 2013 #64

Coast guard is department of transportation, not DoD. nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #5

Why can't the Navy do the Coast Guard's job? n/t Yavin4 Jun 2013 #8

Because the Navy's a purely military force TransitJohn Jun 2013 #9

Because most of the Coast Guard's role is civilian. nt DevonRex Jun 2013 #10

though they did sink a dozen or so u-boats during the big one. arely staircase Jun 2013 #23

Yes they did. If our land borders were DevonRex Jun 2013 #28

That would mean militarization of the Coast Guard's duties, much of which is search and rescue. nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #11

The Coast Guard has law enforcement powers sarisataka Jun 2013 #65

Not for awhile Cirque du So-What Jun 2013 #35

Coast Guard is now in Homeland Security Hangingon Jun 2013 #36

Yes, but I was surprised to find this... pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #41

Coast Guard went into the Navy during WWII Hangingon Jun 2013 #45

Yep, I stand corrected. I was remembering from my own active duty days in the USAF. nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #57

the Air Force is kind of important giftedgirl77 Jun 2013 #6

Technically the Marine Corp is part of the navy. NutmegYankee Jun 2013 #7

But don't tell a Marine that unless you're looking for a fight (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2013 #14

true, but they cash those dept. of the navy checks arely staircase Jun 2013 #18

Marine - My Ass Rides in Navy Equipment NutmegYankee Jun 2013 #24

Army- Ain't ready for the Marines yet. oneshooter Jun 2013 #40

Nonsense. All Marines know that they are under the Dept of the Navy. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #29

And we do realse that the Navy is a wonderfull transport and supply unit. oneshooter Jun 2013 #47

If you were in an air wing and miss sea duty, here's some helpful tips borrowed from an old salt: AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #62

I'm sending this to an old friend who was a Navy pilot Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2013 #66

No sea duty, just a simple Mud Marine E5. oneshooter Jun 2013 #70

The number of major branches isn't the problem. The military is tremendously complex... Scuba Jun 2013 #12

How about this. We keep all five branches and fire all the contractors (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2013 #15

That'd be a great start! Scuba Jun 2013 #17

+ 25 million...use part of the massive savings to give the recruits a nice raise nt msongs Jun 2013 #20

Speaking on behalf of every non-com Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2013 #21

Revenue Service go where? One_Life_To_Give Jun 2013 #13

Most informative post. Control-Z Jun 2013 #27

The Air Force is completely superfluous. It's all about turf wars and graft. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #19

Because the military brass always need polishing n/t SoCalDem Jun 2013 #22

We had those two before the end of WW-II. Now we actually have only one. ieoeja Jun 2013 #25

The Marines were founded on Nov, 10 1775. GreenStormCloud Jun 2013 #33

Screw McNamara!! n/t oneshooter Jun 2013 #42

'cause we don't have a 6th one yet, just give it time Motown_Johnny Jun 2013 #26

Actually, the 6th one is the CIA n/t Yavin4 Jun 2013 #59

If we do get a space force Inkfreak Jun 2013 #69

What would be the advantage of reducing the number of branches? Recursion Jun 2013 #30

Streamlined service would mean less money Yavin4 Jun 2013 #60

would it streamline things? Recursion Jun 2013 #63

They have their own planes because they do different jobs jeff47 Jun 2013 #68

NO advantage. Big disadvantage-one rogue branch overthrow the President. graham4anything Jun 2013 #67

The army occupies, the marines take beach heads Rex Jun 2013 #31

For a solution let's ask an expert. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #32

What would combining branches of the military get us? Orsino Jun 2013 #44

"Besides, we old soldiers like having four other branches to be better than." pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #46

Not to worry. We have oodles of money to spend on our bloated military. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #49

DoD has an obsession with the number '5'? pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #50

That way they can alocate more money and no one says a thing darkangel218 Jun 2013 #53

I have read that our Navy has the second largest Air Force in the world, ours being first. 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #54

Because the Army doesn't like to get its feet wet. oneshooter Jun 2013 #58

So we can buy more from the military industrial complex. liberal N proud Jun 2013 #55

It is my understanding that the actual mission of each branch is quite different. SheilaT Jun 2013 #56