Which is tougher Army basic training or Marine basic training?

Answer 1

One man's opinion...Marines definetly. Upon graduation from Marine boot camp, you are considered elite by U.S. Military standards. they train longer, harder, and have mean drill instructors. But, it's not like the movie Fullmetal jacket. If you've never been yelled at before, and I mean yelled at to the point where you feel a sharp pinch coming from your ear drum, then you will probably be in for a surprise. The Marine drill instructor's job is to get you to realize it's time to pull your head out of the back of your front and get with the program. Other than that it's fun. A differing opinion...It is up to the individual to make that determination for themselves, in reality the only difference between the two is that Marines have to go through swim training and the Army has not need for it being that the Army is a land based combat element and the largest and oldest branch in the Military. If you have to ask yourself why they have to go through swim training then you might want to do some research. The Marines are a part of the Department of the Navy, they are the smallest branch of the Military and the majority of the specialized training is conducted either with the Army or through the Army. There is only three (3) Marine installations: Camp Pendelton California, Camp Lejeune North Carolina and 29 Palms California. Other than that they are assigned to a ship with their Navy counterparts, or on an Army Base.

People enlist in the Marines for one of four reasons:

1. They like the uniform
2. It is a family tradition
3. They think they are hardcore
4. Because their friends enlisted.

All the other branches have technical jobs that require specialized training and all others want you to continue your education and get something out of being a Soldier, Sailor or Airmen.

Answer 2

It's going to depend on what exactly you do in either branch. Army infantry would train harder than a Navy admin clerk would, naturally, but certainly not harder than the Navy SEALs, and the Navy has a pretty good share of jobs which are both physically challenging and require mechanical skill. I doubt anything in the Army would be comparable to being a crew member on a nuclear sub, for example. That kind of environment presents its own challenges.

Answer 3

Although I am a U.S.Army veteran I tend to believe the US Marine Corps is the tougher of the two.

Answer 4

Marine boot camp is harder!!!!

Answer 5

a solder

Answer 6

Not when I went in the Army in 1967. Did 10 weeks training with

a Special Forces CO. Had an ex-Marine in our unit to serve in the

Army Reserve. In the fourth week he told me it was worse than his

Marine training. I was surprised he said that.