The Marines sail on ships, has fighter jets, and has ground troops.
The Army has ground troops and only has helicopters for support. The Army is just more oriented around ground combat.
Correct: But I'll add on. Marines are the first to fight. The Marines first were embellished to fight in the American Revolutionary War; 1770's. The Marine Corps Logo(The Bald Eagle on Planet Earth) and Motto, Semper Fidelis( Always Faithful) was adopted around the 1883. The Marines first Cadence, Hymn, was heard around 1886. The Marines have kept that Logo and Motto ever since, it's a sacred honor for those who fallen( Kia=Killed in Action) to give America our freedoms.
The Marines are a smaller, expeditionary and amphibious force that uses the Navy to be always prepared for engagement. Thus the common saying "first to fight". The Army is much larger, and is the main component of the US Department of Defense. The Army uses much more powerful, but slower forces to maneuver and strike.
So, the marines are faster and more agile, the army is slower but stronger. that's oversimplified, but pretty much how it is
The Marines are a part of the Navy, serve on ships, as boarding parties and advance force projection. The Marines often lead the way in amphibious landings. The Army has participated in major sea landings, as well. The Army is a much larger numerical force than Marines. The Marines are the oldest USA service.
Traditionally, Marines were centred more around Maritime operations, whereas the Army would be an exclusively land-based organisation. In recent years, Marine operations have been further inland, giving them more parallels with Army operations, but they still maintain their traditional Maritime role on top of it all. Unit composition between the two differs, and the history between the two differs, as well - while the Army has always been centred around land-based operation, Marines were initially a naval force responsible for boarding enemy ship, and have developed into their current form from that.
Marines has to deal with the sea, because marine means the sea. And the army has branches such as air force, navy, and coast gaurd.
the marines are the best snipers hand down
The Marines are Marines. The Army has Army Special Forces AKA Green Berets.
Royal marines join full time and do 32 weeks training Royal marines reserve are like the territorial army, you still have a job (teacher, doctor) but you do one weekend a month training for 18 months and support the full time marines
The difference is the place that they operate. An army is usually during land and terrain missions while a marine is usually sea missions.
The main points of differentiation between the Marines and Army are their primary mission, size, training, and culture. The Marines are a smaller branch focused on amphibious operations and known for their rapid response capabilities. The Army is a larger branch responsible for land-based warfare and has a more diverse range of missions. The Marines undergo a more intense and specialized training regimen, while the Army has a broader range of career options. Culturally, the Marines often have a stronger sense of tradition, camaraderie, and pride.
There is a world of difference as far as training and how things are run. The Marines are more specialized for combat. All Marines regardless of occupation receive infantry training. If you want an exact answer, you should call a recruiter. They could probably give you an awesome answer to this question.Taken from Yahoo Answers:The Army has a very different function than the Marines, and a wider mission during wartime. The first difference is between the missions of the respective forces. The Marines are a relatively small branch of the Navy. Their mission is primarily to conduct initial combat operations and establish a small foothold from which they can operate until larger forces arrive. The Army's mission is much bigger. Along with establishing a foothold, they also expand the foothold into entire theaters of operations. The Marines and the Army fight battles.
Army by far. Marines are real men.
Since the Marines are the first in, the USMC engineers must provide demolition, maintenance, repairs, and construction to have the theater combat ready when the fighting troops arrive. The Army engineers provide the same service after the Marines are gone and the Army has taken over the military operations.
There's no difference their both under the Department of the Navy.
The Royal Marines are part of the Royal Navy and nothing to do with the Army.
Always. And the Army often come in to help the Marines.
Inter-service cooperation exists between all branches, although the Marines do traditionally have a much closer relationship with the Navy than the Army does.