three_bags_full, or others with military knowledge

three_bags_full · Nov 19, 2007

Writer33 said:

Having spent a number of years in Uncle Sam's Canoe Club, I can tell you Marines and Sailors get along best when they're giving each other a hard time about their service. It's not disrespectful, it's a way of life. BTW, you have to be six-feet tall to join the Coast Guard. That way if your boat sinks you can walk back ashore. ;D
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Good joke.

You had me going, for a while. My career might take a detour through the Coast Guard. Officers there fly longer than we in the Army.

forever_town · Nov 19, 2007

When most people say four branches, they're referring to the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.

If I remember correctly, during wartime, the Coast Guard is absorbed into the Navy.

three_bags_full · Nov 19, 2007

Yeah, we had a thread on that last week.

Stone Cane · Nov 19, 2007

i don't think anybody has posted this ...

Coast Guard is a separate branch

BUT ... during wartime, it becomes part of the Navy

WazzuGrad00 · Nov 19, 2007

Stone Cane said:

i don't think anybody has posted this ...

Coast Guard is a separate branch

BUT ... during wartime, it becomes part of the Navy
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I think someone has ...

wicked said:

An <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_United_States">argument not to include the Coast Guard</a>; it's not (usually) under the command of the Pentagon:

All branches are part of the United States Uniformed Services and are under civilian control with the President serving as commander-in-chief. All branches except the Coast Guard are part of the Department of Defense, which is under the authority of the Secretary of Defense, who is also a civilian. The Coast Guard falls under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security. During wartime, the Coast Guard may be placed under the Department of Defense through the Department of the Navy in times of need acting as a service to the Navy.[2]
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ARD said:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html#Military

Military branches:

Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy
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forever_town said:

When most people say four branches, they're referring to the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.

If I remember correctly, during wartime, the Coast Guard is absorbed into the Navy.
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Sam Mills 51 · Nov 19, 2007

Four branches.

Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy.

Stone Cane · Nov 19, 2007

Claude Badley said:

Stone Cane said:

i don't think anybody has posted this ...

Coast Guard is a separate branch

BUT ... during wartime, it becomes part of the Navy
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I think someone has ...

wicked said:

An <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_United_States">argument not to include the Coast Guard</a>; it's not (usually) under the command of the Pentagon:

All branches are part of the United States Uniformed Services and are under civilian control with the President serving as commander-in-chief. All branches except the Coast Guard are part of the Department of Defense, which is under the authority of the Secretary of Defense, who is also a civilian. The Coast Guard falls under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security. During wartime, the Coast Guard may be placed under the Department of Defense through the Department of the Navy in times of need acting as a service to the Navy.[2]
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ARD said:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html#Military

Military branches:

Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy
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forever_town said:

When most people say four branches, they're referring to the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.

If I remember correctly, during wartime, the Coast Guard is absorbed into the Navy.
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sorry ... should have used the sarcasm font, just have no idea how
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