What's the difference between the Navy and the Marines?

Question

Thanks.

Is the US the only country to have the two? My country, we just have the Irish Navy.

Answer 1

the navy spend most of there time in sea on boats and marines are like Air, Land and Sea

Answer 2

The Navy uses the sea and Marines are land and sea. They are like an ordinary infantry battalion that is trained on sea warfare aswell.

The United Kingdom have The Royal Marines, so it's not just US.

Answer 3

The U.S marines are Americas version of the Brit Royal Marines. They are more prestigious soldiers than the army or navy and work in all 3 doctrines, land sea and air, the navy just handles the warships. They used to have a lot to do with each(WW2) other but most modern wars are fought on dry land. Marines also guard all the important things in America.

Answer 4

First, I disagree that Marines are soldiers, mostly because of the different missions of the Marine Corps and the Army.

No, we are not the only country to have the two. The US Marines are patterned after the British Marines. During Vietnam, the South Vietnamese were patterned after the US Marines. They wore tattoos denouncing the N. Vietnamese and these tattoos assued their death or torture so, they fought to the end.

Answer 5

marines are sort of soldiers in the navy , because they were originally transported by sea and used as assault ( beach landing )  

Answer 6

well theres the army the navey and the marines the navey is usaly stationd on ships and the marines are more hard trained and are usaly stationd on land  

Answer 7

Marines were originally soilders who served on warships.

Answer 8

Navy i believe is more on the intelligence and marines are the muscle. Also the navy travels around the world and your on the sea all the time.

Marines fly, navy sails.

Answer 9

The ROYAL MARINES are the Navy's sea soldiers.

They serve mostly as Commandos but can also serve at sea.

They also dance facing forward.

Answer 10

OK i am an Ex Marine, the Marines are the shock and awe force of America, they are the first in, and the last out. The travel by land, air and sea.

The navy is a Sea based force that has Aircraft capabilities. They tend to sit offshore and bomb the snot out of the target that the Marines are saying to hit. They also act as the Marine Corps taxi taking them wherever they need to go if they are going by sea.

Both branches have special forces, IE Navy Seals, Marine recon. and as I can recall we are the only country with Marines! Unless you count British Royal Marines, but they arent the same kinda Marines! OORRAAAHHHHHH

Technically the Marines are a branch of the Navy. But you will never hear a Marine admit that. We have no soldiers called seamen~ eeewwww just don't even sound right~

Answer 11

Thee is some good info here and some right junk.

The Royal Marines are commandos, they are specialized in many areas and have a great reputation as a fighting force around the world (Ever heard of yomping???).

The US Marines are fashioned after the Royal Marines and are similar but less specialized that RM's. The Dutch and French also have marines. The basic history for all marine corps is that they started life as ship bourne soldiers, but their roles have grown over the years.  

Answer 12

navy works sea & marines air, land & sea & I don't know the answer to the second question but thought I would try in case no one gave you the first answer

Answer 13

Marines goes on land, air, and sea

Answer 14

the diff is that marines make men out of u lol

Answer 15

Royal Marines were part of the Royal Navy and in the old days were on ship to guard the Captain (1600 onwards..I think) not only against the enemy but the crew as well.In world war 2 Royal Marines were made into Royal Marine commando`s Part of the Royal Navy and there mo-to is By land or by Sea. All Royal Marines I.D.Cards are from the Royal Navy Admiralty house. Hope this helps of the British side of the Royal Marines the Best fighting force in the world. As for the U.S. side of there Marines I will let some other person tell you about them