Is it just me, or are the marines the only branch which is not suffering from this military trans-plosion that's been going on?
have you guys noticing this too? or am I off-base ?
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The Marines are not a branch of the military. They are a division of the department of the Navy
They are both... a division of the Navy AND a military branch unto itself.
Just like the SOCOM elevation to cabinet level. SOCOM is many branches working as a units
When was it announced as a separate branch?
It has never been anything else. Set up by the Navy and the Contintinental Congress. Although a division of the Navy, the USMC is a distinct entity, has its own budget, and holds a special relationship with the President.
It can get muddled.
Airforce was born of the US Army. Space Force born of the Airforce.
Coast Guard isn't military at all. They're D.O.T. (even though they get teary-eyed having to admit it), but their rank and recognition is identical to the Navy.