British Royal Marines and US Marines.

Paul

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Mar 19, 2001, 1:52:43 AM3/19/01

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I've heard that a lot of US Marines do the British Commando course,is this
true?.Do that do this as an attachment?.What is the training period for both
regiments?.I'm doing a course on British\US training and how close they work
together.Any info would be great.TIA

Paul.

Freakster

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Mar 19, 2001, 9:46:31 PM3/19/01

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"Paul" <pg_ch...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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You see a lot of American Soldiers wearing British Paratrooper wings, and
their is a NATO school (for all NATO member countries) in Weingarten,
Germany, so I would not be even remotely surprised if this were true...

Anyone gone through it? As a Marine?

To be honest, the US Army is so afraid of being placed under the command of
a foreign power, that joint-operations tend to happen seperately together
(IOW, the two units go out together, but retain their distinct
command...)...

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RTO Trainer

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Mar 20, 2001, 12:28:41 AM3/20/01

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On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 20:46:31 -0600, "Freakster"
<jrc...@nospam.hotmail.com> deposited in this place with great
ceremony:

Just a note on terminology: "Joint" describes two or more US service
working together. two or more national forces working together is
refered to as "Coalition."

Just in case a member of the JCS staff is lurking out there. :)

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V-Man

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Mar 20, 2001, 2:14:31 PM3/20/01

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>To be honest, the US Army is so afraid of being placed under the command of
>a foreign power,

Says who? In WWII and Korea, it was *common*. Several MAJOR battles were
won by US troops (or Allied forces containing US Troops) while under foreign
command. the Successful invasions of Scicily and Normandy come to mind.

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Robb D. Shimp

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Mar 20, 2001, 10:07:12 PM3/20/01

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>From: velo...@aol.com.CanDo (V-Man)

> Says who? In WWII and Korea, it was *common*. Several MAJOR battles were
>won by US troops (or Allied forces containing US Troops) while under foreign
>command. the Successful invasions of Scicily and Normandy come to mind.

The difference is between "operational control" and "command". Since Vietnam
the US has been extremely wary of placing troops under the command of foriegn
headquarters. We have occasionally, for NATO etc, placed units under the
operational control of foriegn headquarters.
"We're all here 'cause we ain't all there"

Michael Yared

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Mar 20, 2001, 10:40:47 PM3/20/01

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Several Marines stationed with MCSF, DAO, etc, in London and MAFEUROR in
Stuttgart over the past years went through the commando course.
The main differences between the two countries's Marine Corps is that
the Royal Marines course is 31 weeks while the U.S. Marine Corps is 11
weeks. There is 1 commando brigade with three (40, 42, 45) with almost 6,500
personnel, while the USMC has three divisions, plus air wings, with over
170,000 personnel.
For command, there are exchanges. IIRC, Royal Marines officers served as
CO in some units at Lejeune.
For more info, check:
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/pages/141.html
and
http://www.usmc.mil

Also read Leatherneck and Marine Corps Gazette.

Michael