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Branches of the U.S. Military


welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be exploring the differences between the
five branches of the US military the
Army Marine Corps Navy Air Force and
Coast Guard in total the US military is
one of the world’s largest and today
this pool of recruits consists primarily
of volunteers I will always place the
mission first I will never accept the
people
I would never quit and I will never be a
fallen comrade
the oldest and largest of the five
military services the US Army is the
country’s primary force on the ground
with the motto this will defend the army
was established to protect the US and
its interests by using troops tanks
artillery and more the Continental Army
was set up On June 14 1775 and by 1784
it had been disbanded and was replaced
by the United States Army broken into
three components today’s active duty
Army is supported by two reserve units
the Army Reserves and the National Guard
recruits lived by a set of core values
that include loyalty Duty respect
selfless service honor integrity and
personal courage together these values
form the acronym leadership established
as the Continental Marines on November
10th 1775 the US Marine Corps was
originally created as a landing force
for the Navy by 1798 the modern Marine
Corps was born and the group’s
specialized in obtaining and maintaining
control of beach heads more lightweight
and mobile than the Army Marines can be
deployed quickly this is one reason they
have served in almost every military
conflict in American history known for
being the cream of the crop the Marines
trained harder and longer than other
branches with a rigorous 12 week long
bootcamp challenging them physically and
mentally
their motto semper fidelis or always
faithful is a testament to their
fiercely loyal attitude the Continental
Congress established the Navy at the
same time as they founded the army in
1775 today the United States Navy is by
far the largest in the world its primary
job has always been to preserve the
freedom of the seas and to guard the
country against adversaries during
conflicts the Navy enhances the power of
the Air Force the Navy deploys their
aircraft carriers in areas where
permanent landing strips are not viable
and carries roughly 80 aircraft per
carrier they can also attack targets on
land using guns and missile
and use their submarines to strike at
enemy shores the Navy also aids the
Marines by bringing them to the battle
zones the motto of the Navy is honor
courage commitment and these are the
rules by which each member lives
established in 1947 the Air Force is the
youngest of the military branches it was
World War two that Illustrated to the
United States the importance of airpower
prior to that time the main task of the
Air Force was to support forces on the
ground since then they have been a
separate service with the motto aim high
fly fight win therefore as it is the
Army’s responsibility to protect the US
and its interests on the ground the Air
Force does the same in air in space this
includes the use of a variety of
different aircraft as well as military
satellites similar to the army the Air
Force is enhanced by the Air Force
Reserves and National Guard founded in
1790 as the Revenue Cutter service by
1915 the US Coast Guard was formed
during times of peace their primary task
is the enforcement of both domestic and
international laws as well as both
safety and rescues however during Wars
the Coast Guard can be operated as a
service in the Department of the Navy
comprised of boats ships aircraft and
coastal stations they are sometimes
supported by the Coast Guard reserves
and the volunteer Coast Guard Auxiliary
when necessary
their motto semper paratus means always
ready and refers to the high level of
preparedness expected of the Coast Guard
dating back even before the signing of
the Declaration of Independence the
United States military is a sacred
institution that has played a huge role
in the history of both the US and the
world
it makes us what we are today
the best army on the face of the earth
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