Every US Marine is a Rifleman

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The Marine Corps has two missions; to make Marines and to win battles. This focus on the infantry is matched with the doctrine that "Every Marine is a rifleman," a focus of Commandant Alfred M. Gray, Jr., emphasizing the infantry combat abilities of every Marine. All enlisted Marines, regardless of military specialization, receive training as a rifleman; all officers receive training as infantry platoon commanders. The value of this culture has been demonstrated many times throughout history. For example, at Wake Island "The Alamo of the Pacific", when all the Marine aircraft were shot down, pilots continued the fight as ground officers, leading supply clerks and cooks in a final defensive effort. Wake's defense in 1941 gave America it's first bright spot during the first months of war in the Pacific. It provided Americans a stirring example of Courage and heroism adding another chapter to Marine Corps History.

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Every US Marine is a Rifleman

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  • it's not hard to ...

    it's not hard to understand even if your a nurse your a rifleman lol

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  • it means that every ...

    it means that every marine weather he or she is a combat infantry soildier,an administrator or refueling aircraft,is trained as a rifleman for combat first & foremost

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    USMC

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  • i dont understand ...

    i dont understand all Marine is a Rifleman ??

    By NavyFollowMe [Affiliate User] 1224447531 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Not really true ...

    Not really true just b/c a low composite score will land you in infantry, most join for other reasons

    By eskimodean [Affiliate User] 1223605901 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Every marine a ...

    Every marine a rifle man!! My ass!!! It depends on the individual not the Ideal!!

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  • sociopathiclove.... ...

    sociopathiclove....guess what we still have infantry marines also...but our POG's are still 1-up than army infantry...

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  • 50 Marines whom ...

    50 Marines whom completed 3 weeks of rifle training (cooks, electricians, ect... LOL VS
    50 Soldiers whom completed 16 weeks of rifle training (all 11b Infantry) (who has trained in over 200 combat tactics...

    Does anyone see the difference?

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  • 2 years till i sign ...

    2 years till i sign up. this summer im gonna do the Delayed Entry Program. So excited its also a dream of mine.

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  • holy S**t i wanted ...

    holy S**t i wanted to join them since i was 6 too lol.

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  • Hey, im planning on ...

    Hey, im planning on joinning the infantry, but id also like to do sniper training aswell, i dont care if it lands me a good job when i get out, just aslong as i get to fight for and serve my country

    Semper Fi

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  • ya same here, but 2 ...

    ya same here, but 2-3 for me =)

    Semper-Fi

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  • 5 or 4 more years ...

    5 or 4 more years tell i can join :) my dream to join them since i was 6

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  • hell :)

    hell :)

    By xMuscles [Affiliate User] 1219788318 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i got a 79 and im ...

    i got a 79 and im going 0311. just think of it this way, many people who go 03 may just be doing it because theyre not really qualified to do much else. so for those of us who have higher scores, we may be more likely to get into cooler specialties like marine recon or scout snipers. if you want to be a rifleman, do it. i leave in 10 months for boot. good luck. semper fi

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