Hi there, I'm taking an advanced composition course this summer and am writing my term paper on the argument over whether the US Marine Corps should be phased out and integrated into the Army and Navy. Does anyone know of any good sources (books, articles, etc.) for research on this topic, or where I can find some? Thanks!
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I'm going to move this one to a more appropriate place.
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Originally posted by M21SniperThe very existance of the USMC AND the USMC fixed wing contingent is protected by US law.
Col Hackworth had the same idea."Any relations in a social order will endure if there is infused into them some of that spirit of human sympathy, which qualifies life for immortality." ~ George William Russell
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Originally posted by lwarmongerJust ask some marines what they think of the idea (preferably after they've had a few beers). Then you won't have to worry about your paper ever again!
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Thanks for the replies.. I actually am a Marine (reservist) myself, and I have a good bit of knowledge on the subject already. However, for my class I am required to use and document 8-10 SCHOLARLY sources such as books, articles, online journals, etc., and not things like some dude's myspace blog or watching mail call. But thanks anyway
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Go to your college library... or don't tell me you picked a topic to show off and come to find out are stuck actually having to research for the paper... might then want to find an easier topic....To sit down with these men and deal with them as the representatives of an enlightened and civilized people is to deride ones own dignity and to invite the disaster of their treachery - General Matthew Ridgway
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Well i argued this subject with a USMC gunnery sergeant in pretty indepth detail in the naval forums. do a forum search there, that will give you a lot of good mental fodder.
Also, someone just started a thread about the viability of US Airborne troops air assaulting from USN carriers, which has been done in actual operational missions.
So there's some more background data.
Beyond those, you're gonna have to work for your grade, lol.
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Heeman82....Try the Marine Corps Gazette. E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: mca-marines.org/gazette
Just after WW 2 (1946) there was a big push to disband the Corps that resulted in Congressional Hearings. Try the Libary of Congress. This resulted in the Key West Agreement of 1947.
R/S Jake
"War to the knife....Knife to the hilt"
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Originally posted by FSVHeeman82....Try the Marine Corps Gazette. E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: mca-marines.org/gazette
Just after WW 2 (1946) there was a big push to disband the Corps that resulted in Congressional Hearings. Try the Libary of Congress. This resulted in the Key West Agreement of 1947.
R/S Jake
"War to the knife....Knife to the hilt"
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