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A soldier so hardcore even the Navy keeps them on a leash called ships.
means Of or relating to the sea, or a member of a military force trained to fight at sea and on land, typically deployed from ships.
from From Latin 'marinus' (of the sea), from 'mare' (sea) — the same root that gives us 'maritime' and 'mariner.' The sea-creature sense ('marine life') and the soldier sense split off from the same source: troops stationed aboard ships for naval warfare were called marines by the 17th century, since they served at sea even though they were fundamentally infantry.
- name origin
- From Latin mare, meaning sea
- dual identity
- Part of Navy Department, yet fiercely not Navy
- motto flex
- Semper Fidelis means always faithful, no exceptions
- smallest service
- Fewer Marines than NYPD has police officers