Help settle an argument. Are US Navy personnel ever considered "soldiers"?

[ls1mike]

Never met a Marine that accepted soldier. Served with Marines for many years.

Doesn't matter Doc. The only good Marine is a Submarine... I kid. Know a lot of dedicated Marines I would be proud to serve with.

 

[Doc8404]

Doesn't matter Doc. The only good Marine is a Submarine... I kid. Know a lot of dedicated Marines I would be proud to serve with.

Ha! The age old discussion in The Mess when I tell Submariners they are weird....they always flip it and say I'm weird because I rather be in the dirt and/or getting shot at.

Blood doesn't bother me...but tight quarters would LOL.

 

[Doc8404]

Henceforth, I would like to be referred to only as your Sea Daddy.

OK, Shipwreck.

 

[Doc8404]

Aight now Capt...... we have a beef.

Are you saying that we Army fellas are girls? Yall wear white just saying.

A Navy Captain is actually "CAPT"

I used to love telling other services, "I will bring my Captain this afternoon and you guys can have a measuring contest."

Usually to some Major or LtCol....

Me and my full bird (Captain/CAPT) show up, we get it done.

 

[Pew]

If you were visiting another country wearing an American flag tshirt and someone said “Oh hey, someone from England.” You’d likely correct them, right? You aren’t just gonna be like “Too right you, Gov” and start acting British for the rest of the interaction.

That's actually a great idea LOL. I'm going to save that one in case this situation happens.

 

[ls1mike]

OK, Shipwreck.

Shipmate...sign it with me

 

[Astro14]

A Navy Captain is actually "CAPT"

I used to love telling other services, "I will bring my Captain this afternoon and you guys can have a measuring contest."

Usually to some Major or LtCol....

Me and my full bird (Captain/CAPT) show up, we get it done.

Yeah - those differences show up on occasion.

Many years ago, I was in a class on Air Operations for Senior Officers at the 705th Training Squadron. I was one of the most senior officers in the class, and accordingly, in the class, I was seated next to the retired LGEN who was senior mentor to the class.

When I had checked in the VOQ (officers quarters) at Hurlburt, the night before, they gave me the room key and off I went. I thought the room was modest, but it was pretty big compared with ship board accommodations. I didn’t give it any other thought.

There was a problem with the AC in the room that night, and when I stopped by the front desk next morning, on my way to class, in uniform, to see if it could get fixed, the blood drained from the clerk’s face when he saw my collar devices and the room in which I had been placed.

Captain USAF is entitled to junior officer accommodation.

Captain USN is entitled to senior officer quarters. Very different.

The manager came out, deeply apologetic for the mistake, and said he would move one of the Lieutenant Colonels in my class out that night to rectify the situation. “Please don’t” I told him. An honest mistake between services.