| | Most typically however, the word Marine is used to designate a certain division of [[military]] duty: anciently, those security forces or troops assigned to naval vessels of maritime nations; more recently in history (17th through 21st century) those military forces dedicated to both defense aboard ships and to amphibious combat operations abroad on land (for example, in the [[World War II#Far East|Pacific Theater of operations]] in [[World War II]], and the Mekong Delta during the [[Vietnam War]]). A marine "corps" generally [[definition|denotes]] the combat service division of a nation's [[navy]], which includes both sea and air combat capabilities.<ref>[http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Corps Corps - definition (military.wikia.com)]</ref> | | Most typically however, the word Marine is used to designate a certain division of [[military]] duty: anciently, those security forces or troops assigned to naval vessels of maritime nations; more recently in history (17th through 21st century) those military forces dedicated to both defense aboard ships and to amphibious combat operations abroad on land (for example, in the [[World War II#Far East|Pacific Theater of operations]] in [[World War II]], and the Mekong Delta during the [[Vietnam War]]). A marine "corps" generally [[definition|denotes]] the combat service division of a nation's [[navy]], which includes both sea and air combat capabilities.<ref>[http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Corps Corps - definition (military.wikia.com)]</ref> |
| − | One who is a Marine is [[icon]]ically understood to be a military person who is [[Example|ideally]] expected to be self-disciplined, [[Morality|moral]], physically trained and conditioned to endure hardship with [[purpose]], and who seeks to embody most [[Excellence|outstandingly]] the ideals of unswerving [[Devotion|dedicated devotion]] to "[[duty]], [[honor]], [[courage]], [[Nation|country]]" (see [[Patriotism]]). A Marine is not properly either a "[[sailor]]", assigned to naval duty as a member of a ship's company or crew, nor a "[[soldier]]", assigned to duty as a member of a unit in an [[army]]. | + | One who is a Marine is [[icon]]ically understood to be a military person who is [[Example|ideally]] expected to be [[Discipline|self-disciplined]], [[Morality|moral]], physically trained and conditioned to endure hardship with [[purpose]], and who seeks to embody most [[Excellence|outstandingly]] the ideals of unswerving [[Devotion|dedicated devotion]] to "[[duty]], [[honor]], [[courage]], [[Nation|country]]" (see [[Patriotism]]). A Marine is not properly either a "[[sailor]]", assigned to naval duty as a member of a ship's company or crew, nor a "[[soldier]]", assigned to duty as a member of a unit in an [[army]]. |