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Could you tell me which branch of the service seems to stand above the rest? When people view military people are there some branches that are harder to get into and complete? Name them in order of how most people view them. Thanks
Hi,
I'm afraid there is no correct answer to your question. None of the services are more "elite" than the others, nor (to my knowledge) do people view one service as being more "elite" than others.
Each of the branches have their own specific primary mission. For example, the Air Force's primary mission is to protect "air power, including strategic air power such as heavy bombers and space systems." The Army's primary mission is to project "ground-power." The Navy's primary mission is to project "sea power," or sea-based air power. The Marine Corps primary mission is to project ground-power with an emphasis of anphibious landings (from Naval Vessels).
For details, see my article, "U.S. Military 101" at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/military101.htm
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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