CAG will take anyone?

[nick84]

I am occasionally surprised by political commentary in veterans groups that I frequent. While I do find the number of absolute radical whack jobs is pretty low, center left sentiments are not exactly rare. I would maybe call it 20/30/50 == leftish/undecided or agnostic/rightish in the sum of my impressions.

And I was a Marine and an infantryman; I suspect that the less combat focused service branches and departments would be more balanced than that.

[ClearedHot]

Marines are still going to selection and serving at The Unit. And when one Marine retires, it seems like another shows up at the squadron and takes his place. Ground Branch used to be almost exclusively former CAG and Recon Marines.

[chuckman]

Marines are still going to selection and serving at The Unit. And when one Marine retires, it seems like another shows up at the squadron and takes his place. Ground Branch used to be almost exclusively former CAG and Recon Marines.

Marines who go to CAG go as 'attached' personnel, the Marines retain the right to pull them back to the Corps. The exception are MARSOC Marines, since they don't report to the Corps anyway.

[WillBrink]

Marines who go to CAG go as 'attached' personnel, the Marines retain the right to pull them back to the Corps. The exception are MARSOC Marines, since they don't report to the Corps anyway.

OP discusses that unique aspect of the Marines also.

[chuckman]

OP discusses that unique aspect of the Marines also.

A big reason a lot of recon Marines cross-decked to MARSOC. The Big Marine Corps did not like (does not like?) Marines homesteading in recon for their careers, they like them to move around. But the job is why recon Marines do what they do, and they don't like moving around, unless they want to. MARSOC being part of SOCOM, when they are in, they are in.

Corpsmen assigned to recon can be moved between recon and MARSOC, but the Navy pretty much lets them stay in those communities for as long as they like.

[sgtrock82]

Ok, I'll ask. Why is there a pair of sig runes in the middle of that "plaque"?

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[C-grunt]

Scout Sniper insignia if I remember correctly

[sgtrock82]

Scout Sniper insignia if I remember correctly

I sure hope not. I'd hope such an elite tribe that is supposed to be noted for attention to detail could have found better insignia to associate themselves with.

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[chuckman]

I sure hope not. I'd hope such an elite tribe that is supposed to be noted for attention to detail could have found better insignia to associate themselves with.

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Marine Scout Sniper. While not adopted from the Nazi symbology, it has gotten them in a crapload of trouble, and one of the (many) nails in the Marine SS community coffin that saw their schoolhouses shut down and them written out of the will vis-a-vis Force 2030 design.

[ClearedHot]

I sure hope not. I'd hope such an elite tribe that is supposed to be noted for attention to detail could have found better insignia to associate themselves with.

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The SS has been used by Marine Scout Snipers since the 80's.