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There's no water in space either.
But there is wind
There's no water in space either.
But there is wind
I think one would be hard-pressed to not agree that the Marines are the best of the best of the best. I know. I used to instruct them. I speak more from a point of perspective. I mean, it's the NAVY, that is famous for giving the Marines their ride to work.
Saying that the Navy is best suited for the question posed in the thread takes nothing away from the Marines. As I said, in the most important applications, it's Marines all the way baby. Ooo-rah.
But regarding the topic at hand, it's Navy all the way. No one compares in the air to a Navy avaitor. All our branches do their job and do it well. No other nation in the history of mankind can compare to the US military. Marine's ARE the cream of the crop of that military. Except, perhaps, in this particular application. Just my opinion.
P.S. I served on a carrier with too many Marine's to count. The duties, compared to the navy's, were not even close to comparable. The Marine's job was a whole different ball of wax, than the sailors. Nothing comparable at all. But I thank god we had those Marines onboard. They reminded us, and pointed the way everyday, what it means to be an OUTSTANDING military person. They are a very tough act to follow.
This is, indeed, a very key point.
Death Star perhaps - although it was a bit overkill.I've always thought it'd be a good idea to manufacture our own Death Star and TIE fighters.
The genetic mutations required would be a bit of a non starter for most Americans though to create a space marine force
They don't have to be identical to the "Space Marines" of 40K fame.
Just the name, really. Perhaps some power armor. Plenty of weaponry.
Why?Some states will have to be Forge States.
Let's say space travel becomes common place, enough so that we're able to militarize it. What branch, including ranks, should it be based on - the Navy, the Air Force, or something else?
Most speculative fiction about space militaries have such a force be based on the navy. However, space seems to be the natural territory of the air force. So which should it be?
NASA is a civilian space agency not under any military jurisdiction.The question is moot really. Last I knew NASA was under Airforce jurisdiction. So it would probably stay the same.
But with a couple of exceptions in the last seasons there were almost no spaceships. Those fighters may be space capable but they sure weren't ships.It's debatable really. The Navy is a smart choice because the command structure of a large spaceship would probably work like a Navy ship, so it would be the smart choice, but some Science Fiction stories do go with Air Force, like Stargate SG-1.
I didn't realize it was an old thread - it was on the main list and looked interesting. :shrug:.... how far did you new guys have to go back in order to dig up a 2 year old thread... jesus... necromancy is a big no-no.
I didn't realize it was an old thread - it was on the main list and looked interesting. :shrug:
Let's say space travel becomes common place, enough so that we're able to militarize it. What branch, including ranks, should it be based on - the Navy, the Air Force, or something else?
Most speculative fiction about space militaries have such a force be based on the navy. However, space seems to be the natural territory of the air force. So which should it be?