50501@50501.chatB to /r/50501 Mirror@50501.chatEnglish · 2 months agoNewsome has no Fs left to give!r.50501.chatimagemessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1541arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squarepseudo@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoTIL. Then why are they called marine then?
minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThey were originally part of the Navy, an amphibious force to attack from the sea. Obviously the need for that has very much declined. They are now an independent branch of the military but are technically still in the Department of the Navy.
TIL. Then why are they called marine then?
They were originally part of the Navy, an amphibious force to attack from the sea. Obviously the need for that has very much declined. They are now an independent branch of the military but are technically still in the Department of the Navy.
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