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07-14-2011, 07:28 PM | #1 |
His Holy Amphibian
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I was wondering if anyone has any idea why the Joe's need Marines on the team. I know this may draw flames but is not ment to disrespect the Marine Corps. Their duties include amphibious assaults (I don't see Gung-Ho and Leatherneck assulting a beach alone.) security on navel vessels (again I don't see Gung-Ho and Leatherneck doing that on the Flagg.) I know the Joe team is not typical but I see no reason to have them other then Hasbro was trying to expand it to include all branches of the Military.
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07-14-2011, 07:32 PM | #2 |
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Because they pull the best from ALL branches of service.
And the Marines happen to be pretty good at that war stuff once they hit the beach.
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07-14-2011, 07:34 PM | #3 |
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Gi Joe didn't have enough mustaches.
Also insert Leatherneck, Wetsuit gay joke/
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07-14-2011, 07:35 PM | #4 |
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What time does Leatherneck get off of work? That's not Work, that's Wet-Suit! Har dee har har
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07-14-2011, 07:37 PM | #5 |
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Conceptually Marines form the Advance Guard of the military. They are the first in and they blaze the trail for the occupying army or naval forces to follow. Marines would be a pivotal element of the Joe forces for their "expeditionary" quality.
Short version is, they go in, clear out the hostiles, and let the regular army take over. In the past few years however Marine units have been held too long in position in Afghanistan and Iraq, blurring the line of responsibility. As far as the Joes, they comprise a small and agile fighting force that would need to be able to rely on the brute force of the Marines. |
07-14-2011, 07:39 PM | #6 |
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Before all the other SEALs showed up, Gung-Ho and Leatherneck were the only dive qualified Joes to team up with Torpedo and Wet-Suit. Recon Marines can pretty much do everything that SEALs do.
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07-14-2011, 07:46 PM | #7 |
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Same reason there are army, navy, air force and foreign service personnel on the Joe team. MrHateAoL and Blackrazor1 really hit the nail on the head. |
07-14-2011, 08:18 PM | #8 |
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Conceptually Marines form the Advance Guard of the military. They are the first in and they blaze the trail for the occupying army or naval forces to follow. Marines would be a pivotal element of the Joe forces for their "expeditionary" quality.
As far as the Joes, they comprise a small and agile fighting force that would need to be able to rely on the brute force of the Marines. |
07-14-2011, 08:18 PM | #9 |
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For variety and representation of of all branches of services.
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07-14-2011, 08:32 PM | #10 |
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