A marine corps (from French "corps de marine") is a branch of a
nation's armed forces incorporating Marines, intended to be capable of mounting amphibious
assaults using infantry, armour, aircraft, and watercraft. The role of a Marine Corps can
differ between nations. Many countries, including Spain, Germany, France and Russia describe
these combatant groups as "naval infantry."
In modern warfare, Marines are usually elite, highly mobile troops, and are used in situations
that do not always involve naval elements. For example, the United States Marine Corps, the
largest in the world, is often used as a spearhead for major military offensives or as a
stopgap when an emergency military situation breaks out, performing critical military
operations until more permanent forces arrive.
Historically, Marines were part of the navy and served onboard warships. They
assisted the crew in battles, boarded enemy ships, conducted small coastal raids, and protected
the officers from mutiny by the crew. Eventually they have become the primary landing force.
The word "Marine" means Navy in many European languages such as French, German and
Dutch.
The marines get their military recruits through a person known as an marine
recruiter. Recruiters are found in all branches of the military etc., army, navy, marines,
national guard, air force, coast guard and reserves. It would not be possible to have a
volunteer military without marine recruiters.


