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.


