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Updated: 2:43 PM Jan 7, 2009
Jones Relaunches Effort To Include Marine Corps In Department Name
Congressman Walter B. Jones introduced a bill today that would redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Posted: 1:08 PM Jan 7, 2009 |
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Congressman Walter B. Jones introduced a bill today that would redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Since 2001, Jones has introduced legislation aimed at making the United States Marine Corps an official branch of the military.
Current legislation has the Marine Corps as a service within the Navy.
Jones says, “This legislation is not about changing the responsibilities of the secretary, reallocating resources between the Navy and Marine Corps or altering the course of their missions. Rather, it is about showing the nation the true meaning of the department and recognizing the overall importance of the Marine Corps to our national security."
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Posted by: Primo Benavides
Location: Texas
on Jan 8, 2009 at 06:46 PM
Dear Congressman Walter B. Jones it appears that you are confused. The Marine Corps is part of the Department of the United States Navy. It will never be it own department. There will never be a Department of the Navy and Seabees, or Department of the NAVY and Seals. If the Congressman continues to persist I will make a recommendation to the United States Army to accept responsibility for the Marine Corps and make them part of the Department of the Army, Marine Corps. Obviously this congressman does not understand that the Marines are part of the Navy. This congressman needs to be investigated for wasting the hard earned tax dollars of the taxpayers. They graduate of the United States Navy Academy. Not the United States Marine Corps Academy. Respectfully, USN SPECOM 1972-1993
Posted by: Former Marine
Location: NC
on Jan 7, 2009 at 03:45 PM
It is time to worry about more important things than changing a name! We hear enough about my fellow brothers at arms and I dont think making the Corps a seperate branch will do anything for the Corps or the rest of the US. Time to look into issues that matter that this time in the world.
Posted by: wow
on Jan 7, 2009 at 03:36 PM
Thanks for the post VBush, I'll do my research next time.
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