Which is better? United States Marines or the British Royal Marines?

Ak23566

There is no scientific way of answering this question, other than looking at the Mare deCourcey model which predicts fatalities in battle.

This model indicates that the US Marines are likely to suffer slightly higher injuries and significantly higher fatalities when compares to the Royal Marines in a battle of equal ferocity.

Whether this indicates the US Marines are braver or less efficient is open to question.

BritLdy

BRITISH ROYAL MARINES!!!!!!

squidly leu

I like how the royals still manhandle each other.Once on a NATO ex in Norway we (the Canucks) had to defend a beach head.The yanks couln't take it,they got massicured,but the Royal Marines landed with a few of their commandoe units and kicked or ***.One big burley lad,comes up and says"hit the dirt mates",buddy show some attitude and the brit promptly removed 4 teeth in one shot with his rifle butt.We ate dirt fast after that.They are truely cement heads that reserve our respect.They allowed a 3% casuilty rate on a ex...unheard of over here.

SandyKIT

If there were a choice between the USMC Force Recon and the Royal Marine Commandos (the real question of who has the best trained specialty forces), even the USMC Marines will conclude the RMC are the tougher lot. The RMC has the reputation of being one of the most stringent combat arms in the world. Their qualification range has only two outcomes: pass or fail, there's none of this grandfathering or excuses due to medical or physical limitations. Either pass, or go through the entire qualification course, again (which is like repeating boot camp).

The British special forces are regarded as one of the worst outfitted services (they truly have some rotten weapons and gear), but what they do without, they make up with the toughest military training known. Along with the SAS, they are within the top special forces units in the world (along with Delta, S.E.A.L.S., the Green Berets and Force Recon).

Any USMC Marine or Force Recon member would feel right at home in regards of a RMC's professionalism, and abilities to complete their objectives.

Philip L

I once trained with Royal Marines at the NATO LERP school at Weingarten, Germany. I can tell you they are tough, well-trained soldiers. They were better than the Green Berets and US Rangers that went through the school.
How do they compare with the US Marines? My hunch is they are complimentary and neither is "better" than the other. Both are small, elite formations, but have similar missions. The US Marines in fact were inspired by the tradition of the Royal Marines of the 18th century. So I'd say they are identical in performance, standards, and training. The two are different only in terms of the culture.

White Man

i dont know

lancs lad

The Royal Marine Commandos. think of this. 99.9% need not apply. Thats there recruitment advertisment. cant comment on the USMC but i would bet my entire countries GDP on the RMC tho i would say the yanks probably arnt to bad

Bones

Depends on which side of the pond you come from.

Threasa G

USMC ALL THE WAY BABY

HHH

You can ask any US Marine who has served with the Royal Marines and they will tell you the Royal Marines are a lot better.The US Marines are glorified infantry there is nothing special about them,the British Royal Marines are classed as special forces in some peoples eyes.The Royal Marine training is some of the toughest and their assault course is probably the toughest and only they can complete it.
Royal Marines all the way!!!!!
I have a lot of respect for the US Marines.

abella

They are both cut from the same clothe. who is better; Lucifer or Old Nick ?

Greg

US Marines are better trained, better equipped, and more adept at being inserted into any enviornments in the world. They are also much more disciplined. Royal Marines are a bunch of tossers. Just kidding. They are simply trained to do different things. Royal Marines are trained to do the more traditional tasks of marines...providing security on ships. US Marines are trained to be a more reliable soldier. The brunt of their training is about combat, and land based fighting.

K A

U.S. Marine Corps = astronomically better funded (by about 400%), larger population base, greater numbers overall.

British Royal Marines = arguably more rigorously (or shall I say rigourously) trained. Lower per capita casualty rate.

If it came down to the whole USMC vs. the whole BRM, I'd bet my life savings on the USMC, and possibly borrow to increase my bet even more.

If it came down to a one on one, I wouldn't bet at all.

Kurt C

United States Marines!!!!!!!!!!

ganesh n

sorry to say that both are worse,belive it or not both are average compared to others in the world.

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