Department of the Navy and Marine Corp?
Does the Marine Corps need this?
I am not so sure it would matter?
Friday, July 28, 2006
Contact: Kathleen M. Joyce
202-225-3415
Click here for Printer Friendly VersionHOUSE COLLEAGUES JOIN JONES TO URGE SENATE SUPPORT FOR HOUSE POSITION ON RENAMING DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
WASHINGTON, DC – In a letter this week to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner and Ranking Member Carl Levin, Congressman Walter B. Jones (R-NC) and 21 House colleagues urged the Senate leaders to retain Section 905 of H.R. 5122, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, that would designate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps and change the title of its Secretary to Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. Rep. Jones, the author of Section 905, has long been an advocate of providing formal recognition of the Marine Corps’ status as an equal partner with the Navy.
Twelve of the letter’s 22 bipartisan co-signors, including Rep. Jones, are members of the House Armed Services Committee. They are Reps. Gene Taylor (D-MS), John Hostettler (R-IN), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Ellen Tauscher (D-CA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Susan Davis (D-CA), John Kline (R-MN) and Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU). Other co-signors include Reps. Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Ron Paul (R-TX), William Delahunt (D-MA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Allyson Schwartz (D-PA).
“The Marine Corps is steeped in tradition, but historically, those traditions are in concert with the Navy. Congress previously declared that there are four branches of the military, however, there are only three departments. Section 905 would finally repair this inequity,†the letter states.
“The Department of the Navy is the nation’s ‘sea-service,’ combining the lethality of the Marine Corps’ amphibious assault force with the power of the Navy’s commanding fleet,†the letter continues. “It is often said that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts; never before has the cohesion between these two been so exemplary. That level of unity is an invaluable asset to the security of our nation and that of our allies and Americans abroad.â€
“We believe the time has come to identify the Department of the Navy for what it is, the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. The Marines fighting today deserve this recognition, and redesignating the service would be the most appropriate way to recognize them,†the letter concludes.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 awaits negotiations in conference committee and will be finalized this fall.
For additional information or to schedule an interview with Congressman Walter B. Jones please contact Kathleen Joyce at (202) 225-3415.
The Marine Corps is the Men’s department of the Department of the Navy. what else do we need.
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4 Responses to “Department of the Navy and Marine Corp?”
Yankee Sailor on 22 Aug 2007 at Wed 22 August 2007 19:23:28 #
No, the Corps doesn’t need it. And I would think that the closer they come do becoming not closely associated with the Navy, the closer they come to integration with the Army.
Raven on 23 Aug 2007 at Thu 23 August 2007 15:18:05 #
Oh fercryinoutloud. What? The Navy finally decides to declare itself a man? LOL!!!! On the backs of the true men, the Marines? Hmm.
The Marines are by far the most recognized American warriors in the world. Everyone knows a US Marine when they see one. They don’t need to specially recognized in the form of some stupid act of Congressional (dis)honor nor do they need their own secretary and dept. title and the other BS that comes with that.
Just leave the Marines alone. They get along fine without all the fuss and fluff the Navy (and Army and Air Force) need.
And Rightly So! » Of Missing Ravens and Marine Corps News on 24 Aug 2007 at Fri 24 August 2007 12:26:08 #
[…] And finally, something I totally missed about the USMC: Wha??? The Dept. of the Navy AND MARINE CORPS???? The Marine Corps is the Men’s department of the Department of the Navy. what else do we need. […]
RobBoyce on 26 Aug 2007 at Sun 26 August 2007 19:04:30 #
I agree Raven, I don’t think the Marines rep is suffering by their not having their name on the door of the Sec Nav in DC. I’ll try to remember to ask my son about it when he gets home from the sandbox next month (USMC Capt. AH 1W pilot).I am curious why this post comes a year after the release date of Rep. Jones’ site?
BTW I am currently in Jones’ district and working for Will Breazeale (R)who is running against Rep. McIntyre (D) NC 7, who co-sponsored the bill.