Oorah is a battle cry common in the United States Marine Corps since the mid-20th century. It is comparable to hooah in the US Army and hooyah in the US Navy and US Coast Guard. It is most commonly used to respond to a verbal greeting or as an expression of enthusiasm. (Source: Wikipedia.)

The Blood Stripe Marine Corps tradition maintains that the red stripe worn on the trousers of officers and noncommissioned officers, and commonly known as the “blood stripe,” commemorates those Marines killed storming the castle of Chapultepec in 1847.

Marines take Corps history very seriously. Legend has it that 90 percent of NCOs and officers were killed storming the castle, so a scarlet stripe was added to the Dress Blue uniform pants for E-4 Marines and above to commemorate their sacrifice – hence the name “Blood Stripe.”

BLOOD STRIPE Traditionally, Officers, Staff Noncommissioned Officers, and Noncommissioned Officers of the Marine Corps have worn this scarlet red stripe on their dress blue trousers to commemorate the courage and tenacious fighting of the men who fought in the Battle of Chapultepec in September of 1847.

A blood stripe is a scarlet stripe worn down the outside leg seams of trousers on the dress uniform of the United States Marine Corps.

James Conway says. Such emergencies include car crashes, vehicle breakdowns and medical emergencies. That means Marines can no longer wear their utility uniforms when they are off base and decide to pick up their kids from day care, run to the drug store or get gas, said Mary Boyt, of the Marine Corps Uniform Board.

Marines have never surrendered. Biggest myth ever. Civilian contractors are marched off to captivity after the Japanese captured Wake, 23 December 1941. U.S. Marines are (and should be) proud of their battlefield heroics, from battling Barbary pirates to fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

When the Marines began recruiting women reservists seven months ago, the Corps decided that its uniformed women would carry no telescoped name like WACs, WAVES or SPARS; they would be Marines.

Marines from these communities tend to be the first in to setup the site and some of the last to leave. Yama Sakura is an annual command post exercise that strengthens bilateral military operations, readiness, trust and friendship between U.S. Forces and the JGSDF.

POGs and Grunts – Though every Marine is a trained rifleman, infantry Marines (03XX MOS) lovingly call their non-infantry brothers and sisters POGs (pronounced “pogue,”) which is an acronym that stands for Personnel Other than Grunts. POGs call infantrymen Grunts, of course.

Semper fidelis is a Latin phrase that means “always faithful” or “always loyal”. It is the motto of the United States Marine Corps usually shortened to Semper fi. Yet, if it’s said to you, saying Semper Fi in response would suffice as a sign of respect.

Instead of being insulted, the Marines loved it. So, during World War II sailors began referring to Marines as Jarheads. Presumably the high collar on the Marine Dress Blues uniform made a Marine’s head look like it was sticking out of the top of a Mason jar. Marines were not insulted.

Can a Marine be a Navy SEAL? An active-duty Marine cannot become a Navy SEAL. In order to go through Navy SEAL training, an individual must be a member of the Navy.

If you are with your unit, and the shout is SEMPER FI!, the response is OOH-RAH! If you are simply speaking with another Marine and s/he ends the conversation with a muted, Semper fi. The response is either a nod, a thumbs up, a fist bumb, a nod, or a muted, ooh rah.

Yut is a military term. Marines say “Yut” when they’re motivated, for a yes response and sometimes out of sarcasm. The work ethic that is required to become a Marine Corps Infantry officer is extreme and admirable.

We got our nickname Devil Dogs from official German reports which called the Marines at Belleau Wood Teufel Hunden. It has been said that this nickname came about from Marines being ordered to take a hill occupied by German forces while wearing gas masks as a precaution against German mustard gas.

Originally Answered: Can non-Marines say Oorah? Of course they can! It’s a free country after all.

Grunt. A term for someone in the infantry. It’s sometimes an honor, other times somewhat insulting–as in “dumb grunt.” Consequently, anyone in a non-infantry job is a POG (rhymes with rogue), because they are Personnel Other than Grunt.

It expresses a soldier’s wish for a combat death such that Odin will choose them to travel to Valhalla to aid him in the events of Ragnarök and makes the implicit assumption that his comrade also has that same desire.

When the media refers to members of the Army, the correct reference is “soldiers”; Navy, “Sailors”; Marine Corps, “Marines”; Air Force, “Airmen”. In 2017, any other reference is incorrect, no matter WHAT the pantywaist media would have you believe. Marines are NOT Soldiers.

Originally Answered: Why aren’t Marines referred to as Soldiers? The Marine Corps is very specific on this issue because they believe they have earned the special privilege of being called a “Marine.” Calling a Marine a soldier, to them, is degrading because that is not what they are.

Historically, marines serve as a navy’s ground troops. In fact, the word “marine” is the French word for sea, which may be why the French military historically called English troops — who all had to arrive by sea — “marines.”

Marines also differ from the traditional soldier, or grunt, in that they are much more technical and proficient in the manner in which they conduct themselves in any kind of battle, as they know they are typically the ones leading the charge, so making mistakes is not an option that ever crosses their mind.

Although all branches of the United States military are difficult, the hardest military branch is likely the USN or U.S. Marines. Several military reports have data showing that Marine training is the toughest among the military disciplines.

In actual effectiveness, Army, Marine, Navy, and Air Force are all the best at what they do. And each branch is better than the others. Army has much more than “nearly” double than the Marine Corps.

It’s inarguable that across-the-board Marines are tougher than soldiers. It’s a vast generalization, but there are no metrics in which army soldiers stack up against Marines as a whole. This will cause butt hurt and rage, but that’s just a fact.

U.S. Navy SEALs are an elite unit, more exclusive and harder to be admitted to than the U.S. Marines. “SEAL” is derived from their capacity to operate at SEa, in the Air, and on Land – but it’s their ability to work underwater that separates SEALs from most other military units in the world.

Marines are better. Marines “think they are better” because we are better. Because of their past history. They are the tip of the spear.