The 5 branches of the U.S. Armed Forces are: U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and ...
The U.S. Armed Forces are made up of the five armed service branches: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. There are three general categories of military people: active duty (full-time soldiers and sailors), reserve & guard forces (usually work a civilian job, but can be called to full-time military duty), and veterans and retirees (past members of the military).
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Pauline Zamorski
Happy Veteran's Day from an Army daughter, a Navy wife and a Marine mom
Edie Koller
Happy Veteran's Day from a Vietnam Era Woman Veteran...God Bless All Veterans of alL Countries of the world and God Bless All First Responder's .
John Cogar
20 Year CG Vet, retired 1990.
Debra Zadorozny Rodriguez
And where does Space Force fit?
GONavarini
bradfieldscottv, Uniformed Services but no Armed Forces.
GONavarini
GreedyJoel, Not anymore, as per the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
GONavarini
Ceil G. , Absolutely!
GONavarini
wehunstock, Tell the to the Guardians. It is very much a military branch and if part of another nation would be the third or fourth-largest Navy in the world, with a fleet larger than the Russian Navy.
As the only branch that has both a military duty as well as a domestic and international law enforcement duty, as so not to run afoul of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1876, it was not part of the DoD.
The Commandant of the Coast Guard is one of the five (now six) Chiefs of Staff that make up the Joint Chiefs.
GONavarini
Stâvak Oppë Suave'llèna, Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the USCG became one of the 23 agencies that formed the new Department of Homeland Security. And the stipulation that in wartime the USCG becomes a component of the Navy disappeared with the National Security Act of 1947, which also created the DoD, the CIA, and the USAF.
GONavarini
Edwin Rodriguez, actually it is. The reason is that it is the only branch that has domestic and international law enforcement duties, and so not to run afoul of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1876, it is not part of the DoD.
Robert Stemmons
What about the Space Force?
Edwin Rodriguez
Edwin Rodriguez, Is Now part of DHS. Sorry for the typo ..
Edwin Rodriguez
BTW. The Coast Guard is not part of DHS.
Andrew
Stâvak Oppë Suave'llèna, The USCG was funded by the Dept of Transoportation till 2002 when it became part of the Dept of Homeland Security.
Janet Poor
I love the Coastguard, my cousin was in it & of course I thought he was gorgeous in his uniform!😁🤩😍 My Dad was in the Navy, many uncle's too, My Hubby in the Air Force & his Uncle's were in the Marines & his other Uncle was in a "silent Branch's of the Marines...
earlepg
The question and the disussion were correct as stated.
earlepg
Bob Herd, Zaza You want to qualfy the only the members of the Defense Dept whereas the Marines is a separate force and the Coast Guard also carries arms.
earlepg
William Farrell, But the Coast Guard is a force that is armed.