“The Marine Corps has had precedence over the Navy
since 1921 because the Marine Corps has been very consistent in citing its origins as the legislation of the Continental Congress that established the Continental Marines
on 10 November 1775. In contrast, the United States Navy
until 1972 gave various responses to the question of when
it was founded, often citing legislation dating from its reestablishment in the 1790s. At the time the order of precedence of the U.S. services was established, the Navy was
using the dates from the 1790s, as its founding, and hence
was viewed as a younger service than the Marine Corps.
Despite several efforts to reverse the Marine Corps/Navy
order of precedence in recent years, it has not occurred.”
- Naval History and Heritage Command
Despite which came first or why, both branches serve as
front runners in our United States military, and are often the
first responders, ones so imperative to every victory we have
ever had as a country since their establishment. Whether by
land or by sea, these men and women have given their all to
protect America, and have run head-first into every battle
and every raid, without hesitation, for a cause they know to
be worthy enough to die for.
The U.S. Navy turned 241 years old on the 13th of October.
In the beginning, privateers were sent to attack the British commerce in the very early days of the Revolution. On
October 13th, 1775, the Continental Congress created the
Continental Navy, hoping that the new fleet of ships would
be enough to offset the British and their tactics. Our fleets
were sent in to raid the transports that were providin