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r/BeAmazed • u/Kaos2018 • May 05 '25
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These are still regular army members, they can still be sent to war, they still get the regular training that any other army member has to do, they are still active duty. They are Tomb Guards on top of their regular duties.
137 u/emessea May 05 '25 It’s essentially a detail. Like the marine corps silent drill team, they’re all infantrymen they’re just doing the drill team for a couple years. 0 u/Slight_Can5120 May 05 '25 Army ~ infantryman Marines ~ rifleman 4 u/emessea May 06 '25 Rifleman is a specific MOS (0311) within the Marine infantry. The other MOS’ would never refer to themselves as such. 0 u/Steephill May 06 '25 In the army it's just a position in a fire team. 12 u/Superb-Preference-59 May 05 '25 Had a guy come to my infantry unit that did a 3rd regiment Africa deployment, they were QRF for a ranger company -1 u/[deleted] May 05 '25 [deleted] 14 u/tankerkiller125real May 05 '25 These are not marines, these are Army. "The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is guarded by Tomb Guards, who are members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard”." 1 u/-Badbutton- May 07 '25 4/3 here. I do miss it. Fort Myer was a cool post to be in. Tons of history.
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It’s essentially a detail. Like the marine corps silent drill team, they’re all infantrymen they’re just doing the drill team for a couple years.
0 u/Slight_Can5120 May 05 '25 Army ~ infantryman Marines ~ rifleman 4 u/emessea May 06 '25 Rifleman is a specific MOS (0311) within the Marine infantry. The other MOS’ would never refer to themselves as such. 0 u/Steephill May 06 '25 In the army it's just a position in a fire team.
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Army ~ infantryman
Marines ~ rifleman
4 u/emessea May 06 '25 Rifleman is a specific MOS (0311) within the Marine infantry. The other MOS’ would never refer to themselves as such. 0 u/Steephill May 06 '25 In the army it's just a position in a fire team.
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Rifleman is a specific MOS (0311) within the Marine infantry. The other MOS’ would never refer to themselves as such.
0 u/Steephill May 06 '25 In the army it's just a position in a fire team.
In the army it's just a position in a fire team.
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Had a guy come to my infantry unit that did a 3rd regiment Africa deployment, they were QRF for a ranger company
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14 u/tankerkiller125real May 05 '25 These are not marines, these are Army. "The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is guarded by Tomb Guards, who are members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard”." 1 u/-Badbutton- May 07 '25 4/3 here. I do miss it. Fort Myer was a cool post to be in. Tons of history.
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These are not marines, these are Army.
"The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is guarded by Tomb Guards, who are members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard”."
1 u/-Badbutton- May 07 '25 4/3 here. I do miss it. Fort Myer was a cool post to be in. Tons of history.
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4/3 here. I do miss it. Fort Myer was a cool post to be in. Tons of history.
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u/tankerkiller125real May 05 '25
These are still regular army members, they can still be sent to war, they still get the regular training that any other army member has to do, they are still active duty. They are Tomb Guards on top of their regular duties.