Do Marines Have Better Training Than the Army?

Video Transcript

"Hello, my name is Staff Sergeant Montgomery with the United States Marine Corps recruiting office here in West Valley City, Utah. Today we're here to talk about whether the Marines or the Army receive better training. The Marine Corps training is longer and harder. In the Marine Corps we do not believe in coddling the weak. In fact, if a Marine or a recruit does not want to be there, he can simply go home. In the Army, I think they do believe in coddling the weak. In fact, I have an article here from USA Today saying Army Reshapes Training to Spare Enlistees the Boot, or coddle to the weak. The Marine Corps attrition rate is usually around 25%, or one out of four don't make it. In the Army, for a while it was 18%, but recently since the Army reshaped their training to spare enlistees the boot, their attrition is down to 7%. I believe this is due to the different goals the Army and the Marine Corps have. The Army's goal is to have a very large force in numbers, where the Marine Corps' goals is to have a very strong force. So you're really looking at quality versus quantity. So whether or not the Marine Corps is better than the Army is basically an individual decision. If you would like any more information and talk further about the Marine Corps versus the Army, please give me a call at 801-967-9815 or visit our website at www.marines.com."