Originally Posted by Lemers

just like product loyalty there is a sort of branch loyalty. Even for those who have nevered served. When I joined I actually went to 2 different recruiters (Army and AF). The AF got me in faster. I served 7 yrs in the AF. When they started to reduce my career field I switched to the Army. There are some cultural differences, but more the most part as different as individuals want to believe each service is they are very similar. I kid marines but they usually bring it upon themselves. I don't take offense when the AF slams the Army. I just tell them I have a point of view from both services and I know which is better and why.

But what I've been told by a couple of Soldiers how use to be marines was that they had to have a 1 yr break in service to join any other service after the marines. They seem to think it was to give time to resocialize after leaving the marines.