On Oct 2, 7:08 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:


National Defense: Defend the nation as one of the five U.S. armed services.

"one of the five U.S. armed services?"


But technically are they an "armed service"?

Wondering because they fall under the Dept. of the Treasury, and not
the Dept. of Defense.

In the cold war days I asked a Navy recruiter a hypothetical question
sort of like the days of Red October

"OK, supposingly a soviet sub was found in the mouth of the
Mississippi Delta, then would the Coast Guard fall under the Dept of
the Navy?

he said: "I would certianly hope so!"