Marine:

A seagoing soldier. Marines have been a recognized agency in the Royal
Navy since 1755 and in the US Navy since November 10th, 1775.

Most nations with a navy have a Marine Corps, but with the exception of
the UK and US, none actually serve at sea.

Sailors used to refer to empty bottles as "marines" because, in their
view, both were useless (Editorial note: Oddly, the Marines often think
of sailors being useless other than transport).

Legend says that the Duke of Clarence was dining in the mess aboard one
of his ships. When he ordered the steward to remove the "dead marines",
one of the officers protested to which the Duke replied that the bottle
had done it's duty nobly and was ready to go again - much like a Marine.

Tell it to the Marines expresses disbelief.

On Feb 20, 3:46�am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Marine:

A seagoing soldier. *Marines have been a recognized agency in the Royal
Navy since 1755 and in the US Navy since November 10th, 1775.

Most nations with a navy have a Marine Corps, but with the exception of
the UK and US, none actually serve at sea.

Sailors used to refer to empty bottles as "marines" because, in their
view, both were useless (Editorial note: Oddly, the Marines often think
of sailors being useless other than transport).

Legend says that the Duke of Clarence was dining in the mess aboard one
of his ships. *When he ordered the steward to remove the "dead marines",
one of the officers protested to which the Duke replied that the bottle
had done it's duty nobly and was ready to go again - much like a Marine.

Tell it to the Marines expresses disbelief.

While always referring to a specialized force capable of fighting
effectively in a shoreside engagement or on deck, wasn't one of the
earliest common usages of "marines" applied to sharpshooting snipers?
They would commonly be perched in the rigging where they could target
opposing officers during close quarter battles or boarding.

Chuck Gould wrote:
On Feb 20, 3:46�am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Marine:

A seagoing soldier. �Marines have been a recognized agency in the Royal
Navy since 1755 and in the US Navy since November 10th, 1775.

Most nations with a navy have a Marine Corps, but with the exception of
the UK and US, none actually serve at sea.

Sailors used to refer to empty bottles as "marines" because, in their
view, both were useless (Editorial note: Oddly, the Marines often think
of sailors being useless other than transport).

Legend says that the Duke of Clarence was dining in the mess aboard one
of his ships. �When he ordered the steward to remove the "dead marines",
one of the officers protested to which the Duke replied that the bottle
had done it's duty nobly and was ready to go again - much like a Marine.

Tell it to the Marines expresses disbelief.

While always referring to a specialized force capable of fighting
effectively in a shoreside engagement or on deck, wasn't one of the
earliest common usages of "marines" applied to sharpshooting snipers?
They would commonly be perched in the rigging where they could target
opposing officers during close quarter battles or boarding.

Yep and to prevent sailors from running to the bilges for safety when
the shooting got hot and heavy.

Damn squids. :)