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The United States Navy and United States Marine Corps refers to it as mess night. Other names include regimental dinner, guest night, formal mess dinner, and band night. [1] The dining in is a formal event for all unit members, male and female; though some specialized mess nights can be officer- or enlisted-only.
The culture of the United States Marine Corps is widely varied but unique amongst the branches of the United States Armed Forces. [1] Because members of the Marine Corps are drawn from across the United States (and resident aliens from other nations), [2] it is as varied as each individual Marine but tied together with core values and traditions passed from generation to generation of Marines.
Pages in category "Non-fiction books about the United States Marine Corps" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
The Corps is a series of war novels written by W.E.B. Griffin about the United States Marine Corps before and during the years of World War II and the Korean War.The story features a tightly knit cast of characters in various positions within the Marine Corps, Navy, and upper levels of the United States Government.
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Second Lieutenant William A. Eddy (MCSN: 0-1135), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving as the Intelligence Officer, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near Torcy, France, 4 June 1918.
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Promotional article by Ricks, published by The Atlantic and printed at the time of the book's release; Book review by The New York Times; Book review by Publishers Weekly; Book review by Foreign Affairs; Making the Corps's entry in the Military Law Review (Vol. 159) C-SPAN book discussion of Making the Corps