This branch of the U.S. military was at first created to deal with invasions from water and invading via the water, but the marines do a bit of everything now. In 1834, the marines became part of the U.S. navy, but they go back to 1775. Presently there are around 186,000 active members and 38,500 reserves. It’s the smallest of the seven U.S. uniformed services – by those we mean Navy, Army, Air Force, etc. There is also a special branch of the marine corps, which is the “United States Marine Corps Special Operations Command.” This command often deals with more covert operations. It’s all a bit confusing as the U.S. military is comprised of so many parts, but we’ll help explain everything. Welcome to this episode of the Infographics Show, 50 Shocking Facts about US Marines. SUBSCRIBE TO US -► http://bit.ly/TheInfographicsShow -------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEBSITE (SUGGEST A TOPIC): http://theinfographicsshow.com/ SUPPORT US: Patreon.......► https://www.patreon.com/theinfographicsshow SOCIAL: Twitter........► https://twitter.com/TheInfoShow Subreddit...► http://reddit.com/r/TheInfographicsShow -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources for this episode: https://pastebin.com/9EbR6kSh