Visiting young marines or sea cadet unit

[SarDragon]

FTFY. Current wisdom is to capitalize them all, as I have done.

I'm not sure that is correct. I believe the correct capitalization of titles varies on how they are used.

For example:

   
• Among us today are Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, and Marines.
• Emily is a United States Marine.
• You passed the rifle qualification course, Marine.
• I am planning a visit to the Young Marines.
• John Smith, a Marine serving in Afghanistan, was awarded the Navy Cross for heroic actions during the war.

Nope. Unless it's obvious that you are referring to non-US folks, using marine as a modifier, or talking about non-military people, it's capitalized. The style guides I've seen in the last couple of years have been adopting that form.

Once again, it appears that the Marines have set the standard.   

[SarDragon]

Regarding my comment about limited usefulness - I was not trying to trivialize the responses. There was a lot of good information passed. But, when the rubber hits the road, it's up to the unit commander whether the OP can actually use any of that info. It's the commander's ultimate responsibility.

[bflynn]

Like CAP is the Auxiliary of the Air Force, aren't the Marines the Auxiliary of the Navy?

No, no, no.  The marines are the army branch of the Navy.  Naval aviation is the air force of the Navy.

There's no direct correlation of submarines to anything else, but that's understandable.

[bflynn]

I guess the sarcasm of the smiley face was missed.

No, just the sarcasm in the response...

[titanII]

  The marines are the army branch of the Navy.  Naval aviation is the air force of the Navy.

So USMC Aviation is the air force of the army branch of the Navy?

[SarDragon]

My
Ass
Rides
In
Navy
Equipment

Covers it all.

[N Harmon]

Unless it's obvious that you are referring to non-US folks, using marine as a modifier, or talking about non-military people, it's capitalized. The style guides I've seen in the last couple of years have been adopting that form.

Which style guides? AFH 33-337 (The Tongue and Quill) points out the instances where it would not be capitalized. See page 321:

NOTE: If Army, Navy, or Air Force can be used logically for Marines, use M. If the word soldier or soldiers logically fits it, use m.

Michael Johnson enlisted in the Marines.
three marines
a Marine landing
a company of Marines

[a2capt]

Yup, that's how I basically do it in general. If the word is usable as a proper name in the context, it's capitalized. If not, no special treatment.

[knifehand]

BTW, Marine is ALWAYS capitalized 

So you say there are airmen, sailors, soliders and Marines?  Sorry, but english grammar says otherwise.  As great as marines are, they are just another noun.

Besides, having once worked in a highly demanding undersea marine environment, I can tell you that it isn't always capitalized.

That is EXACTLY what he means to say. Whether you think so or not, you failed to see that "Young Marine" and "Sea Cadet" are proper nouns, and should be capitalized as such. For someone so educated in the English language you sure don't know a very large part of it. Ditto for English.

/rant

[knifehand]

This is NOT the Facebook group "You know you're in CAP when..."

LOL. This is worse than that page.

[knifehand]

Unless it's obvious that you are referring to non-US folks, using marine as a modifier, or talking about non-military people, it's capitalized. The style guides I've seen in the last couple of years have been adopting that form.

Which style guides? AFH 33-337 (The Tongue and Quill) points out the instances where it would not be capitalized. See page 321:

NOTE: If Army, Navy, or Air Force can be used logically for Marines, use M. If the word soldier or soldiers logically fits it, use m.

Michael Johnson enlisted in the Marines.
three marines
a Marine landing
a company of Marines

Please enlighten me on when an AIR FORCE publication governed the use of the word Marine (as in, MARINE CORPS, not AIR FORCE.)

[Eclipse]

Please enlighten me on when an AIR FORCE publication governed the use of the word Marine (as in, MARINE CORPS, not AIR FORCE.)

It governs how the Air Force uses the term, and is referenced as the authority on correspondence for CAP.

[knifehand]

Please enlighten me on when an AIR FORCE publication governed the use of the word Marine (as in, MARINE CORPS, not AIR FORCE.)

It governs how the Air Force uses the term, and it referenced as the authority on correspondence for CAP.

roger, makes a little more sense.

[RogueLeader]

Like CAP is the Auxiliary of the Air Force, aren't the Marines the Auxiliary of the Navy?

No, no, no.  The marines are the army branch of the Navy.  Naval aviation is the air force of the Navy.

There's no direct correlation of submarines to anything else, but that's understandable.

Under-sea-able.

[Garibaldi]

My
Ass
Rides
In
Navy
Equipment

Covers it all.

Muscles
Are
Reqiuired
Intelligence
Not
Essential

[SarDragon]

We're about to get fanged for being off-topic, but I gotta throw in the the last two.

Uncle
Sam's
Misguided
Children

and

Sailor sez: The Marines are part of the Navy Department

Marine sez: Yeah, the Men's Department.

[AngelWings]

A Marine told me this joke: What do you get when you mix a monkey with a Marine? A dumb monkey!

[Garibaldi]

One last one and I'll quit:

LT Kaffey: You don't like me, do you?
LT Kendrick: No, I like you Navy boys just fine. Whenever we got to go fight, y'all always give us a ride.