I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
Brad
It's my understanding that it's strictly a Navy thing.JB Linken wrote:Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
Brad
In that case I think it fits, as the military shown in Halo is primarily the Navy. Unless I am mistaken.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:It's my understanding that it's strictly a Navy thing.JB Linken wrote:Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
Brad
Johnson has been shown wearing it before and he wasn't in the Navy.JB Linken wrote:In that case I think it fits, as the military shown in Halo is primarily the Navy. Unless I am mistaken.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:It's my understanding that it's strictly a Navy thing.JB Linken wrote:Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
Brad
He's not? I'm pretty sure he is a marine. Wouldn't that make him apart of the Navy?BoundlessHalo97 wrote:Johnson has been shown wearing it before and he wasn't in the Navy.JB Linken wrote:In that case I think it fits, as the military shown in Halo is primarily the Navy. Unless I am mistaken.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:It's my understanding that it's strictly a Navy thing.JB Linken wrote:Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
Brad
No. The Navy, in the Halo universe, are the ones patrolling space in battleships.JB Linken wrote:He's not? I'm pretty sure he is a marine. Wouldn't that make him apart of the Navy?BoundlessHalo97 wrote:Johnson has been shown wearing it before and he wasn't in the Navy.JB Linken wrote:In that case I think it fits, as the military shown in Halo is primarily the Navy. Unless I am mistaken.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:It's my understanding that it's strictly a Navy thing.JB Linken wrote:Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
Brad
I see. What are marines apart of in the Halo universe then? I've always assumed they were apart of the Navy in game just as in real life.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:No. The Navy, in the Halo universe, are the ones patrolling space in battleships.JB Linken wrote:He's not? I'm pretty sure he is a marine. Wouldn't that make him apart of the Navy?BoundlessHalo97 wrote:Johnson has been shown wearing it before and he wasn't in the Navy.JB Linken wrote:In that case I think it fits, as the military shown in Halo is primarily the Navy. Unless I am mistaken.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:It's my understanding that it's strictly a Navy thing.JB Linken wrote:Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
Brad
Just ground troops, really. They're deployed wherever they're needed.JB Linken wrote:I see. What are marines apart of in the Halo universe then? I've always assumed they were apart of the Navy in game just as in real life.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:No. The Navy, in the Halo universe, are the ones patrolling space in battleships.JB Linken wrote:He's not? I'm pretty sure he is a marine. Wouldn't that make him apart of the Navy?BoundlessHalo97 wrote:Johnson has been shown wearing it before and he wasn't in the Navy.JB Linken wrote:In that case I think it fits, as the military shown in Halo is primarily the Navy. Unless I am mistaken.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:It's my understanding that it's strictly a Navy thing.JB Linken wrote:Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
Brad
TIL! Reading their Halopedia page now:BoundlessHalo97 wrote:Just ground troops, really. They're deployed wherever they're needed.JB Linken wrote:I see. What are marines apart of in the Halo universe then? I've always assumed they were apart of the Navy in game just as in real life.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:No. The Navy, in the Halo universe, are the ones patrolling space in battleships.JB Linken wrote:He's not? I'm pretty sure he is a marine. Wouldn't that make him apart of the Navy?BoundlessHalo97 wrote:Johnson has been shown wearing it before and he wasn't in the Navy.JB Linken wrote:In that case I think it fits, as the military shown in Halo is primarily the Navy. Unless I am mistaken.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:It's my understanding that it's strictly a Navy thing.JB Linken wrote:Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
Brad
I also see the UNSC page here on Waypoint lists the 5 branches of the UNSC Armed Forces and yes, the Marine Corps is separate from the Navy. There's always more things to learn about Halo. :)Quote:While structured under the Unified Ground Command, the UNSC Marine Corps operates closely with the UNSC Naval Command and has some authority within the office.
In 21st century America, technically the Marine Corps falls under the Department of the Navy, but it is also considered an entirely separate branch. They have different uniforms and a different rank structure (for example, the Marines have generals while the Navy has admirals). The Halo universe also has some major distinctions between the Navy and Marines, but they appear to have a similar relationship as is observed in 21st century America and are closely related.JB Linken wrote:I see. What are marines apart of in the Halo universe then? I've always assumed they were apart of the Navy in game just as in real life.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:No. The Navy, in the Halo universe, are the ones patrolling space in battleships.JB Linken wrote:He's not? I'm pretty sure he is a marine. Wouldn't that make him apart of the Navy?BoundlessHalo97 wrote:Johnson has been shown wearing it before and he wasn't in the Navy.JB Linken wrote:In that case I think it fits, as the military shown in Halo is primarily the Navy. Unless I am mistaken.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:It's my understanding that it's strictly a Navy thing.JB Linken wrote:Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
Brad
That's not just Halo. Don't tell a modern day marine that he or she is part of the Navy, you are likely to be introduced to how hard the ground is.JB Linken wrote:TIL! Reading their Halopedia page now:BoundlessHalo97 wrote:Just ground troops, really. They're deployed wherever they're needed.JB Linken wrote:I see. What are marines apart of in the Halo universe then? I've always assumed they were apart of the Navy in game just as in real life.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:No. The Navy, in the Halo universe, are the ones patrolling space in battleships.JB Linken wrote:He's not? I'm pretty sure he is a marine. Wouldn't that make him apart of the Navy?BoundlessHalo97 wrote:Johnson has been shown wearing it before and he wasn't in the Navy.JB Linken wrote:In that case I think it fits, as the military shown in Halo is primarily the Navy. Unless I am mistaken.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:It's my understanding that it's strictly a Navy thing.JB Linken wrote:Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
BradI also see the UNSC page here on Waypoint lists the 5 branches of the UNSC Armed Forces and yes, the Marine Corps is separate from the Navy. There's always more things to learn about Halo. :)Quote:While structured under the Unified Ground Command, the UNSC Marine Corps operates closely with the UNSC Naval Command and has some authority within the office.
Agreed! I am enjoying the discussion. I have some reading to do as I’ve been mistaken about a few things, so I do appreciate the information as well.SquareRigged wrote:That's not just Halo. Don't tell a modern day marine that he or she is part of the Navy, you are likely to be introduced to how hard the ground is.JB Linken wrote:TIL! Reading their Halopedia page now:BoundlessHalo97 wrote:Just ground troops, really. They're deployed wherever they're needed.JB Linken wrote:I see. What are marines apart of in the Halo universe then? I've always assumed they were apart of the Navy in game just as in real life.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:No. The Navy, in the Halo universe, are the ones patrolling space in battleships.JB Linken wrote:He's not? I'm pretty sure he is a marine. Wouldn't that make him apart of the Navy?BoundlessHalo97 wrote:Johnson has been shown wearing it before and he wasn't in the Navy.JB Linken wrote:In that case I think it fits, as the military shown in Halo is primarily the Navy. Unless I am mistaken.BoundlessHalo97 wrote:It's my understanding that it's strictly a Navy thing.JB Linken wrote:Is the white battle dress found somewhere else in the armed forces? Or was that made up for Halo?SquareRigged wrote:I was 19, stationed in Germany, at the post movie theater with buddies watching Aliens for the first time. As with Halo, the portrayal of the military seemed spot on as future sci-fi goes, then Hudson exclaimed he was short. The entire theater burst out at that accurate slang.JB Linken wrote:What a great topic. Something I hadn’t ever thought of really. Definitely following this topic as I appreciate the replies and look forward to more.
To those providing their perspective, thank you for the information and thank you for your service!
Avatar on the other hand made the military into a high tech bully which I didn't care for.
But, I don't want to steer too off base here, but I certainly gravitated to Halo because of the military centric focus. Until marines showed up in white battle dress, that one still has me scratching my head.
Cheers,
BradI also see the UNSC page here on Waypoint lists the 5 branches of the UNSC Armed Forces and yes, the Marine Corps is separate from the Navy. There's always more things to learn about Halo. :)Quote:While structured under the Unified Ground Command, the UNSC Marine Corps operates closely with the UNSC Naval Command and has some authority within the office.
A little clarification on my statement regarding a white battle dress uniform or BDU. The are BDUs which are considered the combat uniform then you have the dress uniform aka the three piece suit. Again, I'm not schooled on the US Navy, but I've seen both white and a light blue version of their BDU, I don't know the reason for the difference. Army and Marines wear the standard camo fatigues.
What I was addressing were, what I assumed to be Marines, is best seen in the epilogue cutscenes in Halo 4, disembarking the Pelican in New Phoenix. They wore a white helmet, chest plate and additional armor. I could be wrong, they might be a nod to the traditional white of the modern sailor in which points to 343.
A note to Johnson wearing dress whites, I would call foul on that. The modern marine dress uniform is two tone blue with red piping. I forget which is which, but the color of the pants represents the Pacific Ocean, the jacket the Atlantic (or vice versa).
Again, we are comparing today's military to a modern perspective of what a military will look like in 500 years, so I don't get too critical, but this is a good discussion.
Cheers,
Brad
