U.S. Army and Marine Corps field and training manuals

[jrfoxx]

Found these last night. Thought some people might be interested.The links are to 2 sites that have .pdf files of TONS of current Army and Marine Corps field and training manuals including tactics, medical/first aid, survival, etc.First link is the Army ones, second one is Marine Corps.Enjoy.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/index.html --corrected link, thanks Devonai

http://www.tpub.com/content/USMC/


EDIT:my apologies, they are NOT pdf files, they are online manuals, I was thinking of some other ones I downloaded from other places.Brain not working well today.Still some good reading though.

 

[Just Jim]

I will give you a simple first hand look at the difference between the Army and the Marines. On convoy in Iraq if you had a Marine escort and the enemy opened up on you, the Marines would take the fight to the enemy and overcome them. The Army would just keep driving while returning fire. It was the way they were trained, not a matter of physical courage. We have the best troops on the planet.

jj

 

[Bobo]

Thanks - bookmarked!

 

[James T Thomas]

Military Branch Competition

I think the difference between the Army and Marines is perspective.

The Army understands that it is a guerrila ambush situation, and that the enemy will simply fade away and disappear to fight another day.

The Marines are spoiling for a fight with these spineless creeps and hope that they will have the guts to put up a fight.

Either way, God bless America, and watch over our men.

 

[Captain America]

Agreed. Despite everything you hear about the differences between the Army and the Marines, they are the same animal. Just trained differently. Given another chance to do it all again, I would go Marines for the perspective, but not for any other reason.

And as the war drags on in the middle east, both branches are becoming more and more similar due to the same experiences. City fighting is taken a bit more seriously. EMT training is being provided for guys other than medics.

Only difference is either USMC or US ARMY above the left breast pocket. They all rock and are doing a great job overseas, despite what the liberal media is trying their best to deny with misinformation. Stupid hippies.

 

[Devonai]

My personal recommendations are:

FM 7-8: Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad

FM 90-10-1: An Infantryman's Guide To Combat In Built-Up Areas

STP 21-1 SMCT: Soldier's Manual of Common Tasks - Skill Level 1

FM 21-11: First Aid For Soldiers

 

[peoria46]

<I will give you a simple first hand look at the difference between the Army and the Marines. On convoy in Iraq if you had a Marine escort and the enemy opened up on you, the Marines would take the fight to the enemy and overcome them. The Army would just keep driving while returning fire>

Actually, two parts to the solution:
1. Step One: get out of the kill zone (keep driving, don't stop)
2. Step Two: If you can't get out, assault.

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

Unsecure site. not https: Army and Marine personnel have secure sites to go to to access TMs, FMs and Publications.

 

[roo_ster]

Another place to look for general release type manuals (& other pubs) is TRADOC via Ft Benning's web site.

Some manuals are restricted to .mil personnel & their contractors.

Some are outdated before they are published...some describe organizations and systems that never get deployed.

 

[Devonai]

So, they may not have the most current version of the manual on the website? The manuals that I listed probably haven't changed too much in the last 5-10 years. There is still a lot of good information in there.

BTW, the first link was improperly pasted. Here is the full link:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/index.html

 

[evan price]

Unfotunately Globalsecurity link popped up THREE ad boxes on my browser when I launched it!

 

[Devonai]

I'm using IE 6.0 and my built-in pop-up blocker nailed them. If you're using a blocker of some kind, too, then perhaps I simply haven't hit the same ad you did. If one makes it through, they all do.

 

[kahr404life]

Tag your it!

 

[hankdatank1362]

Awesome! thanks.

 

[stiletto raggio]

I love Marines--was even named an "honorary Marine" by my Jarhead classmates--but they are a different breed than the Army. The Marine focus on ego-building and aggression is exactly what you want in an assault force, but in this kind of war it has got to be tempered. "Taking the fight to the enemy" doesn't mean rushing toward them immediately. That isn't how we got Zarqawi and we won't get many other enemy fighters that way, either. A dismounted assault after an IED is a great way to get your whole unit kiled.

That said, the main difference between Marines and Soldiers is that the Marines are smaller and far more unified. They identify with the whole Corps the way Army types identify by branch or division. They also have the luxury of high standards, a luxury granted to them by the mythology of the Marine Corps and their PR campaigns (and the subsequent line of enlistees).

The MArines adapt faster to certain things and field new equipment faster than the Army, too. They are given more leeway in training and stricter discipline in the ranks. Nonetheless, the conception that the Marine Corps is elite is simply incorrect. In this sense, Marines and Soldiers are the same animal, Marines just have a better ad campaign.