Branches of service
Every branch. Every era. One Post.
Founded 1775
Army
Since 1775, the U.S. Army has been the oldest and largest branch of the U.S. military, defending the nation on land in every generation of American history.
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Marine Corps
Marines earn the title through recruit training and the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, a tradition of expeditionary readiness dating to 1775 and part of the Department of the Navy.
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Navy
The U.S. Navy has projected American power across the world's oceans since 1775, from wooden frigates to today's nuclear fleet.
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Air Force
Established as an independent branch in 1947 after splitting from the Army, the U.S. Air Force secures American interests in the air.
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Space Force
Stood up in December 2019 under the Department of the Air Force, the U.S. Space Force is the newest branch, responsible for the space domain critical to modern operations.
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Coast Guard
Tracing its lineage to the Revenue Cutter Service of 1790, the U.S. Coast Guard operates under the Department of Homeland Security in peacetime and the Navy in wartime.
View pageFounded civilian mariners crewing U.S.-flagged vessels
Merchant Marine
Merchant Mariners who served in oceangoing service during World War II were later granted veteran status by Congress after decades of advocacy. Post 9 explicitly welcomes Merchant Marine veterans, your service counts here.
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