Originally Posted by
Asturias56
Marines are still a needed specialty - "parachutists" aren't - it's just the name of a Regiment - like "Fusiliers" or "Grenadiers"for a specialty task that is long gone
I suppose every Army needs a bunch of ultra -hard men - but they need to be careful where they use them as the UK found out to its cost ..................
Pretty sure the Parachute Regiment still train to do just that... ever heard of 16 Air Assault Brigade?🤔