The USMC is about the same size as all three of our services combined. They have boats 'n planes 'n tanks, just like us. Not many SSBNs it's true, but otherwise quite similar.
There were 198,427 Marines as of March 31, 2012.
Marine Corps Active Duty Personnel by Rank/Grade
GENERAL ---------- 4
LtGen ------------ 19
MajGen----------- 32
BGen------------- 30
COLONEL -------- 696
LT COL---------- 1,931
MAJ-------------- 3,932
Capt------------- 6,708
1stLt------------- 3,791
2ndLt------------ 2,916
Chief Warrant Officer 5-------- 103
Chief Warrant Officer 4-------- 300
Chief Warrant Officer 2-------- 527
Chief Warrant Officer 3-------- 819
Warrant Officer 1-------- 445
TOTAL OFFICER-------- 22,253
MGySgt / SgtMaj / SgtMajMarCor-------- 1,601
MSgt / 1stSgt-------- 4,013
GySgt---------- 9,164
SSgt---------- 16,987
Sgt----------- 30,263
Cpl----------- 37,979
LCpl---------- 47,756
PFC---------- 20,726
Pvt---------- 7,685
TOTAL ENLISTED------ 176,174
GRAND TOTAL ------198,427
You'll have to do your own 'rank translation', I can't be bothered, and I have no idea of British numbers. 'Tis not meant for opinion, merely comparison.
Last edited by Willard Whyte; 7th Nov 2013 at 00:18.