[BlueNgold]

The first thing I have to say is that the Navy taught me to spell:
From Websters -
dif·fer·ence (noun)
1. The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar.

The second thing is:
The USMC is unquestionably a part of the US NAVY. As of June 24, 2004 the Commandant of the Marine Corp still answers to the Secretary of the Navy and is still a part of the DoN.

The complete DoD Organization Chart can be linked from the DoD home page.

Semper Fi
BnG

[douglas1]

AND our retirement checks still are from the department of the NAVY .

[Cherrelle]

From what i heard, the secretary of the navy was a civilian, and not an actual member of the navy?? Not sure how true that is, but if it IS true, then technically what you said doesn't stand.