best army

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Saying that the USMC are the best infantarymen in the world by a mile is somewhat misleading...the royal marines aren't famous for nothing...and there are also quite a lot of marines in the US as opposed to UK

I hate to admit it but thats true. For their size they are the best infantry in the world however. Ive known many British Marines and they are trained above our level. However just like SEALs they are a far smaller force.

[ah_dut]

I hate to admit it but thats true. For their size they are the best infantry in the world however. Ive known many British Marines and they are trained above our level. However just like SEALs they are a far smaller force.

I did mention that the royal marines are a much smaller group but britain is a much smaller country and has a smaller budget...I expect they also perform different functions but I don't know. Since USMC people seem to be deployed as normal infantary more then the Royal matrines I assumed they were less specialized.

Also, I think the USMC is about the size of the british army if my memory serves me correctly...

[Duke Malcolm]

Yes, but the British Army is damned more effective...

The British Army is the best for soldier skill, experience, training, et cetera., as well as good technology
The U.S. has excellent technology (if perhaps a little too good)
the Chinese PLA has vast numbers
Germany also has excellent soldiers, but I don't know its size and equipment, but that is probably also good

The Royal Marines, the Parachute Regiment, the Black Watch, the Guards Division, and numerous other regiments in the British Army are better than the USMC...

[Geoffrey S]

The British Army is the best for soldier skill, experience, training, et cetera., as well as good technology
The U.S. has excellent technology (if perhaps a little too good)
the Chinese PLA has vast numbers
Germany also has excellent soldiers, but I don't know its size and equipment, but that is probably also good

Don't forget the Israelis. They're under constant training, which certainly increases their effectiveness, and they've got good funding.

[Duke Malcolm]

Oh, of course, the Israelis... How could I forget, especialy with those amazing bulldozers...

[Tricon]

I still like the KISS answer.

[Haudegen]

The Austrian government has a nice overview about many nations´military. Beware, German language! ;)

http://www.bmlv.at/truppendienst/mil...countrymap.php

[yesdachi]

Yes, but the British Army is damned more effective...

The British Army is the best for soldier skill, experience, training, et cetera., as well as good technology...

Isn’t that what the British said before the American Revolution?

[Duke Malcolm]

That's what we've always said and its always been true.

We were ill supplied...

[The_Doctor]

And they had France and Spain. We could not focus our military strength.

If it was a straight fight, no allies or foreign support, we would have won.

[yesdachi]

Just poking fun at the comment, I know the situation.

[scooter_the_shooter]

That's what we've always said and its always been true.

We were ill supplied...

Yes and our guys with no boots had tons of supplies.

The reason the US won was we wanted it more. If the brits really wanted to crush us they could have....not any more though. Now we could crush them!