: What we're dealing with is a future military force that consists of a fleet
: desighned for combat in space, and a mobile fighting force trained for
: combat on land and possibly in space (On space ships, of course). These
: have also been created by a single world government resulting from the
: congregation of many nations and militaries which may or may not honor the
: same ranking systems of the US.
: At our present military level which for all intents and purposes does not
: extend beyond our atmosphere, such a fighting force would mean recognizing
: an whole new dimension which would trancend our own planet based armies,
: navies, and airforces. It is obvious that the dynamics of piloting a space
: ship would be very far removed from those used to pilot ships in the Navy
: or fly jets in the Airforce. Nevertheless, the comparison can still be
: made between a sea-going battle ship like the Bismark and a space ship
: like the Pillar of Autumn, therefore it is not unreasonable to call a
: fleet of such ships, or the military branch in control of them a Navy.
: Likewise a force of men relying on said "Navy" to undertake
: interplanitary groundwarfare might be considered Marines. Furthermore the
: Ship based fighter craft could also have been compared to what we call an
: Airforce, although there is no AIr in space.
: So, in conclusion the military fighting force or forces we see in Halo would
: probably have been born from a combination of multiple branches and,
: subsiquently, systems of rank. Any military guys out there feel free to
: rag on me if I screwed anything up in this little faux Essay of mine as I
: am comeing from a place of nearly complete ignorance concerning military
: affairs.
: Drive your cart and plow over the bones of the dead.
: Wejam the Carter
Speaking as an ex-Marine, it sounds reasonable to me. Halo is after all, a work of fiction.
Gary Simmons
the Battle Cat
