# New Head of US Joint Chiefs--SEMPER FI!

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**Created:** [September 30, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-head-of-us-joint-chiefs-semper-fi/324229 "2005-09-30T17:47:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-head-of-us-joint-chiefs-semper-fi/324229/1 "2005-09-30T17:47:25Z")

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[http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/30/joint.chief.ap/](http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/30/joint.chief.ap/)

SEMPER FI!

New Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff is first Marine to hold the post.

General Peter Pace, USMC, is the first Marine to reach this high post.

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**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-head-of-us-joint-chiefs-semper-fi/324229/2 "2005-09-30T18:51:01Z")

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> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#):
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> [http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/30/joint.chief.ap/](http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/30/joint.chief.ap/)
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> SEMPER FI!
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> New Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff is first Marine to hold the post.
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> General Peter Pace, USMC, is the first Marine to reach this high post.

Congrats to General Pace, but why does CNN have “Hooah!” in the title of their article? That’s an army thing. The Marine equivalent is “Ooh-Rah.” It also pisses me off when they refer to Marines as soldiers. Damn media.

More info [here](http://www.montney.com/marine/oorah.htm) if anyone cares.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-head-of-us-joint-chiefs-semper-fi/324229/3 "2005-09-30T19:19:43Z")

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Long overdue. Sounds like a good guy, too.

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-head-of-us-joint-chiefs-semper-fi/324229/4 "2005-10-01T02:59:32Z")

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> [@Kyyrewyyoae](#):
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> It also pisses me off when they refer to Marines as soldiers. Damn media.

What is the proper term?

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**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-head-of-us-joint-chiefs-semper-fi/324229/5 "2005-10-01T03:28:58Z")

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Marines ~ Marines  
Aviation Subset ~ Aviators  
Army ~ Soldiers  
Aviation Subset ~ Pilots  
Navy ~ Sailors  
Aviation Subset ~ Aviators  
Air Force ~ Airmen  
Aviator Subset ~ Pilots