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| | NationMaster - Encyclopedia: United States Marine Corps |
 | | The Marine Corps, with 180,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2005, is the second smallest of the U.S. armed forces. |
 | | The Marine Corps has a widely held reputation as a fierce and effective fighting force and the Marines take pride in their gung-ho attitude, they are indoctrinated with a strong belief in their chain of command and the importance of esprit de corps, a spirit of enthusiasm and pride in themselves and the Corps. |
 | | Marines are regularly admonished from the time that they are recruits in boot camp that their conduct, even while on liberty, leave, or after they are discharged, can and will reflect upon the Corps. |
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